National cup

National Stadium
Spectators: 1028 (Terracing: 772, Seating: 236, VIP seats: 20) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jordon Fordham made the kick off which started today's match. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for U21 Australia! U21 Australia:s Lance Bungard showed great skill when he stopped Fernandez Marentos:s penalty. 5 minutes into the match, U21 Ecuador's goal looked a bit too open when Boyd Pavkovic came free, but Félix Rutges reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute, Lucas Cudmore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Félix Rutges was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Félix Rutges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Boyd Pavkovic in the 16th minute of the match. A sloppy throw-in by Brooks Oneill in the 18th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by U21 Ecuador's Nicolás Mazo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernandez Marentos in the 19th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Lance Bungard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Brooks Oneill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zayvion Sobaler in the 28th minute of play forced U21 Australia's goalkeeper Lance Bungard to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. U21 Ecuador were awarded a corner in the 29th minute after U21 Australia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Oswaldo Tercero took the corner. The corner led U21 Ecuador's Facundo Tosantos to fire away a dangerous shot which Lance Bungard despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 31st minute, Oswaldo Tercero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 minutes of play, U21 Australia's Lucas Cudmore made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Félix Rutges was left in no man's land by his defense there! Félix Rutges showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jordon Fordham, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Zayvion Sobaler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lance Bungard read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Zayvion Sobaler's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lance Bungard read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. 46 minutes into the game, U21 Australia's Jordon Fordham nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Félix Rutges made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zayvion Sobaler to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boyd Pavkovic in the 52nd minute of play forced U21 Ecuador's goalkeeper Félix Rutges to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 53rd minute, Zayvion Sobaler made a precise shot to the right of Lance Bungard. U21 Australia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Zayvion Sobaler struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Lance Bungard didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for U21 Ecuador. U21 Australia made a substitution. Clifford Vaisey replaced Boyd Pavkovic. U21 Australia's Barney Phasey was substituted for Ren Hands. Félix Rutges showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Clifford Vaisey in the 61st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Félix Rutges successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 65th minute, U21 Ecuador's Zuri Cuerva seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Zuri Cuerva the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of U21 Ecuador protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Zuri Cuerva had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Zuri Cuerva hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. U21 Ecuador's Gerardo Varga was substituted for Fernandez Marentos. U21 Australia's Joshua Ridding was substituted for Barney Greenan. The supporters of U21 Australia booed when U21 Ecuador was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zuri Cuerva didn't get a good kick on the ball. U21 Australia's Jamie Murphy couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 67th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for U21 Ecuador. After 70 played minutes U21 Australia got a freekick which was hit by Brooks Oneill. U21 Ecuador's Jerson Piñero was substituted for Zayvion Sobaler. In the 71st minute, Brooks Oneill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lucas Cudmore received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Félix Rutges tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Lucas Cudmore ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Félix Rutges was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. Félix Rutges took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Clifford Vaisey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerson Piñero scored 2-4 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lance Bungard, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to U21 Australia getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Brooks Oneill hit a great ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. U21 Australia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.