U18 League

HN东风路体育场
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) 孙希竞 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th minute, Jones Schutt hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Bradley Obree left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Australian Youth Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Jemmett Locke scored 0-2 in the 10th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 毛青诚, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 龙桑梁 kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the game, Ben Minton cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. 毛青诚 was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When 杨凡真 fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's protests and gave 杨凡真 a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. 杨凡真 hit a great ball. After 31 minutes, Ben Minton mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Australian Youth Academy and the 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 34th match minute, Australian Youth Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bickford Mcmillan to maneuver through the defense. 龙桑梁 kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. 曹辰天 took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Braedan Shorten. Braedan Shorten dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jemmett Locke to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's goal looked a bit too open when Jemmett Locke came free, but 毛青诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jemmett Locke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 毛青诚 was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. Braedan Shorten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 曹辰天, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 毛青诚 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jemmett Locke in the 56th minute of play. 毛青诚 made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Ben Minton sent off a good shot on target. Braedan Shorten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 徐骏雄, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 63 minutes into the match, 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's goal looked a bit too open when Jemmett Locke came free, but 毛青诚 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Australian Youth Academy's Antony Cowdell got a free kick in the 65th minute. In the 66th minute of the match 陈榕棋 shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Braedan Shorten showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 陈榕棋 hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. 78 minutes into the game, Australian Youth Academy's Jemmett Locke nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 毛青诚 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. When 【AC】Romagnoli『湘☆军』's 孙希竞 in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Australian Youth Academy's goalie prevented a goal. In the 84th minute, Ben Minton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Australian Youth Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. A collision led to Australian Youth Academy getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Olliver Prince hit a great ball. Braedan Shorten showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 陈榕棋, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, Australian Youth Academy's Jemmett Locke dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-6. The Australian Youth Academy supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Australian Youth Academy would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.