U21 World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7710 (Terracing: 5784, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) 4 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's goalkeeper Michel Pernambucano had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koulis Kouloucheris. XV de Piracicaba's Michel Pernambucano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save XV de Piracicaba from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute of the match Kerkyra FC got a corner. XV de Piracicaba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koulis Kouloucheris ran over to the corner to take the kick. Loukas Kois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Montoia in the 9th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Kerkyra FC's Michel Pernambucano threw himself towards the right post 19 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Eutichios Dridakis, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Haruna Hassan in the 21st minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Loukas Kois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Koulis Kouloucheris had several of the XV de Piracicaba's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 26 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Michel Pernambucano as he didn't even see the shot coming. Loukas Kois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Haruna Hassan in the 29th minute of play. After 36 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Alves. XV de Piracicaba's Michel Pernambucano proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save XV de Piracicaba from getting a goal against them. In the 46th minute of the match, Koulis Kouloucheris got a very nice opportunity to score, but Michel Pernambucano was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Xu Ping Song kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haruna Hassan to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Takis Kanavidis during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Takis Kanavidis hit a great ball. In the 54th match minute, XV de Piracicaba was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Haruna Hassan to maneuver through the defense. Michel Pernambucano came out of the goal in the 55th minute to try and stop a shot by Kerkyra FC's Fanis Nioras. But to his dismay, Fanis Nioras quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Thalis Kokkolakis during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Thalis Kokkolakis kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kerkyra FC's Giorgos Maragozis got a free kick in the 62nd minute. After 63 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Takis Kanavidis. Loukas Kois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hernani Nunes in the 64th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Kostas Kazakopoulos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Michel Pernambucano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 67th minute, Valentinos Kanellakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Michel Pernambucano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Maragozis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, XV de Piracicaba's goal looked a bit too open when Valentinos Kanellakis came free, but Michel Pernambucano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fábio Montoia in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute, Valentinos Kanellakis got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Loukas Kois made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alexsandro Teles in the 91st minute. If Koulis Kouloucheris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kerkyra FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while XV de Piracicaba had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.