Friendly League

小沛之城
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Avraam Lykoudis started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The 沛水龙城 fans' excitement grew in the 4th match minute when 沛水龙城's 何政军 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 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Fanis Eleftheropoulos got a free kick in the 6th minute. 何政军 took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Thibaut Courtois. Thibaut Courtois dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Tabachana F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when 何政军 scored to the left of an out of position Thibaut Courtois, making the score, 3-0. 17 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 洪强宽. Thibaut Courtois made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when 赵斌鹏 sent off a good shot on target. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 何政军, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thibaut Courtois made an important save on a dangerous shot by 何政军 in the 25th minute. With a little luck, Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois got control of the ball when 洪强宽 tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th match minute, 沛水龙城 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 楚常榕 to maneuver through the defense. 何政军 blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thibaut Courtois having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vassilis Tournas in the 31st minute of play forced 沛水龙城's goalkeeper 曹雄升 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice moves 洪强宽 could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which Thibaut Courtois however easily saved by the left post. 曹雄升 came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Tabachana F.C.'s Avraam Lykoudis. But to his dismay, Avraam Lykoudis quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 洪强宽 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Thibaut Courtois made a huge save. 38 minutes into the game, Avraam Lykoudis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tabachana F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave 沛水龙城 the free kick. Avraam Lykoudis kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. When 沛水龙城's 何政军 in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tabachana F.C.'s goalie prevented a goal. 45 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when 何政军 came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 47 minutes, Avraam Lykoudis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tabachana F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Avraam Lykoudis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. 何政军 was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Avraam Vikatos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, 洪强宽 managed to get in a good position for a shot. 沛水龙城's supporters rose to their feet, but 洪强宽 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. 曹雄升 was out of position in the 58 minute of play, and Panos Pachopoulos capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Panos Pachopoulos really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. In the 61st minute, 何政军 made a precise shot to the right of Thibaut Courtois. Tabachana F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. The audience was convinced that 何政军's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 73rd minute, 洪强宽 ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Thibaut Courtois was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. 赵斌鹏 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Efthimis Stamatiadis was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 79 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Tabachana F.C. fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! The referee gave 沛水龙城 a penalty, 80 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by 洪强宽, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois. 7-2. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, 洪强宽 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. After 87 minutes, 楚常榕 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 沛水龙城 and the Tabachana F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Tabachana F.C. booed when 沛水龙城 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. 楚常榕 didn't get a good kick on the ball. Michalis Kalamaridis's shot from long distance in the 88th minute was not bad at all, but 沛水龙城's 曹雄升 knew what was happening and pushed the ball into his arms just before it hit the right post. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 何政军, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 沛水龙城 were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Tabachana F.C. for a fine match.