U18 League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 176 (Terracing: 133, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Kerkyra FC's Giorgos Maragozis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A hard shot 4 in the game by Giorgos Maragozis from a close distance when the talented Takis Lazakis managed to make a qualified save. Sheriff's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Valentinos Kanellakis got free with Takis Lazakis in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Sheriff's Takis Lazakis got control of the ball when Giorgos Maragozis tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marinos Katsiaros hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. When Dimitris Kommatos came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Sheriff fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dimitris Kommatos couldn't finish the play. After having played for 17 minutes, Thalis Koulouris managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sheriff's supporters crossed their fingers, but Thalis Koulouris was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Argyris Bogias in the 18th minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Giannakidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dimitris Giannakidis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Babbis Megalios, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Babbis Megalios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Dimitris Giannakidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Argyris Bogias fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sheriff's protests and gave Argyris Bogias a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Argyris Bogias got a free kick in the 31st minute. Dimitris Giannakidis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Babbis Megalios went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After 38 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Giorgos Maragozis. In the 39th minute of the match Daniil Masourakis sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dimitris Giannakidis skillfully saved the ball. Babbis Megalios received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Dimitris Giannakidis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Takis Lazakis made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Giorgos Maragozis sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Sheriff's Miltos Tokalidis got a free kick in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Babbis Megalios was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Daniil Masourakis hit a great ball. The supporters of Sheriff booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vassilis Katsourinis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Argyris Bogias blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dimitris Giannakidis having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Argyris Bogias got free with Dimitris Giannakidis in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 70th minute, Dimitris Kommatos made a precise shot to the right of Dimitris Giannakidis. Kerkyra FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Babbis Megalios in the 73rd minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Dimitris Giannakidis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Sheriff getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Dimitris Kommatos hit a great ball. Giorgos Maragozis succeeded in the game's 87th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. Sheriff's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.