World League

Πανθεσσαλικό Στάδιο
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Vassilis Tournas's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sonni Fjøle read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 4th minute of play. In the 6th minute, Benny Snel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GFG VOEL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Thibaut Courtois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benny Snel went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. 16 minutes into the match, GFG VOEL's goalkeeper Sonni Fjøle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alexis Idrotoglou. After a rather tough play, Tabachana F.C.'s Vassilis Tournas got a free kick in the 17th minute. Benny Snel took the ball and in the 19 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 0-3. Alexandros Karakotsos hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Snel in the 23rd minute of play forced Tabachana F.C.'s goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, GFG VOEL's Sonni Fjøle got control of the ball when Alexis Idrotoglou tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alexis Idrotoglou's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Sonni Fjøle skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 30 minutes of play, GFG VOEL's Benny Snel 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! Anacleto Verganzo kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, GFG VOEL's goalkeeper Sonni Fjøle had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Panos Pachopoulos. Thibaut Courtois came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by GFG VOEL's Benny Snel. But to his dismay, Benny Snel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 44th minute, Rupert Vadgaard 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, 0-6. 47 minutes into the game, GFG VOEL's Rupert Vadgaard nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thibaut Courtois made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-7. The Tabachana F.C. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. GFG VOEL were winning 0-7.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alexis Idrotoglou made a kick off. 55 minutes into the match, GFG VOEL's Benny Snel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Thibaut Courtois narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Benny Snel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thibaut Courtois was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 62 minutes Tabachana F.C.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Andreas Pirlo who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Andreas Pirlo got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Thibaut Courtois quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 64 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Benny Snel came free, but Thibaut Courtois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thibaut Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benny Snel in the 74th minute of play. Sonni Fjøle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexis Idrotoglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tabachana F.C. were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after GFG VOEL's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Panos Pachopoulos took the corner. Benny Snel scored 0-9 in the 82nd 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. GFG VOEL made a substitution. Timo Lanng replaced Guillelme Casuso. 92 minutes into the game, GFG VOEL's Benny Snel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thibaut Courtois made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-10. After some careless play in the Tabachana F.C. defense, Ali Perker 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. GFG VOEL'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.