Friendly League

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alexis Idrotoglou took the kick off in the first half of the match. Xesus Cortes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thibaut Courtois having to interfere. Angel Quintana kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. If Panos Pachopoulos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Joel Ahonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexis Idrotoglou's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. Tabachana F.C. were awarded a corner in the 12th minute after Revolución Joao FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panos Pachopoulos took the corner. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Uriel Becerra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Revolución Joao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Uriel Becerra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibaut Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Joel Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avraam Lykoudis in the 17th minute of the match. Joel Ahonen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Panos Pachopoulos in the 25th minute of play. When Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Revolución Joao FC's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tabachana F.C.'s Avraam Lykoudis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Joel Ahonen. That made the score 1-0 after 31 minutes of play. Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Lykoudis in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Xesus Cortes notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois. Thibaut Courtois was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Xesus Cortes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Revolución Joao FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Xesus Cortes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Thibaut Courtois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 42nd minute Emilio Garcidueñas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thibaut Courtois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Michalis Kalamaridis got a free kick in the 43rd minute. The audience was convinced that Avraam Lykoudis's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Ahonen was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Xesus Cortes to strike the kick off in the second half. Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 54th minute of play. Joel Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexis Idrotoglou in the 55th minute of the match. Joel Ahonen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Avraam Lykoudis's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Joel Ahonen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexis Idrotoglou in the 61st minute of the match. Kostas Toskas hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Joel Ahonen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Angel Quintana. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Avraam Lykoudis managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tabachana F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Avraam Lykoudis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Joel Ahonen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Revolución Joao FC's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Alexis Idrotoglou's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joel Ahonen was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Revolución Joao FC's Osvaldo Somoza got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 76 minutes into the match, Revolución Joao FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alexis Idrotoglou came free, but Joel Ahonen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Burbano Charro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the game, one of Revolución Joao FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 79th minute there was a penalty for Tabachana F.C.. Michalis Kalamaridis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Joel Ahonen. 2-1. In the 82nd minute Alexis Idrotoglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Ahonen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Xesus Cortes took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Thibaut Courtois to make any attempt to save it. Xesus Cortes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thibaut Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. Joel Ahonen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avraam Lykoudis, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. Revolución Joao FC's Joel Ahonen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Avraam Lykoudis in the 96th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uriel Becerra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.