World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7500 (Terracing: 5626, Seating: 1725, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zlatan Messi got the match started through his kick off. Zlatan Messi kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. Duarte de Barros took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 21 played minutes PATO BRANCO FC got a freekick which was hit by Faustão Alagoano. 25 minutes into the match, PATO BRANCO FC's goalkeeper Duarte de Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zlatan Messi. Radu Corocăescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lukáš Modrić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the match, PATO BRANCO FC's goalkeeper Duarte de Barros had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Maragozis. 45 minutes into the match, Mariano Admon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Radu Corocăescu. Kerkyra FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mariano Admon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Lukáš Modrić stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu got control of the ball when Lukáš Modrić tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 56 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Takis Kanavidis. After 58 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for PATO BRANCO FC! PATO BRANCO FC's Zé Roberto de Toledo managed to work through Kerkyra FC's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Zé Roberto de Toledo dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Duarte de Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Messi in the 67th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, PATO BRANCO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Giorgos Maragozis came free, but Duarte de Barros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte de Barros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erli Haaland in the 78th minute of play. Duarte de Barros 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 79th minute. PATO BRANCO FC made a substitution. Wágner de Lara replaced Oséas Recife. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by PATO BRANCO FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erli Haaland was slow to take the kick. During this time Kerkyra FC's players had a chance to rest. Erli Haaland made a great header on Kerkyra FC's corner, it was just that PATO BRANCO FC's Duarte de Barros managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the PATO BRANCO FC defense, Zlatan Messi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Duarte de Barros. The PATO BRANCO FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Duarte de Barros should have stopped the shot. With a little luck, Kerkyra FC's Radu Corocăescu got control of the ball when Lukáš Modrić tried to sneak it across the goal line. PATO BRANCO FC's Duarte de Barros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zlatan Messi in the 89th minute of play. Duarte de Barros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 89th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lukáš Modrić got free with Radu Corocăescu in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sotos Kabitakis's late challenge caught a PATO BRANCO FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sotos Kabitakis helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of PATO BRANCO FC booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sotos Kabitakis didn't get a good kick on the ball.