National Team Friendly

National Stadium
Spectators: 10302 (Terracing: 7727, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when José Quintero kicked off to start the match. If Emiliano Palma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Antonio Fordham made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when José Quintero sent off a good shot on target. Julio Arauz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bondo Iceberg in the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to U21 Australia getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Bryson Simpson hit a great ball. 22 minutes into the game, Alberto Blackham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Julio Arauz was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emiliano Palma got free with Antonio Fordham in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Julio Arauz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bondo Iceberg in the 30th minute of the match. In the 35thth minute of the game Alberto Blackham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Panama's Julio Arauz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Fordham stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eduardo Moscoso's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bondo Iceberg in the 43rd minute of play forced U21 Panama's goalkeeper Julio Arauz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes in the game Moisés Morales did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Emiliano Palma. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Julio Arauz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Blackham, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. U21 Australia's Connor Muller was substituted for Bondo Iceberg. Julio Arauz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alberto Blackham in the 60th minute of play. U21 Australia's Connor Muller was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 61st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. A collision led to U21 Australia getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Jayden Mcvicar hit a great ball. U21 Australia's Antonio Fordham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan Escobar in the 65th minute of play. U21 Panama's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leonidas Treviño in the 66th minute. A nice corner shot did that Emiliano Palma got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Antonio Fordham quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Julio Arauz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Connor Muller, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Donald Trump sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Connor Muller who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 76thth minute tested the skills of Julio Arauz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 79th match minute, U21 Panama was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Emiliano Bultrón to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marcus Laughton got free with Julio Arauz in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Juan Escobar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 83 minutes into the match, U21 Australia's goal looked a bit too open when José Quintero came free, but Antonio Fordham reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of U21 Panama booed when U21 Australia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Donald Trump didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 93rd minute, Moisés Morales hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 95 minutes into the match, U21 Panama's goal looked a bit too open when Connor Muller came free, but Julio Arauz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. U21 Australia's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.