League

Carisbrook
Spectators: 10949 (Terracing: 8212, Seating: 2518, VIP seats: 219) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Randolph Glover got the match started through his kick off. Art Hauschildt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brown Haslett in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Titipounamu's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Elliott Virgin was slow to take the kick. During this time Australian Youth Academy's players had a chance to rest. Tom Riddle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nando Pereira in the 10th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abraham Moon in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Art Hauschildt saved Titipounamu from getting behind. Nando Pereira could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Tom Riddle made a huge save. The supporters of Titipounamu booed when Australian Youth Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brown Haslett didn't get a good kick on the ball. Art Hauschildt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Randolph Glover, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Riddle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nando Pereira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tom Riddle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maximilian Larsson in the 29th minute of play. In the 29th minute Maximilian Larsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tom Riddle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute Randolph Glover shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Art Hauschildt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tom Riddle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximilian Larsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Titipounamu's Nando Pereira got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maximilian Larsson got free with Tom Riddle in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 46 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Maximilian Larsson came free, but Tom Riddle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Nando Pereira stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Art Hauschildt made a fantastic save in the 50th minute, when Randolph Glover sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rd minute, Randolph Glover ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Art Hauschildt was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. When Randolph Glover came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Australian Youth Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Randolph Glover couldn't finish the play. Maximilian Larsson took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tom Riddle. Tom Riddle dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Australian Youth Academy's goalkeeper Tom Riddle, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Boyd Allan made in the 67th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Randolph Glover. After 67 minutes, Bona Corona mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Titipounamu and the Australian Youth Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bona Corona kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. The long shot by Elliott Virgin in the 68th minute really tested Art Hauschildt's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. If Randolph Glover had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Randolph Glover came up free with the goalie in the 74th minute, the Australian Youth Academy fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Randolph Glover couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Randolph Glover in the 77th minute of play forced Titipounamu's goalkeeper Art Hauschildt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Titipounamu getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Vincente Santiago hit a great ball. Titipounamu's Remington Dobson was substituted for Maximilian Larsson. In the 81st match minute, Titipounamu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincente Santiago to maneuver through the defense. Randolph Glover took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Art Hauschildt. Art Hauschildt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Randolph Glover got free with Art Hauschildt in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 94 minutes into the match, Australian Youth Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Kirby Palmington came free, but Tom Riddle reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Australian Youth Academy 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.