U18 World League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 7706 (Terracing: 5781, Seating: 1772, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Stamatis Tsilikas made the kick off which started today's match. Hubert Fernström kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Isak Ambjörnsson's late challenge caught a Kerkyra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Isak Ambjörnsson helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Preator Edikt's Isak Ambjörnsson got a free kick in the 7th minute. Edgar Samuelsson made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Loukas Kois sent off a good shot on target. 10 minutes into the match, Charis Malezas dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Edgar Samuelsson, 1-0. The supporters of Preator Edikt booed when Kerkyra FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ntinos Gryparis didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dimos Paschalis lost his temper 22 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 23rd match minute, Kerkyra FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dimos Paschalis to maneuver through the defense. Maximilian Jansson took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Alketas Koulakiotis. Kerkyra FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babbis Chiotis got free with Edgar Samuelsson in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Charis Malezas fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kerkyra FC's protests and gave Charis Malezas a yellow card for diving instead. After 29 played minutes Kerkyra FC got a freekick which was hit by Charis Malezas. After 30 minutes of play, Preator Edikt's Johan Lindqvist made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alketas Koulakiotis was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alketas Koulakiotis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Jansson in the 36th minute of play. Stamatis Tsilikas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Edgar Samuelsson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Johan Lindqvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Babbis Chiotis made a great header on Kerkyra FC's corner, it was just that Preator Edikt's Edgar Samuelsson managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Samuel Jansson took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Alketas Koulakiotis to make any attempt to save it. 60 minutes into the match, Preator Edikt's goal looked a bit too open when Loukas Kois came free, but Edgar Samuelsson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mathias Mellin kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After 61 played minutes, Kerkyra FC's Babbis Chiotis shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Edgar Samuelsson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kerkyra FC reached it. After a rather tough play, Preator Edikt's Mathias Mellin got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, Kerkyra FC's Fanis Nioras got a free kick in the 68th minute. A hard shot by Örjan Bergqvist from long distance, 69 minutes into the match, got Alketas Koulakiotis's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 75th minute, Preator Edikt's Samuel Jansson ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alketas Koulakiotis. Alketas Koulakiotis yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Maximilian Jansson's late challenge caught a Kerkyra FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Maximilian Jansson helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Preator Edikt getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Maximilian Jansson hit a great ball. 87 minutes into the game, Kerkyra FC's Babbis Chiotis nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Edgar Samuelsson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. In the 93rd match minute, Preator Edikt was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Örjan Bergqvist to maneuver through the defense. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Preator Edikt walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.