U21 World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7658 (Terracing: 5745, Seating: 1761, VIP seats: 152) Munat Tayka's Firme Abaunza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Munat Tayka from getting a goal against them. After 5 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Claris Abeita. Claris Abeita kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Theocharis Pouliadis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Munat Tayka's goalkeeper Firme Abaunza had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giorgos Maragozis. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Kalokerinos in the 15th minute of play. Firme Abaunza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marinos Katsiaros in the 25th minute. Honesto Abeita charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Honesto Abeita the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Munat Tayka getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Honesto Abeita hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Theocharis Pouliadis got free with Firme Abaunza in the 30th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Loukas Kois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Octavio Abello in the 31st minute of the match. Firme Abaunza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giorgos Maragozis in the 34th minute. Firme Abaunza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giorgos Maragozis in the 37th minute of the match. Kyriakos Lavdas hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. The supporters of Munat Tayka booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Katsourinis didn't get a good kick on the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tirso Abancens made a kick off. 53 minutes into the game, Tirso Abancens recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Loukas Kois. Tirso Abancens showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-1. After 55 played minutes Munat Tayka got a freekick which was hit by Candido Abendano. After a rather tough play, Munat Tayka's Mauricio Abellaneda got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Munat Tayka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Candido Abendano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 60th minute of the match Giorgos Maragozis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Firme Abaunza skillfully saved the ball. 62 minutes into the match, Theocharis Pouliadis notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Munat Tayka's Firme Abaunza. Firme Abaunza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Firme Abaunza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Maragozis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Firme Abaunza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giotis Kalokerinos in the 72nd minute of play. After 75 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Kyriakos Lavdas. Firme Abaunza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentinos Kanellakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When Giorgos Maragozis got free in front of the goal in the 86th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Firme Abaunza was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Munat Tayka was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mauricio Abellaneda didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Munat Tayka booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kyriakos Lavdas didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Candido Abendano during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, Munat Tayka was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Candido Abendano to maneuver through the defense. After 95 minutes of play, Kerkyra FC's Valentinos Kanellakis made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Firme Abaunza was left in no man's land by his defense there! For all the effort they put into the match, the Munat Tayka players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Kerkyra FC.