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LUANDA BOYS FC
Spectators: 10791 (Terracing: 8094, Seating: 2482, VIP seats: 215) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lourenço De Matos got the match started through his kick off. Eduardo Areosa hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Toni Teive didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lourenço De Matos went, in the 12th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Lourenço De Matos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Toni Teive was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. 16 minutes into the match, Edgard Maraschin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Nito Areosa, 1-1. In the 23rd minute, João Carlos Amado made a precise shot to the right of Toni Teive. Luanda Boys Academy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Luanda Boys Academy's Toni Teive played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lourenço De Matos in the 27th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Lourenço De Matos shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Teive saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 39 minutes into the match, Recreativo FC®'s goal looked a bit too open when Edgard Maraschin came free, but Nito Areosa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute Edgard Maraschin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nito Areosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgard Maraschin got free with Nito Areosa in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 42nd minute of the match, Edgard Maraschin tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nito Areosa saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 42 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Luanda Boys Academy's Edgard Maraschin fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 46 minutes into the match, Recreativo FC®'s goalkeeper Nito Areosa had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edgard Maraschin. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Edgard Maraschin to make the kick off. After 55 minutes of play, Luanda Boys Academy's Dan Östlund made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nito Areosa was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nito Areosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dan Östlund, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edgard Maraschin scored 4-2 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nito Areosa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 67 minutes into the match, Luanda Boys Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Hipólito Nascimento came free, but Toni Teive reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lourenço De Matos scored 4-3 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Toni Teive, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 77th match minute, Luanda Boys Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Dikaté to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th match minute, Recreativo FC® was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Carlos Amado to maneuver through the defense. 85 minutes into the match, Dan Östlund had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Nito Areosa. Recreativo FC®'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dan Östlund was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-3. In the 89th minute Edgard Maraschin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nito Areosa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Edgard Maraschin made a precise shot to the right of Nito Areosa. Recreativo FC®'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-3. The supporters of Recreativo FC® booed when Luanda Boys Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Afonso Dikaté didn't get a good kick on the ball. Toni Teive was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alda Correia. Nito Areosa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgard Maraschin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luanda Boys Academy were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Recreativo FC® for a fine match.