World League

Oswaldo Zubeldía
Spectators: 7751 (Terracing: 5815, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Oscar De León made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Argyris Kanetis to maneuver through the defense. Kerkyra FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Argyris Kanetis in the 6th minute. Chuan Cintron made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zlatan Messi in the 9th minute of play. Chuan Cintron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erli Haaland in the 11th minute of the match. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar De León in the 13th minute of play. Alisson Becker was a little too slow when Claude Sena got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. Chuan Cintron took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zlatan Messi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerkyra FC's Alisson Becker proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Kerkyra FC from getting a goal against them. Zlatan Messi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Chuan Cintron tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aristides Caldas, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Messi in the 32nd minute of play forced Atlético Municipal's goalkeeper Chuan Cintron to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giannis Verikios to maneuver through the defense. After 36 minutes Kerkyra FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Claude Sena who took care of the corner kick. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oscar De León in the 37th minute. In the 40th minute, Anestis Dimitriou hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sotos Kabitakis to maneuver through the defense. If Claude Sena had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erli Haaland kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Atlético Municipal made a substitution. Gau Resto replaced Andoni Viguri. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zlatan Messi made a kick off. Alisson Becker took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Claude Sena, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Willie Colon in the 61st minute of play forced Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute Oscar De León shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alisson Becker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético Municipal's Chuan Cintron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 64th minute of play. 65 minutes into the match, Atlético Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Messi came free, but Chuan Cintron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Municipal's zone, Zlatan Messi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Chuan Cintron came out of the goal and Zlatan Messi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Claude Sena in the 73rd minute of the match. Aristides Caldas kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. 78 minutes into the match, Zlatan Messi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Chuan Cintron. Atlético Municipal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zlatan Messi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oscar De León in the 83rd minute of play. Alisson Becker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Claude Sena in the 84th minute of play. Chuan Cintron didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 85th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Chuan Cintron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erli Haaland in the 88th minute of the match. Chuan Cintron showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 90th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kerkyra FC's Anestis Dimitriou got a free kick in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the game, Atlético Municipal's Willie Colon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alisson Becker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Zlatan Messi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Chuan Cintron made a huge save. In the 97th minute, Henry Fiola got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.