Official Cup

B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 618 (Terracing: 464, Seating: 142, VIP seats: 12) Garth Brough made the kick off and thus started the match. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Brough in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute of the match Australian Youth Academy got a corner. Bacardi Black Bats'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. Australian Youth Academy's Roy Baba was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Artur Brudzisz in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 9th minute of the match, Quentin Platt tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Keylor Navas saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Keylor Navas made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent off a good shot on target. In the 12th minute, Ellis Hoskin 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: 0-1. In the 15th minute Garth Brough shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With an all-out effort, Bacardi Black Bats's Keylor Navas threw himself towards the right post 18 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Horaţiu Bacalbașa, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the last second Keylor Navas throw himself and got hold of the ball when Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 19thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Brough in the 23rd minute of play forced Bacardi Black Bats's goalkeeper Artur Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, one of Bacardi Black Bats:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Bacardi Black Bats. Artur Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Garth Brough in the 29th minute of the match. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Brough in the 33rd minute of play. Keylor Navas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 35th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Garth Brough in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Artur Brudzisz saved Bacardi Black Bats from getting behind. 41 minutes into the game, Germano Rosado recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Keylor Navas. Germano Rosado showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Rufus Roach hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Artur Brudzisz made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Garth Brough sent off a good shot on target. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horaţiu Bacalbașa, 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 Germano Rosado in the 60th minute of the match. If Garth Brough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ellis Hoskin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Artur Brudzisz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Germano Rosado in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keylor Navas saved Australian Youth Academy from getting behind. After 70 played minutes Bacardi Black Bats got a freekick which was hit by Alexandre Mourinho. The throw-in from Jarrod Mcmillan in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Bacardi Black Bats's Leandro Calçada. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 74th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Keylor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 76th minute of play forced Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Keylor Navas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Garth Brough might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Brudzisz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Garth Brough ran back to his position shaking his head. Rufus Roach kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Garth Brough could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Artur Brudzisz made a huge save. Keylor Navas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horaţiu Bacalbașa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 86th minute of the match Bacardi Black Bats got a corner. Australian Youth Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hermenegildo Rebelo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Quentin Platt got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Keylor Navas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 94 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Horaţiu Bacalbașa came free, but Keylor Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The Australian Youth Academy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Australian Youth Academy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.