National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Australia's Jessop Turnor started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Australia getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Donald Trump hit a great ball. Tirloch Costello took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Logan Wege. Logan Wege dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Donavon Mulvihill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jessop Turnor, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Jessop Turnor received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Donavon Mulvihill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lukasz Gornik hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Australia's Logan Wege played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tirloch Costello in the 20th minute of play. After 26 played minutes Australia got a freekick which was hit by Keith Carr. When Doney Murphy fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ireland's protests and gave Doney Murphy a yellow card for diving instead. In the 28th minute, Doney Murphy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Blaine Keegan could shoot a difficult shot in the 31st minute, which Logan Wege however easily saved by the left post. Drake Butterworth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Donavon Mulvihill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Donavon Mulvihill stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jessop Turnor's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Blaine Keegan in the 36th minute of play forced Australia's goalkeeper Logan Wege to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Drake Butterworth received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Donavon Mulvihill tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38th minute Diego Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Logan Wege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Logan Wege made an important save on a dangerous shot by Blaine Keegan in the 40th minute. After 42 played minutes Australia got a freekick which was hit by Drake Butterworth. Donavon Mulvihill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jessop Turnor, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 51 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ireland's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Donald Trump was slow to take the kick. During this time Australia's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Australia's corner Donald Trump fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Donavon Mulvihill quite easily take care of the ball.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Blaine Keegan made a kick off. Lukasz Gornik took the ball and in the 57 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Logan Wege. Logan Wege dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Drake Butterworth sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Logan Wege didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Blaine Keegan went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 71 minutes into the match, Tirloch Costello notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Australia's Logan Wege. Logan Wege was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Australia's Danny Carey was substituted for Aden Convine. In the 76th minute Diego Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Logan Wege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ireland's Nacho Fernandez got a free kick in the 80th minute. In the 83rd minute Diego Maradona shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Logan Wege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 84th minute Kevin Barry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Logan Wege saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Keefer Carragher got free with Donavon Mulvihill in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Logan Wege showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Barry in the 89th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Ireland fans cheered their team off the field, for while Australia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.
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