National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 14377 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 4027, VIP seats: 350) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Nicolás Flamenco kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, U21 Honduras's goal looked a bit too open when Iggy Boyd came free, but Yasir Garay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 5thth minute of the game Iggy Boyd who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Honduras's Yasir Garay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 7th minute of the match U21 Australia got a corner. U21 Honduras's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aden Convine ran over to the corner to take the kick. U21 Australia's Aden Convine was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Yasir Garay in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of U21 Australia booed when U21 Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benji Velis didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Iggy Boyd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yasir Garay was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. U21 Honduras's Yasir Garay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jimi Hendrix in the 13th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Mendoza during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of U21 Australia booed when U21 Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Carlos Mendoza didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yasir Garay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Drake Butterworth in the 16th minute of the match. Yasir Garay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Drake Butterworth in the 16th minute of the match. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind U21 Australia's goalkeeper Jamese Clinton, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Francisco Alvarenga hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Yasir Garay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aden Convine in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iggy Boyd in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yasir Garay saved U21 Honduras from getting behind. Francisco Alvarenga kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 26th minute Aden Convine shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yasir Garay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jamese Clinton made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolás Flamenco in the 27th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Benny Waterland during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yasir Garay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jimi Hendrix in the 36th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Iggy Boyd in the 37th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yasir Garay saved U21 Honduras from getting behind. U21 Honduras's Danilo Umanzor got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nicolás Flamenco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Iggy Boyd's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yasir Garay was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Iggy Boyd in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yasir Garay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The U21 Honduras players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. U21 Australia were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Iggy Boyd to make the kick off. U21 Australia's Jamese Clinton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolás Flamenco in the 52nd minute of play. Iggy Boyds short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Yasir Garay to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Carlos Mendoza was shown his second yellow card after 62 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After a rather tough play, U21 Honduras's Carlos Mendoza got a free kick in the 63rd minute. U21 Australia made a substitution. Arnie Carragher replaced Art Christian. After 64 played minutes U21 Honduras got a freekick which was hit by Carlos Mendoza. When U21 Australia's Earl Shorten in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Honduras's goalie prevented a goal. U21 Honduras's Ruben Sigaran was substituted for Eliseo Liborio. U21 Australia were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after U21 Honduras's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnie Carragher took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Samuel Mcenally managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. U21 Australia made a substitution. Rusty Morey replaced Howie Hogan. After a rather tough play, U21 Honduras's Mauricio Ochoa got a free kick in the 72nd minute. When Jimi Hendrix fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Australia's protests and gave Jimi Hendrix a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Jimi Hendrix got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Jamese Clinton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauricio Ochoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Bleyd Caddick hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Earl Shorten hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. In the 81stth minute of the game Earl Shorten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Honduras's Yasir Garay was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of U21 Australia booed when U21 Honduras was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicolás Flamenco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Yasir Garay stood somewhat misplaced when Earl Shorten came free in front of goal and shot 0-2 to the left of him in the 89 minute. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched U21 Australia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.