World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 7989 (Terracing: 5993, Seating: 1837, VIP seats: 159) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Alexis Idrotoglou kicked off to start the match. Thibaut Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Teofil Gorzkiewicz went, in the 2nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wanderson Lira in the 6th minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 7th minute of the match TIMETER EC -DMZ- got a corner. Tabachana F.C.'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guilherme Félix ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Roger Freire managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 11 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Teofil Gorzkiewicz came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdinand Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vassilis Tournas, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. The corner ended in Panos Pachopoulos almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Ferdinand Joldea did a great save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Teofil Gorzkiewicz in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaut Courtois saved Tabachana F.C. from getting behind. Alexandros Karapetros kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guilherme Félix, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Teofil Gorzkiewicz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Thibaut Courtois having to make a save. Tabachana F.C.'s Thibaut Courtois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofil Gorzkiewicz in the 27th minute of play. Ferdinand Joldea made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexis Idrotoglou in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute of the match Tabachana F.C. got a corner. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Panos Pachopoulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Tabachana F.C.'s Panos Pachopoulos to fire away a dangerous shot which Ferdinand Joldea despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 31 played minutes Tabachana F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Michalis Kalamaridis. The audience was convinced that Teofil Gorzkiewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Teofil Gorzkiewicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 38 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Teofil Gorzkiewicz came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Teofil Gorzkiewicz to make the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Teofil Gorzkiewicz came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roger Freire fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Thibaut Courtois having to interfere. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s Maximino Bidari was substituted for Guilherme Félix. Alexandros Karapetros kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Tabachana F.C.'s zone, Diogo Faria stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal and Diogo Faria tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Faria in the 69th minute of play. Ferdinand Joldea showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Roger Freire received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Thibaut Courtois tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 78 minutes, Roger Freire managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TIMETER EC -DMZ-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Roger Freire was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 80th minute, Diogo Faria 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 0-2. 83 minutes into the game, Diogo Faria cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Thibaut Courtois was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alexandros Karapetros hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Thibaut Courtois stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diogo Faria's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Faria in the 96th minute of play. The Tabachana F.C. fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. TIMETER EC -DMZ- were clearly better and deserved to take the win.