Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7722 (Terracing: 5792,
Seating: 1776, VIP seats: 154) Denis Law started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pirro Pereta'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. Pirro Pereta helped the player get up and apologised. 11 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Denis Law came free, but Loukas Kois reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgos Maragozis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Loukas Kois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin Ortiz in the 21st minute of play. Loukas Kois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pirro Pereta, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 32 minutes into the match, Pirro Pereta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Loukas Kois. Kerkyra FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Pirro Pereta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 34th minute Eutichios Dridakis suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Kerkyra FC's Dimitris Kalogirou was substituted for Eutichios Dridakis. In the 36th minute, Denis Law hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Loukas Kois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Law in the 38th minute of the match. Frasco Esquivel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Maragozis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 42 minutes into the game, Koulis Kouloucheris was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kerkyra FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AFC United the free kick. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Koulis Kouloucheris hit a great ball. After 43 played minutes, AFC United's Denis Irwin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Loukas Kois came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in AFC United reached it. Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pirro Pereta in the 46th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, AFC United's goalkeeper Frasco Esquivel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Koulis Kouloucheris. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
In the 51st minute Edwin Ortiz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Kois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frasco Esquivel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Kazakopoulos in the 53rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the AFC United defense, Koulis Kouloucheris kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frasco Esquivel. The AFC United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frasco Esquivel should have stopped the shot. Frasco Esquivel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koulis Kouloucheris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Loukas Kois didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pirro Pereta went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Loukas Kois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edwin Ortiz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Dimitris Kalogirou. After some careless play in the AFC United defense, Koulis Kouloucheris kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Frasco Esquivel. The AFC United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Frasco Esquivel should have stopped the shot. In the 76th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimitris Kalogirou to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Kerkyra FC's Takis Kanavidis seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Takis Kanavidis the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Kerkyra FC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Takis Kanavidis had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Takis Kanavidis hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Balesio Leiva blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Loukas Kois having to make a save. After a rather tough play, Kerkyra FC's Koulis Kouloucheris got a free kick in the 81st minute. Denis Law got his second yellow card in the match during the 86th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when AFC United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Law didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pirro Pereta got free with Loukas Kois in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Loukas Kois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Balesio Leiva, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Denis Irwin hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. Koulis Kouloucheris, 97 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal.
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