Official Cup

St LuXun Park
Spectators: 189 (Terracing: 143, Seating: 43, VIP seats: 3) Ellis Hoskin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rodrigo Beliran having to interfere. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saturnino Ibañez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Garth Brough hit a great ball. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boyd Allan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Saturnino Ibañez in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keylor Navas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edmund Sobczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute Saturnino Ibañez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keylor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s zone, Garth Brough stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rodrigo Beliran came out of the goal and Garth Brough tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 29 minutes into the game, when Boyd Allan put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Australian Youth Academy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 28th minute. Penalty! In the 31st minute there was a penalty for ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣. Frank Leoni stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Keylor Navas. 1-1. In the 40th minute of the match Australian Youth Academy got a corner. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rufus Roach ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Australian Youth Academy's corner Rufus Roach fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Rodrigo Beliran quite easily take care of the ball. When Gabriel Martini fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Australian Youth Academy's protests and gave Gabriel Martini a yellow card for diving instead. Gabriel Martini hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Saturnino Ibañez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Saturnino Ibañez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keylor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Australian Youth Academy from getting a goal against them. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Melquiades Gurutz was substituted for Armando Lore. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Rufus Roach hit a great ball. With his leg Keylor Navas managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s Olgierd Gajewski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 65 minutes into the match, ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s goal looked a bit too open when Garth Brough came free, but Rodrigo Beliran reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes of play Australian Youth Academy's Gabriel Martini was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣ booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Martini didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melquiades Gurutz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Melquiades Gurutz in the 75th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Keylor Navas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 77 minutes into the match, Marcelo Masa had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Keylor Navas. Australian Youth Academy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelo Masa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Maximo Abajas could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Keylor Navas made a huge save. Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcelo Masa in the 82nd minute of play. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Masa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Keylor Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelo Masa in the 89th minute of the match. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Masa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 92nd minute Marcelo Masa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Keylor Navas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas got control of the ball when Olgierd Gajewski tried to sneak it across the goal line. ♣ Natural Mystic OFF ♣'s supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.