Official Cup

St LuXun Park
Spectators: 206 (Terracing: 155, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihail Postolache started the match with the kick off. The corner ended in Cesar Cornelius almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but FC Truseni's Anibal Aritza did a great save. Ellis Hoskin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 14th minute Garth Brough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Australian Youth Academy's Garth Brough in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Truseni's goalie prevented a goal. Garth Brough sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 21st minute Garth Brough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Truseni's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Garth Brough scored to the left of an out of position Anibal Aritza, making the score, 2-0. Garth Brough received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Anibal Aritza came out and tried to block the shot, but Garth Brough slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 26th minute. If Garth Brough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Garth Brough might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Anibal Aritza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Garth Brough ran back to his position shaking his head. Anibal Aritza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garth Brough in the 31st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Anibal Aritza successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 37 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Postolache came free, but Keylor Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keylor Navas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonid Nazaria in the 40th minute of play. Anibal Aritza was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Garth Brough capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Garth Brough really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Garth Brough took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Anibal Aritza to make any attempt to save it. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

Garth Brough blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Anibal Aritza having to make a save. A throw-in in the 59th minute of the game was made by Tudor Buga with Mircea Dadu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Anibal Aritza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Garth Brough, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Australian Youth Academy made a substitution. Fletcher Baba replaced Gabriel Martini. Australian Youth Academy were awarded a corner in the 69th minute after FC Truseni's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cesar Cornelius took the corner. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Boyd Allan hit a great ball. In the 72ndth minute of the game Garth Brough who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Truseni's Anibal Aritza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Anibal Aritza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Garth Brough's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Truseni's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cesar Cornelius was slow to take the kick. During this time Australian Youth Academy's players had a chance to rest. After 78 played minutes Australian Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Garth Brough. After 81st play minutes Garth Brough shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Anibal Aritza and just under the crossbar into goal. Australian Youth Academy's Garth Brough got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute Garth Brough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anibal Aritza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Anibal Aritza came out of the goal in the 95th minute to try and stop a shot by Australian Youth Academy's Garth Brough. But to his dismay, Garth Brough quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-0.