U21 League

莱比锡红牛竞技场
Spectators: 150 (Terracing: 113, Seating: 34, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dé 廖化 started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Australian Youth Academy's Berkeley Glover nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 严珂榕 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The supporters of 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Shaun Haley didn't get a good kick on the ball. The long shot by 冯剑岩 in the 13th minute really tested Ollie Flesfadar's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. After 14 minutes, Dakota Gaffigan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Australian Youth Academy and the 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dakota Gaffigan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 17th minute, Dé 廖化 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Berkeley Glover recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Shaun Haley took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 严珂榕. 严珂榕 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. A collision led to 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. 姚荣帆 hit a great ball. In the 38th minute, Humberto Velasco made a precise shot to the right of 严珂榕. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Ollie Flesfadar made an important save on a dangerous shot by 姚荣帆 in the 41st minute. In the 43rdth minute of the game Berkeley Glover who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 严珂榕 was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Berkeley Glover had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of 严珂榕. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Berkeley Glover was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. Disappointed in the 1-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Humberto Velasco made a kick off. 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's 严珂榕 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save 【FLY】莱比锡红牛 from getting a goal against them. In the 63rd minute, Humberto Velasco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Australian Youth Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. 67 minutes into the match, 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's goalkeeper 严珂榕 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Antony Cuddihy. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Humberto Velasco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Australian Youth Academy's supporters rose to their feet, but Humberto Velasco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 严珂榕 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ollie Flesfadar came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by 【FLY】莱比锡红牛's Dé 因扎吉. But to his dismay, Dé 因扎吉 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. In the 76th minute, 潘锋镇 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 82 played minutes Australian Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Humberto Velasco. After 90 minutes of play, Australian Youth Academy's Antony Cuddihy made it 2-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 严珂榕 was left in no man's land by his defense there! 93 minutes into the game, Humberto Velasco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-7. 严珂榕 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.