Challenge

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Radu Corocăescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 7th minute of the match Chile got a corner. Kerkyra FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mariano Lacasa ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 16 minutes of play, Chile's Mariano Lacasa made it 0-1 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! In the 20th minute, Kerkyra FC's Zlatan Messi ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thiago Pliego. Thiago Pliego yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zlatan Messi got free with Thiago Pliego in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Orlando Casaus sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Zlatan Messi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thiago Pliego was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. Thiago Pliego took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koulis Kouloucheris, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radu Corocăescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Carballar, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. 40 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Francisco Carballar came free, but Radu Corocăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mariano Lacasa 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. Mariano Lacasa ran back to his position shaking his head. Radu Corocăescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mariano Lacasa in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zlatan Messi to make the kick off. After 52 minutes, Theofilos Tripitsidis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kerkyra FC and the Chile players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Chile booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Theofilos Tripitsidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 54 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 Mariano Lacasa. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Orlando Casaus in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Radu Corocăescu saved Kerkyra FC from getting behind. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 63 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Orlando Casaus came free, but Radu Corocăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Kerkyra FC from getting a goal against them. 66 minutes into the match, Chile's Mariano Lacasa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Radu Corocăescu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 70 minutes of play, Kerkyra FC's Zlatan Messi made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thiago Pliego was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kerkyra FC's Vassilis Mavreas was substituted for Theofilos Tripitsidis. Pedro Indiano hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. In the 79th minute Erli Haaland shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Thiago Pliego saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 81 minutes into the game, Zlatan Messi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Thiago Pliego was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Mariano Lacasas short, quick shot in the 86thth minute got Radu Corocăescu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Thiago Pliego showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 87th minute of the match. 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. 95 minutes into the match, Chile's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Messi came free, but Thiago Pliego reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Kerkyra FC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.