Official Cup

Libertadores x7
Spectators: 205 (Terracing: 154, Seating: 47, VIP seats: 4) Xu Yun Quan made the kick off and thus started the match. Gabriel Martini fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Farid Mondragón having to interfere. If Garth Brough had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kerry Sellers in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Keylor Navas saved Australian Youth Academy from getting behind. With a little luck, Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas got control of the ball when Sid Chadwick tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of C. A. Independiente booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boyd Allan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Australian Youth Academy's zone, Kerry Sellers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Keylor Navas came out of the goal and Kerry Sellers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 13 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Garth Brough came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A sloppy throw-in by Jarrod Mcmillan in the 15th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by C. A. Independiente's Eric Snowden. An unexpected shot in the 22nd minute by Xu Yun Quan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Farid Mondragón made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garth Brough in the 26th minute of play. Keylor Navas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sid Chadwick in the 29th minute. After 30 played minutes Australian Youth Academy got a freekick which was hit by Garth Brough. Garth Brough sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Garth Brough in the 32nd minute of play forced C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Australian Youth Academy's Garth Brough in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C. A. Independiente's goalie prevented a goal. Keylor Navas was a little too slow when Kerry Sellers got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 1-0. Garth Brough might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Farid Mondragón. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Garth Brough ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas got control of the ball when Kerry Sellers tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eric Snowden during the 43rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Eric Snowden hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 44 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goal looked a bit too open when Garth Brough came free, but Farid Mondragón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Australian Youth Academy made a substitution. Fletcher Baba replaced Gabriel Martini. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Garth Brough stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garth Brough in the 54th minute of play. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Independiente from getting a goal against them. Farid Mondragón came out of the goal in the 56th minute to try and stop a shot by Australian Youth Academy's Fletcher Baba. But to his dismay, Fletcher Baba quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Independiente from getting a goal against them. Australian Youth Academy's Keylor Navas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerry Sellers in the 70th minute of play. Brown Haslett hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. After 73 played minutes, C. A. Independiente's Eric Snowden shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Keylor Navas came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in C. A. Independiente reached it. 75 minutes into the match, C. A. Independiente's goalkeeper Farid Mondragón had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Garth Brough. In the 77th minute, Sid Chadwick got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Qiu Fan Ran kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Fletcher Baba 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: 1-2. C. A. Independiente's Farid Mondragón proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save C. A. Independiente from getting a goal against them. Farid Mondragón took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garth Brough, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 91 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Sid Chadwick came free, but Keylor Navas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Boyd Allan lost his temper 95 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Boyd Allan hit a great ball. Fletcher Baba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Farid Mondragón tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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.