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Shame on you Europe
Spectators: 10955 (Terracing: 8217, Seating: 2520, VIP seats: 218) Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denílson Tepedino, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. 5 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Kioubouroglou came free, but Ingvar Nykvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 7th minute, Sheriff's Clayton Gol dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Ingvar Nykvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 13th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Damaso Xacintu notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Tabachana F.C.'s Ingvar Nykvist. Ingvar Nykvist was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 26 minutes into the game, Denílson Tepedino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Yahia van der Saar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 30th minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Denílson Tepedino scored 2-3 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Yahia van der Saar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Sheriff defense, Denílson Tepedino kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yahia van der Saar. The Sheriff fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yahia van der Saar should have stopped the shot. Yahia van der Saar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Denílson Tepedino's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Tabachana F.C.'s Thodoris Tassoulis was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yahia van der Saar in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Damaso Xacintu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Ingvar Nykvist tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The corner ended in Thodoris Tassoulis almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar did a great save. Disappointed in the 2-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Denílson Tepedino was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 51st minute of play forced Sheriff's goalkeeper Yahia van der Saar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Clayton Gol came free, but Ingvar Nykvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute Aris Bonoris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ingvar Nykvist saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Nikos Papaggelakis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Yahia van der Saar made a huge save. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Sheriff from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Denílson Tepedino got free with Yahia van der Saar in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nikos Papaggelakis in the 63rd minute of the match. Yahia van der Saar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denílson Tepedino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Tepedino came free, but Yahia van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yahia van der Saar had great luck who in the 68thth minute grab hold of the ball when Denílson Tepedino from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Yahia van der Saar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thodoris Tassoulis in the 69th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Kioubouroglou came free, but Ingvar Nykvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Notis Filippas hit a great ball. Tabachana F.C. made a substitution. Pantelis Christopoulos replaced Christian Cinque. Tabachana F.C.'s Erling Lewandowski was substituted for Thodoris Tassoulis. Sheriff's Kostas Kapellos was substituted for Telis Lianos. Sheriff made a substitution. Akakios Trachanas replaced Aris Bonoris. Tabachana F.C.'s Brynn Moody was substituted for Saulão Chettle. Notis Filippas hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Tabachana F.C.'s Erling Lewandowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yahia van der Saar. That made the score 2-5 after 82 minutes of play. 85 minutes into the match, Tabachana F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Damaso Xacintu came free, but Ingvar Nykvist reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Denílson Tepedino took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yahia van der Saar. Yahia van der Saar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-6. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Clayton Gol during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 89th minute, Clayton Gol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sheriff's Yahia van der Saar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Sheriff from getting a goal against them. 91 minutes into the match, Sheriff's goal looked a bit too open when Denílson Tepedino came free, but Yahia van der Saar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yahia van der Saar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denílson Tepedino, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Tabachana F.C. had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.