U21 League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Giorgos Maragozis got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Giorgos Maragozis recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alkis Anastasiou. Giorgos Maragozis showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Giotis Kalokerinos managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kerkyra FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Giotis Kalokerinos was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alkis Anastasiou breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 8 played minutes KAFSONAS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Iakovos Meletiadis. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giorgos Maragozis in the 10th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Alkis Anastasiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giotis Kalokerinos made a great header on Kerkyra FC's corner, it was just that KAFSONAS F.C.'s Alkis Anastasiou managed to reach the ball for a save. Alkis Anastasiou took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giorgos Maragozis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, KAFSONAS F.C.'s Aris Koltsidas got a free kick in the 13th minute. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kerkyra FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 14th minute. Penalty! The referee gave KAFSONAS F.C. a penalty, 17 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Stathis Bozidis, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois. 1-1. Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Themos Tavanidis in the 22nd minute of play. In the 24th match minute, KAFSONAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vassilis Pavlakakis to maneuver through the defense. When Valentinos Kanellakis came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Kerkyra FC 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 Valentinos Kanellakis couldn't finish the play. 27 minutes into the match, KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Alkis Anastasiou had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Theocharis Pouliadis. Themos Tavanidis charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Themos Tavanidis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th minute, Themos Tavanidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giotis Kalokerinos in the 30th minute of play forced KAFSONAS F.C.'s goalkeeper Alkis Anastasiou to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, KAFSONAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Konstantinos Anastasopoulos to maneuver through the defense. KAFSONAS F.C. were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after Kerkyra FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Stathis Bozidis took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Stathis Bozidis got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Loukas Kois quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 39th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyriakos Lavdas to maneuver through the defense. Stathis Bozidis, 40 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Theocharis Pouliadis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Loukas Kois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kosmas Kouroupetroglou, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

In the 51st match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgos Maragozis to maneuver through the defense. The crowd rose to their feet as KAFSONAS F.C.'s Kosmas Kouroupetroglou slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Loukas Kois. That made the score 1-2 after 52 minutes of play. In the 57th minute Kosmas Kouroupetroglou shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Loukas Kois saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 59 minutes, Kosmas Kouroupetroglou made it 1-3 with a short kick to the right side. Kerkyra FC's Loukas Kois tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Themos Tavanidis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. After 67 minutes of play, Kerkyra FC's Valentinos Kanellakis made it 2-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alkis Anastasiou was left in no man's land by his defense there! Loukas Kois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Christos Michail, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. The supporters of KAFSONAS F.C. booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marinos Katsiaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Theofilos Tripitsidis during the 73rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Loukas Kois took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kosmas Kouroupetroglou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th match minute, KAFSONAS F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Christos Michail to maneuver through the defense. After 89 played minutes KAFSONAS F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Themos Tavanidis. The supporters of KAFSONAS F.C. booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marinos Katsiaros didn't get a good kick on the ball. Loukas Kois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aris Koltsidas, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Loukas Kois had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Themos Tavanidis. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched KAFSONAS F.C. eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.