The Oakley Cannons'Cannons' fantasy road may be over, but their 14-year-old goalkeeper Ymir Abele finds himself in dreamland as the youngest player to win the Australian Cup.
Less than 24 hours after another alumnus, Christopher Atherton, became the youngest to appear in a significant UK game at the age of thirteen, Abele smashed his way into Australian rules football with his dazzling appearance in the Cannons' mid-final game against MacArthur.
With the Victorian semi-pro'ssemi-pro's career-ending at the hands of MacArthur, who was leading 5-2 in the closing minutes, Cannons coach Chris Taylor took the opportunity to give Abele, who usually plays for his sub-team, 14, his moment.
Coming off the bench at Oakley'sOakley's Jack Edwards Reserve, the youngster couldn't hide a smile when asked to fill in for experienced goalkeeper Luis Italiano, who is more than twice the age of 31-year-old Abelle.
Having received a great reception from the home team steams fans, Ymer did not concede any more goals, and Macarthur took his expected place in the final against Sydney United.
Abele clarified that the replacement was planned at the last minute if the Gunners were leaving, telling Network 10: "The 85th minute, I think. It'sIt's [Taylor]. He said, "Warm up" – I was so happy! ""
There was a nervous moment in the closing seconds when it looked like Abelle would have to knock down a corner kick, but he shrugged it off: "I was so excited to go on and make history, that's all."
If she should have brought it sooner, she shrugged with a smile, "I don'tdon't know [it was]. Call Chris Taylor, not me.
Her mother said she was a "nervous wreck." "I was nervous all night. I am very proud of Emer; she has been training hard for the last two years."
But even Abbey couldn'tcouldn't match the feat from thousands of miles away as Atherton, aged 13 years and 329 days, broke a 42-year-old UK record when he played a second-half supporting role for Glenavon against Dollingstown in the League of Northern Ireland. Glass.
In addition, his first touch was to score the final goal for his team in a 6-0 win. Atherton is nearly a year older than British record holder Eamonn Collins, who made his Blackpool debut aged 14 and 323 days in 1980.
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