U21 League

Castro Del Corfu
Spectators: 175 (Terracing: 132, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ntinos Gryparis started the match with the kick off. Alexis Maras kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Joe Grosso sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ryan Hellec during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Ryan Hellec hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Herblay's Gustave Héron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ntinos Gryparis in the 20th minute of play. Batiste Botella sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 30th match minute, Herblay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Éthan Plantade to maneuver through the defense. 31 minutes into the match, Herblay's goal looked a bit too open when Dimos Paschalis came free, but Gustave Héron reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Herblay getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Jean-Michel Portier hit a great ball. Kylian Wiart fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leonidas Eleftherakis having to interfere. Kylian Wiart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Leonidas Eleftherakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Leonidas Eleftherakis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batiste Botella, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Herblay's Gustave Héron proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Herblay from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kylian Wiart to strike the kick off in the second half. Demis Krommidas kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. Leonidas Eleftherakis was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 51st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Jean-Michel Portier. The supporters of Kerkyra FC booed when Herblay was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Éthan Plantade didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leonidas Eleftherakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batiste Botella in the 56th minute of play. Joe Grosso's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Leonidas Eleftherakis firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to Kerkyra FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Fanis Nioras hit a great ball. Leonidas Eleftherakis came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Herblay's Batiste Botella. But to his dismay, Batiste Botella quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 71 minutes into the match, Kylian Wiart had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Leonidas Eleftherakis. Kerkyra FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kylian Wiart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Herblay's Gustave Héron played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimos Paschalis in the 74th minute of play. Batiste Botella recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Kerkyra FC's Leonidas Eleftherakis got control of the ball when Kylian Wiart tried to sneak it across the goal line. Joe Grosso who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Leonidas Eleftherakis when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Kerkyra FC's Daniel Alves got a free kick in the 89th minute. In the 90thth minute of the game Batiste Botella who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kerkyra FC's Leonidas Eleftherakis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Joe Grosso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kerkyra FC's Leonidas Eleftherakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batiste Botella in the 95th minute of play. When the final whistle sounded Herblay left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Kerkyra FC.