World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7652 (Terracing: 5741, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Zlatan Messi made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Hatayspor's goalkeeper Güvenç Taşan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, Hatayspor's Nafiz Revis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Radu Corocăescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 15 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Alp Torehan came free, but Radu Corocăescu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Güvenç Taşan made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Zlatan Messi sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute Giorgos Maragozis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güvenç Taşan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sotos Kabitakis to maneuver through the defense. After 26 played minutes, Hatayspor's İbrahim Ethem Acaralp shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Radu Corocăescu 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 Hatayspor reached it. Güvenç Taşan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zlatan Messi in the 28th minute. Kerkyra FC's Giorgos Maragozis managed to work through Hatayspor's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Giorgos Maragozis dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. The supporters of Hatayspor booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Takis Kanavidis didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Dario Guillem fell near the penalty area in the 41st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hatayspor's protests and gave Dario Guillem a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Hatayspor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! Hatayspor:s Güvenç Taşan showed great skill when he stopped Erli Haaland:s penalty. 41 minutes into the match, Erli Haaland had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Güvenç Taşan. Hatayspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erli Haaland was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Giorgos Maragozis in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Güvenç Taşan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nafiz Revis to make the kick off. İbrahim Ethem Acaralp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Radu Corocăescu made a huge save. Radu Corocăescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nafiz Revis, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute Zlatan Messi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güvenç Taşan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute of the match, Nafiz Revis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Radu Corocăescu saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Kerkyra FC were furious when Sotos Kabitakis was red carded, 72 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 72 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kerkyra FC! The audience thought a goal was coming when İbrahim Ethem Acaralp got free with Radu Corocăescu in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. İbrahim Ethem Acaralp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Radu Corocăescu made a huge save. In the 89th minute, Grigoris Kalabosis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İbrahim Ethem Acaralp took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 90th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Radu Corocăescu. Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 93rd match minute, Hatayspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İbrahim Ethem Acaralp to maneuver through the defense. Zlatan Messi hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Radu Corocăescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nafiz Revis, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. Hatayspor played a much better game than Kerkyra FC and deserved their victory. The Kerkyra FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.