Friendly League

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cláudio Moraes got the match started through his kick off. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Nóbrega in the 4th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wellington Figueiredo in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute Panos Pachopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcel Jacinto saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marcel Jacinto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Panos Pachopoulos, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute, Murillo Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grêmio Bulls's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Wellington Figueiredo in the 18th minute. After taking down the ball on Grêmio Bulls's corner Wellington Figueiredo fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Thibaut Courtois quite easily take care of the ball. After 18 played minutes, Grêmio Bulls's Afonsinho Freire shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Grêmio Bulls reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Wellington Figueiredo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Grêmio Bulls's supporters rose to their feet, but Wellington Figueiredo 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wellington Figueiredo in the 23rd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edson de Senna came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Emanuel Nóbrega 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. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emanuel Nóbrega in the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Panos Pachopoulos lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Marcel Jacinto. With an all-out effort, Tabachana F.C.'s Marcel Jacinto threw himself towards the right post 36 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Vassilis Tournas, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Wellington Figueiredo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Thibaut Courtois. The Tabachana F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Thibaut Courtois should have stopped the shot. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cláudio Moraes in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Avraam Lykoudis made the kick off in the second half. Marcel Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lambis Savvakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 53rd minute Wellington Figueiredo 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. In the 56th minute, Emanuel Nóbrega got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 58th minute, Vassilis Tournas ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marcel Jacinto was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Grêmio Bulls's Marcel Jacinto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 66th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Grêmio Bulls's Wellington Figueiredo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Thibaut Courtois. That made the score 3-3 after 75 minutes of play. Marcel Jacinto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Panos Pachopoulos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcel Jacinto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Panos Pachopoulos in the 79th minute of the match. Edson de Senna hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Panos Pachopoulos in the 85th minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Grêmio Bulls fans' excitement grew in the 86th match minute when Grêmio Bulls's Cláudio Moraes looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Avraam Lykoudis in the 90th minute of play forced Grêmio Bulls's goalkeeper Marcel Jacinto to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Tabachana F.C. from getting a goal against them. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Grêmio Bulls eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.