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National Stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Boyde Minne kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind China's goalkeeper 何西博, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Long Peng Chao could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Edwardo Devere made a huge save. Long Peng Chao's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 12thth minute, Edwardo Devere skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 14 minutes of play, Australia's Boyde Minne made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 何西博 was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Boyde Minne in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg 何西博 saved China from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Lin in the 21st minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Edwardo Devere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 何西博 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boyde Minne in the 22nd minute of the match. Edwardo Devere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Lin in the 23rd minute of play. 何西博 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boyde Minne in the 24th minute of the match. 25 minutes into the match, Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Lin came free, but Edwardo Devere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Wu Lin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The China fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Edwardo Devere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Lin in the 28th minute of play. 何西博 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boyde Minne went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. 35 minutes into the match, Australia's goal looked a bit too open when Wu Lin came free, but Edwardo Devere reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Australia's Edwardo Devere proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Australia from getting a goal against them. 何西博 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 何西博 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Boyde Minne went, in the 45th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Australia made a substitution. Belton Fordham replaced Ryan Pincini. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Long Peng Chao to strike the kick off in the second half. Edwardo Devere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Lin in the 51st minute of play. Edwardo Devere made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wu Lin in the 53rd minute of play. 何西博 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Boyde Minne in the 56th minute of play. 何西博 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Boyde Minne showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 61 minute of play. Edwardo Devere showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Lin Bin in the 64th minute of the match. Boyde Minne struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. 何西博 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Australia. 何西博 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boyde Minne, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Long Peng Chao in the 67th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Edwardo Devere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edwardo Devere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Long Peng Chao, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyde Minne in the 68th minute of play forced China's goalkeeper 何西博 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Lin in the 72nd minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Edwardo Devere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wu Lin in the 74th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Edwardo Devere to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84 minutes, Boyde Minne made it 2-5 with a short kick to the right side. China's 何西博 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 87th minute, Australia's Boyde Minne dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. Edwardo Devere showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 肖荣帆, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 93 minutes into the match, 汪旭延 had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Edwardo Devere. Australia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that 汪旭延 was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-6. When China's 汪旭延, in the 96th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for China. The Australia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.