Friendly League

St LuXun Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dennis Tozzi got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Australian Youth Academy booed when CA Boca Jrs was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Domenico Costacurta didn't get a good kick on the ball. Neville Wal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ercole Ceresoli having to make a save. With a little luck, CA Boca Jrs's Ercole Ceresoli got control of the ball when Olliver Todman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Australian Youth Academy's Olliver Todman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ercole Ceresoli. That made the score 1-0 after 12 minutes of play. Fabrizio Costacurta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniele Ubriaco in the 19th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Dani Cochrane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ben Minton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ercole Ceresoli having to interfere. In the 26th minute Neville Wal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Ceresoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jamie Baba kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes CA Boca Jrs got a freekick which was hit by Domenico Costacurta. Dakota Gaffigan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 33rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ercole Ceresoli. CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olliver Todman in the 37th minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Ercole Ceresoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ercole Ceresoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olliver Todman, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Ercole Ceresoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Minton in the 39th minute of play. When Olliver Todman came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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 Olliver Todman couldn't finish the play. Daniele Ubriaco hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jones Schutt got free with Ercole Ceresoli in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Olliver Todman made the kick off in the second half. Fabrizio Costacurta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dani Cochrane having to interfere. Ercole Ceresoli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olliver Todman in the 55th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olliver Todman in the 62nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Ceresoli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Olliver Todman scored 3-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ercole Ceresoli, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Australian Youth Academy's Dugald Berresford was substituted for Ben Minton. After 69 minutes of play, Australian Youth Academy's Olliver Todman made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ercole Ceresoli was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Dakota Gaffigan in the 72nd minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Ercole Ceresoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's Olliver Todman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ercole Ceresoli narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ercole Ceresoli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Neville Wal, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. The Australian Youth Academy fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Australian Youth Academy's Olliver Todman looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 5-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dakota Gaffigan in the 81st minute of play forced CA Boca Jrs's goalkeeper Ercole Ceresoli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute Neville Wal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercole Ceresoli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CA Boca Jrs's Ercole Ceresoli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olliver Todman in the 90th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CA Boca Jrs's Armando Garibaldi got a free kick in the 91st minute. A collision led to CA Boca Jrs getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Diego Tamburrini hit a great ball. Bradley Obree didn't quite understand what happened when in the 94 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. When the referee ended the match the Australian Youth Academy players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.