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Match Report
National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Otto Copeland made the kick off and thus started the match. Loco Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belton Algoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. U21 Australia's Belton Algoud got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Howie Prior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Petty, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Jess Busst got a free kick in the 12th minute. U21 Australia's Howie Prior proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save U21 Australia from getting a goal against them. Bernie Fazey kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute, John Bonham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sergio Haney might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Howie Prior. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sergio Haney ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 26th minute, Jess Busst got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Loco Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jess Busst in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Belton Algoud in the 35th minute of play forced U21 United States's goalkeeper Loco Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Howie Prior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mike Petty, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Bernie Fazey charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernie Fazey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bernie Fazey kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When U21 United States's Otto Copeland in the 42nd minute got a chance for a shot 42nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Australia's goalie prevented a goal. Loco Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Belton Algoud's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Belton Algoud to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's Jess Busst got a free kick in the 51st minute. Loco Higuita made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Belton Algoud sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, U21 United States's Loco Higuita got control of the ball when Belton Algoud tried to sneak it across the goal line. Loco Higuita took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Belton Algoud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 60th minute, Ollie Mosley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ollie Mosley kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 66 minutes into the game, Sergio Haney cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Howie Prior was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jess Busst kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. U21 United States's Otto Copeland got a good chance for a goal in the 71st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. U21 United States's Kristofer Browne was substituted for Otto Copeland. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Sergio Haney sped through U21 Australia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Howie Prior. Howie Prior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Haney, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Sergio Haney sped through U21 Australia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Howie Prior. U21 United States's Leon Stinson was substituted for Armando Medrano. Mike Petty might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Howie Prior. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mike Petty ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, U21 Australia's John Bonham got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Howie Prior showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kristofer Browne, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the U21 Australia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 United States.
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