World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when William Rigg took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes of play, Kerkyra FC's Zlatan Messi made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Emmanuel Canturri was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Rigg in the 8th minute of play. In the 14th minute William Rigg shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Radu Corocăescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zlatan Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Emmanuel Canturri made a huge save. In the 27th minute, Daniel Alves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Radu Corocăescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of William Rigg's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. When The Valar's William Rigg 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 Kerkyra FC's goalie prevented a goal. After 40 minutes of play, The Valar's William Rigg made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Radu Corocăescu was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of The Valar booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Alves didn't get a good kick on the ball. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zlatan Messi to strike the kick off in the second half. Radu Corocăescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Rigg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. William Rigg could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Radu Corocăescu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Rigg in the 57th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Daniel Alves hit a great ball. Daniel Alves hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, William Rigg took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Radu Corocăescu to make any attempt to save it. In the 66th minute, William Rigg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Radu Corocăescu. The goal made the score 1-3. Manwë Vala's late challenge caught a Kerkyra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Manwë Vala helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when The Valar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Manwë Vala didn't get a good kick on the ball. Emmanuel Canturri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theocharis Pouliadis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Valar's Emmanuel Canturri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Messi in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of The Valar booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eutichios Dridakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Hajto in the 87th minute of play. William Rigg received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Radu Corocăescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Radu Corocăescu made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when William Rigg sent off a good shot on target. Thanos Papagiannopoulos lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 96th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Thanos Papagiannopoulos to maneuver through the defense. 97 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 Alfred Hajto. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. The Valar had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.