U23 World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Koulis Kouloucheris took the kick off in the first half of the match. Koulis Kouloucheris hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Loukas Kois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jeferson Mandrak in the 8th minute of play. Túlio Aparecido hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 20th minute, Theofilos Tripitsidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Castanheiro SC's Pedrinho Guimarães got control of the ball when Koulis Kouloucheris tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Castanheiro SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Richard Martins didn't get a good kick on the ball. Koulis Kouloucheris's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 32ndth minute, Pedrinho Guimarães skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Eutichios Dridakis hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Jeferson Mandrak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Loukas Kois was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. When Kerkyra FC's Koulis Kouloucheris in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Castanheiro SC's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Messi in the 45th minute of play forced Castanheiro SC's goalkeeper Pedrinho Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kauan Rezende to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Castanheiro SC getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Eliézer da Silveira hit a great ball. Leonardo Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 52nd minute of the match. After 58 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Eutichios Dridakis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kauan Rezende in the 60th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Loukas Kois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedrinho Guimarães made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koulis Kouloucheris in the 63rd minute of play. Theofilos Tripitsidis charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Theofilos Tripitsidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Castanheiro SC booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofilos Tripitsidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 69th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Leonardo Trancoso fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Loukas Kois, passed just outside the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Jeferson Mandrak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Castanheiro SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeferson Mandrak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Loukas Kois breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 82nd minute, Valentinos Kanellakis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrinho Guimarães showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zlatan Messi, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. The Castanheiro SC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Castanheiro SC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.