World League

Valinor
Spectators: 7738 (Terracing: 5805, Seating: 1779, VIP seats: 154) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William Rigg took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Rigg. Emmanuel Canturri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 5th minute of the match. Emmanuel Canturri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Alves to maneuver through the defense. 15 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Rigg. Stamatis Tsilikas made in the 19th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zlatan Messi. When the match clock showed 23 minutes, the score became 1-0 when William Rigg sped through Kerkyra FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Radu Corocăescu. Radu Corocăescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from William Rigg in the 28th minute of the match. Erli Haaland kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zlatan Messi was the one to do the kick off. Emmanuel Canturri was out of position in the 52 minute of play, and Koulis Kouloucheris capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Koulis Kouloucheris really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. Emmanuel Canturri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koulis Kouloucheris, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. The supporters of The Valar booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotos Kabitakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 62nd minute, one of Kerkyra FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kerkyra FC. The referee gave The Valar a penalty, 64 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Alfred Hajto, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu. 2-2. Emmanuel Canturri was out of position in the 68 minute of play, and Zlatan Messi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Zlatan Messi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Manwë Vala managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Valar's supporters rose to their feet, but Manwë Vala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Radu Corocăescu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes into the match, The Valar's goalkeeper Emmanuel Canturri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zlatan Messi. Zlatan Messi struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Emmanuel Canturri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kerkyra FC. In the 79thth minute of the game William Rigg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Stamatis Tsilikas during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 84th minute of the match, Koulis Kouloucheris tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Emmanuel Canturri saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elias Mambru in the 85th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. William Rigg scored 3-3 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Radu Corocăescu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koulis Kouloucheris in the 90th minute of play forced The Valar's goalkeeper Emmanuel Canturri to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute, Kerkyra FC's Zlatan Messi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kerkyra FC had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.