Official Cup

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 184 (Terracing: 139, Seating: 42, VIP seats: 3) Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute, Nuralp Akbal 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 0-1. In the 10th minute, Nuralp Akbal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pagos FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Nuralp Akbal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Thibaut Courtois read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 13th minute of play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Tabachana F.C.:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Pagos FC:s goal. The excitement rose when Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal after 17 played minutes turned away three defenders near the goal, and after that shot a ball that was too difficult for Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper to hold. Score! 0-3. After 19 minutes of play, Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thibaut Courtois was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uwe Birmes in the 22nd minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 25th minute of the match. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uwe Birmes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 27 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Nuralp Akbal came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 29 minutes Tabachana F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mircea Teodor who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Uwe Birmes got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thibaut Courtois quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pagos FC's Manuel Campens proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Pagos FC from getting a goal against them. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 35th minute of play. Thibaut Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 36th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuralp Akbal in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Thibaut Courtois saved Tabachana F.C. from getting behind. When Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th 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. In the 39th minute Nuralp Akbal 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. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Uwe Birmes 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. Nuralp Akbal scored 0-6 in the 43rd 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. In the 47th minute, Nuralp Akbal 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. The Tabachana F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pagos FC were winning 0-6.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alexis Idrotoglou to strike the kick off in the second half. When Alexandros Karakotsos fell near the penalty area in the 52nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tabachana F.C.'s protests and gave Alexandros Karakotsos a yellow card for diving instead. In the 52nd match minute, Tabachana F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandros Karakotsos to maneuver through the defense. When Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th 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. Thibaut Courtois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nuralp Akbal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Nuralp Akbal put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Thibaut Courtois. The audience was convinced that Nuralp Akbal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 68th minute of the game. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 69th minute of play. When Pagos FC's Nuralp Akbal in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th 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. 78 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Ionel Mirea came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Pagos FC were awarded a corner. Mircea Teodor went to the cornerflag to take it. Nuralp Akbal in the 83rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Thibaut Courtois, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Montae in the 84th minute of play. Vassilis Tournas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Manuel Campens 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 93rd minute. In the 94th minute of the match Tabachana F.C. got a corner. Pagos FC'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. After taking down the ball on Tabachana F.C.'s corner Panos Pachopoulos fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Manuel Campens quite easily take care of the ball. Pagos FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.