Friendly League

Arena Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Neville Wal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Floresta Club U18's Hudson de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olliver Todman in the 6th minute of play. Hudson de Souza came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Australian Youth Academy's Olliver Todman. But to his dismay, Olliver Todman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. After 16 played minutes Floresta Club U18 got a freekick which was hit by Jardel da Silveira. After 17 played minutes Australian Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Dakota Gaffigan. Dani Cochrane made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Diogo Cordeiro in the 18th minute of play. After 25 minutes, Jonas de Queiroz mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Floresta Club U18 and the Australian Youth Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Floresta Club U18's Jonas de Queiroz got a free kick in the 25th minute. Agnaldo Vaz charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agnaldo Vaz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Floresta Club U18 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Agnaldo Vaz hit a great ball. Floresta Club U18's Hudson de Souza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Neville Wal in the 32nd minute of play. Dani Cochrane made a fantastic save in the 35th minute, when João Leiva sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Bradley Obree hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Floresta Club U18's Luciano Valadares slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Dani Cochrane. That made the score 1-3 after 42 minutes of play. Hudson de Souza came out of the goal in the 46th minute to try and stop a shot by Australian Youth Academy's Dakota Gaffigan. But to his dismay, Dakota Gaffigan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-4. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. João Leiva was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the Australian Youth Academy defense, João Leiva kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dani Cochrane. The Australian Youth Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dani Cochrane should have stopped the shot. In the 56th minute, Australian Youth Academy's Jones Schutt dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. 63 minutes into the match, Floresta Club U18's goal looked a bit too open when Neville Wal came free, but Hudson de Souza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 65 minutes, João Leiva put it in 3-5 from a short distance just to the right of Dani Cochrane. Australian Youth Academy made a substitution. Dugald Berresford replaced Ben Minton. Neville Wal kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Dugald Berresford kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. If Luciano Valadares had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Olliver Todman got free with Hudson de Souza in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hudson de Souza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neville Wal in the 79th minute of play. Bradley Obree's late challenge caught a Floresta Club U18's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bradley Obree helped the player get up and apologised. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luciano Valadares in the 82nd minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Dani Cochrane to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luciano Valadares sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Agnaldo Vaz was shown his second yellow card after 89 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 90th match minute, Floresta Club U18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agnaldo Vaz to maneuver through the defense. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Olliver Todman in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hudson de Souza prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Olliver Todman could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Hudson de Souza made a huge save. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Australian Youth Academy walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.