National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 15959 (Terracing: 10000, Seating: 5483, VIP seats: 476) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Best Štriker made the kick off which started today's match. After 6 played minutes U21 Argentina got a freekick which was hit by Cirilo Afonso. Danny Gray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eugenio Mergildo in the 13th minute of play. Keylor Navas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Best Štriker in the 16th minute of the match. Cirilo Afonso succeeded in the game's 17th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Cirilo Afonso scored 2-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danny Gray, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Teddy Sheringham came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the U21 Australia 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 Teddy Sheringham couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Australia's zone, Cirilo Afonso stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Danny Gray came out of the goal and Cirilo Afonso tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Best Štriker struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Keylor Navas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Australia. 40 minutes into the match, U21 Australia's goalkeeper Danny Gray had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Adriana Rius. Adriana Rius scored 3-0 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Danny Gray, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Adriana Rius had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cirilo Afonso was the one to do the kick off. After 52 minutes, Adriana Rius made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Australia's Danny Gray tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee gave U21 Argentina a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Cirilo Afonso, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of U21 Australia's Danny Gray. 5-0. In the 59th minute Adriana Rius shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Danny Gray saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danny Gray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cirilo Afonso, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. U21 Australia made a substitution. Robbie Kruse replaced Best Štriker. U21 Argentina's Robustiano Gutierrez was substituted for Cecilio Lain. U21 Australia's Jarrod Conlan was substituted for Teddy Sheringham. U21 Argentina's Benjamin Fliz was substituted for Eugenio Mergildo. Cirilo Afonso's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Danny Gray read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Waddah Yabo kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. After 79 minutes, Waddah Yabo mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the U21 Australia and the U21 Argentina players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Waddah Yabo got a free kick in the 79th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Hector Sugar managed to get in a good position for a shot. U21 Argentina's supporters rose to their feet, but Hector Sugar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Danny Gray breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cirilo Afonso took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Danny Gray. Danny Gray dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hector Sugar in the 84th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Danny Gray to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Danny Gray didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hector Sugar went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. 89 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's goalkeeper Keylor Navas had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jarrod Conlan. The crowd rose to their feet as Jarrod Conlan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Keylor Navas. That made the score 8-1 in the 89 minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Hector Sugar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Danny Gray. U21 Australia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hector Sugar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-1.

The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The U21 Argentina fans cheered their team off the field, for while U21 Australia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.