League

Kaisariani Stadium
Spectators: 9188 (Terracing: 6892, Seating: 2113, VIP seats: 183) Alexis Idrotoglou started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lakis Seremes in the 3rd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 4 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Bernat came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akis Vasilakopoulos to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Alexis Idrotoglou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Reynaldo Bertin. Kamari FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alexis Idrotoglou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 14th minute Beniamin Kluczyk 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 Beniamin Kluczyk in the 16th minute of the match. 26 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 Beniamin Kluczyk. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beniamin Kluczyk in the 31st minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Akis Vasilakopoulos's late challenge caught a Kamari FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akis Vasilakopoulos helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tabachana F.C. getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Akis Vasilakopoulos hit a great ball. Zisis Argyratos's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Thibaut Courtois firmly grabbed it by the left post. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tabachana F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Lakis Seremes was slow to take the kick. During this time Kamari FC's players had a chance to rest. Alexis Idrotoglou charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexis Idrotoglou the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Efthimis Stamatiadis during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kamari FC booed when Tabachana F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Efthimis Stamatiadis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thibaut Courtois acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 42nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Lakis Seremes. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Beniamin Kluczyk made a kick off. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzalo Bernat, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 59th minute Beniamin Kluczyk 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. Vassilis Tournas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Reynaldo Bertin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kamari FC's goalkeeper Reynaldo Bertin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reynaldo Bertin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 71st minute. Thibaut Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lakis Seremes, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gonzalo Bernat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reynaldo Bertin made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Alexis Idrotoglou sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s Panos Pachopoulos sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Reynaldo Bertin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kamari FC's Gonzalo Bernat got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zisis Argyratos scored 2-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Thibaut Courtois, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Tabachana F.C. were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Kamari FC's much stronger midfield.