League

Ministry of Magic
Spectators: 10850 (Terracing: 8139, Seating: 2495, VIP seats: 216) In the 3rd minute, Australian Youth Academy's Hermengildo Mambru seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hermengildo Mambru the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Australian Youth Academy protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hermengildo Mambru had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Australian Youth Academy! Australian Youth Academy:s Keylor Navas showed great skill when he stopped Adriano Ribeiro:s penalty. Emílio Palmeira's late challenge caught a Australian Youth Academy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emílio Palmeira helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Emílio Palmeira hit a great ball. Emílio Palmeira was shown his second yellow card after 17 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 17 played minutes The Obscurials got a freekick which was hit by Emílio Palmeira. After having played for 18 minutes, Cesar Cornelius managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Australian Youth Academy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cesar Cornelius was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 23rd minute, Garth Brough ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Safet Hands was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Brough, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the game, Australian Youth Academy's Garth Brough nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Safet Hands made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. When The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Australian Youth Academy's goalie prevented a goal. Garth Brough blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Safet Hands having to make a save. Safet Hands 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 37th minute. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Brough, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Safet Hands took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Brough, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Garth Brough in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Safet Hands saved The Obscurials from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Adriano Ribeiro stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Nicasio Guillen got a free kick in the 54th minute. 63 minutes into the match, The Obscurials's goalkeeper Safet Hands had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Garth Brough. A collision led to The Obscurials getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Anders Westerstrand hit a great ball. Australian Youth Academy's Fletcher Baba was substituted for Gabriel Martini. After a rather tough play, The Obscurials's Anders Westerstrand got a free kick in the 66th minute. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Brough in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adriano Ribeiro in the 70th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Keylor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Safet Hands made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Brough in the 74th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Garth Brough cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Safet Hands was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Safet Hands stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Garth Brough's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Garth Brough dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Safet Hands, 0-5. When Garth Brough came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Australian Youth Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Garth Brough couldn't finish the play. The Obscurials's Safet Hands played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Brough in the 96th minute of play. Australian Youth Academy's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.