National Stadium
Spectators: 10307 (Terracing: 7731,
Seating: 2370, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alex Shoba started the match with the kick off. U21 Australia's Stanley Matthes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tyrell Mandela in the 3rd minute of play. A collision led to U21 Australia getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Bert Cookesley hit a great ball. Themba Takane showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Cahill in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's Alex Shoba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stanley Matthes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ryan Giggs sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 15th minute of the match, Tim Cahill tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Themba Takane saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 17th match minute, U21 South Africa was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornell Takane to maneuver through the defense. In the 26th minute, Tim Cahill made a precise shot to the right of Themba Takane. U21 South Africa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 37th minute Tim Cahill shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Themba Takane saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, U21 South Africa's goalkeeper Themba Takane had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ryan Giggs. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Alex Colman got a free kick in the 41st minute. Cornell Takane received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Stanley Matthes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 45 minutes, Kenny Mahlangu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 South Africa and the U21 Australia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Tyrell Mandela's late challenge caught a U21 Australia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Tyrell Mandela helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to U21 South Africa getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Tyrell Mandela hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ryan Giggs was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 54 minutes, Tim Cahill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. U21 Australia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tim Cahill was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Themba Takane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Giggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Themba Takane showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ryan Giggs, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. During the 73rd minute of the match Tyrell Mandela completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Tyrell Mandela a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After a rather tough play, U21 South Africa's Tyrell Mandela got a free kick in the 74th minute. Jorge Gerő charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jorge Gerő the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A hard shot by Maseti Qabi from long distance, 77 minutes into the match, got Stanley Matthes's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Cornell Takane kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Tiger Leach ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Themba Takane was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. In the 87th minute Alex Shoba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stanley Matthes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 88th minute of the match U21 South Africa got a corner. U21 Australia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Maseti Qabi ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 South Africa's Mpho Magagane quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alex Colman, made in the 92nd minute of the game. After 94 minutes, Tim Cahill made it 4-1 with a short kick to the right side. U21 South Africa's Themba Takane tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot.
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