U18 World League

St LuXun Park
Spectators: 8132 (Terracing: 6100, Seating: 1871, VIP seats: 161) Dani Cochrane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gilbert Cetnar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dakota Gaffigan might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Leon Tscherner. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dakota Gaffigan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th minute, Kryspin Mlekodaj hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tomasz Domalik struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Dani Cochrane didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Brzesko City. Dakota Gaffigan's late challenge caught a FC Brzesko City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dakota Gaffigan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 24th minute, Dakota Gaffigan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Leon Tscherner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ben Minton, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Ryszard Falkiewicz managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Brzesko City's supporters rose to their feet, but Ryszard Falkiewicz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dani Cochrane breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dani Cochrane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomasz Domalik in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gilbert Cetnar in the 44th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Dani Cochrane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gilbert Cetnar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gilbert Cetnar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dani Cochrane made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Gilbert Cetnar sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd minute, Herman Heberle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Dakota Gaffigan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Leon Tscherner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 62 played minutes FC Brzesko City got a freekick which was hit by Kryspin Mlekodaj. Australian Youth Academy made a substitution. Dugald Berresford replaced Ben Minton. The supporters of Australian Youth Academy booed when FC Brzesko City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borys Zaremba didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 66th minute of the match Dakota Gaffigan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Leon Tscherner showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 69th minute, Bartlomiej Jarosiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 71 minutes into the game, Jemmett Baba was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Australian Youth Academy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Brzesko City the free kick. In the 71st minute, Jemmett Baba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of FC Brzesko City booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dugald Berresford didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dani Cochrane made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ryszard Falkiewicz in the 78th minute. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Brzesko City's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dakota Gaffigan was slow to take the kick. During this time Australian Youth Academy's players had a chance to rest. Dani Cochrane took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ryszard Falkiewicz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dugald Berresford in the 92nd minute of play forced FC Brzesko City's goalkeeper Leon Tscherner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the FC Brzesko City players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Australian Youth Academy.