Challenge

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Axel Tasis kicked off to start the match. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 2nd minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aris Mesidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eliseo Noboa took the ball and in the 8 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 0-1. In the 13thth minute of the game Alexis Idrotoglou who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Costa Rica's Benito Sanz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lautaro Puig kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Benito Sanz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 20th minute. Costa Rica's Lautaro Puig got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute, Alexis Idrotoglou left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tabachana F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Costa Rica's Benito Sanz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Costa Rica from getting a goal against them. Tabachana F.C.'s Alexis Idrotoglou was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 35th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Eliseo Noboa struck a weak shot in the 39th minute. Thibaut Courtois didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Costa Rica. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Lautaro Puig hit a great ball. Tabachana F.C.'s Avraam Lykoudis got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. With a little luck, Costa Rica's Benito Sanz got control of the ball when Alexis Idrotoglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexis Idrotoglou to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 played minutes Costa Rica got a freekick which was hit by Abel Carballo. Panos Pachopoulos struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabachana F.C.. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 56th minute of play forced Costa Rica's goalkeeper Benito Sanz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Costa Rica booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Panos Pachopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 59th minute Avraam Lykoudis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benito Sanz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Benito Sanz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alexis Idrotoglou's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. Alexis Idrotoglou fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Benito Sanz having to interfere. Kostas Toskas hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. A collision led to Costa Rica getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Axel Tasis hit a great ball. In the 75th minute, Alexis Idrotoglou ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Benito Sanz was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Avraam Lykoudis struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Benito Sanz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tabachana F.C.. Benito Sanz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexis Idrotoglou went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Tabachana F.C. players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.