World League

Olympia
Spectators: 7732 (Terracing: 5800, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zlatan Messi made the kick off which started today's match. Sten Melberg's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alisson Becker read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. George Kristiansson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zlatan Messi in the 12th minute of play forced Di Röe's goalkeeper George Kristiansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Argyris Kanetis hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Di Röe's Sten Melberg ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alisson Becker. Alisson Becker yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 17 minutes into the game, Sten Melberg cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Alisson Becker was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sven-Arne Olsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alisson Becker. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sven-Arne Olsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Yao Lin charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yao Lin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 25th match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yao Lin to maneuver through the defense. 28 minutes into the match, Kerkyra FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sten Melberg came free, but Alisson Becker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Zlatan Messi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. George Kristiansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 32nd minute of the match. George Kristiansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 35th minute of the match. George Kristiansson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Kristiansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zlatan Messi in the 38th minute of the match. Alisson Becker made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Sten Melberg sent off a good shot on target. Di Röe's Herman Benett couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 45th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kerkyra FC. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Sten Melberg made the kick off in the second half. Di Röe's defense didn't have a chance, in the 53rd minute, when Zlatan Messi scored to the left of an out of position George Kristiansson, making the score, 2-1. George Kristiansson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 57th minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Messi came free, but George Kristiansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Kristiansson made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Zlatan Messi sent off a good shot on target. Di Röe's Urban Åkerberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Yao Lin in the 67 minute of the game. Alisson Becker didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sten Melberg went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 71stth minute of the game Zlatan Messi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Di Röe's George Kristiansson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Di Röe's goal looked a bit too open when Zlatan Messi came free, but George Kristiansson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Sten Melberg left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Di Röe fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. George Kristiansson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sofoklis Siamantouras in the 84th minute of the match. Di Röe's Sten Melberg got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Villiam Björkkvist in the 91st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kerkyra FC's Telis Milonakos. After a rather tough play, Di Röe's Sven-Arne Olsson got a free kick in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Di Röe fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kerkyra FC had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.