World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7711 (Terracing: 5785, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 3rd minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanos Papagiannopoulos charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Thanos Papagiannopoulos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thanos Papagiannopoulos didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bozhil Vaptzarov might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radu Corocăescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bozhil Vaptzarov ran back to his position shaking his head. Radu Corocăescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 8th minute of play. Yao Lin made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Erli Haaland immediately put the ball in play. In the 12th minute Bozhil Vaptzarov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 14th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 20thth minute of the game Zlatan Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 21 minutes U.D. Mancini's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erli Haaland who took care of the corner kick. Zlatan Messi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonsalve Flores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Kadir Celilay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Radu Corocăescu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 26th minute Zlatan Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Zlatan Messi in the 26th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. When U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kerkyra FC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 37th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Kerkyra FC defense, Bozhil Vaptzarov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Radu Corocăescu. The Kerkyra FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Radu Corocăescu should have stopped the shot. In the 42ndth minute of the game Bozhil Vaptzarov 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. Bozhil Vaptzarov might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Radu Corocăescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bozhil Vaptzarov ran back to his position shaking his head. Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bozhil Vaptzarov to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bozhil Vaptzarov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U.D. Mancini fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A hard shot 56 in the game by Bozhil Vaptzarov from a close distance when the talented Radu Corocăescu managed to make a qualified save. Kerkyra FC's players were relieved. Kerkyra FC's Vassilis Mavreas was substituted for Theofilos Tripitsidis. In the 59th minute U.D. Mancini were awarded a corner. Bozhil Vaptzarov went to the cornerflag to take it. Bozhil Vaptzarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 61st minute of play. Zlatan Messi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gonsalve Flores read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. 68 minutes into the game, Zlatan Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Gonsalve Flores was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Thalis Kokkolakis hit a great ball. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Agustín Pedrosa replaced Kadir Celilay. The supporters of U.D. Mancini booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thalis Kokkolakis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 79 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Bozhil Vaptzarov came free, but Radu Corocăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thalis Kokkolakis during the 88th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Thalis Kokkolakis hit a great ball. A sloppy throw-in by Rolando Salvatore in the 89th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kerkyra FC's Thalis Kokkolakis. Koulis Kouloucheris might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gonsalve Flores. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Koulis Kouloucheris ran back to his position shaking his head. Radu Corocăescu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bozhil Vaptzarov's shot from short distance in the 92nd minute. U.D. Mancini's Rolando Salvatore quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thalis Kokkolakis, made in the 93rd minute of the game. Gonsalve Flores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zlatan Messi's shot from short distance in the 95th minute. The Kerkyra FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. U.D. Mancini were clearly better and deserved to take the win.