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LUANDA BOYS FC
Spectators: 10789 (Terracing: 8093, Seating: 2481, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tiago Tremura took the kick off in the first half of the match. The Luanda Boys Academy fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Luanda Boys Academy's Edgard Maraschin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Paulo Nascimento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. João Carlos Caneças tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edmundo Mantorras kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Desportivo da Huíla's João Carlos Caneças played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teodoro Russo in the 8th minute of play. Edmundo Mantorras charged in rather forcefully in the 10th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Edmundo Mantorras the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. João Carlos Caneças stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgard Maraschin's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. João Carlos Caneças showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgard Maraschin in the 14th minute of the match. João Carlos Caneças made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edgard Maraschin in the 17th minute. In the 21st minute Hortêncio Zamora 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. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Edgard Maraschin sped through Desportivo da Huíla's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of João Carlos Caneças. Afonso Dikaté hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Desportivo da Huíla's Edmundo Mantorras got his second yellow card of the match in the 30th minute. The referee ordered Edmundo Mantorras off the ground. In the 37th minute, Hortêncio Zamora left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Desportivo da Huíla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Dan Östlund could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 40th minute of the match, but João Carlos Caneças made a huge save. João Carlos Caneças showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgard Maraschin, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. A collision led to Desportivo da Huíla getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Hortêncio Zamora hit a great ball. João Carlos Caneças was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Dan Östlund showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 47 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edgard Maraschin made a kick off. Hortêncio Duarte charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hortêncio Duarte the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Luanda Boys Academy getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Hortêncio Duarte hit a great ball. João Carlos Caneças made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgard Maraschin in the 56th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Edgard Maraschin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but João Carlos Caneças was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. In the 63rd minute of the match Afonso Dikaté sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but João Carlos Caneças skillfully saved the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Luanda Boys Academy's zone, Emirares Chivukuvuku stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Toni Teive came out of the goal and Emirares Chivukuvuku tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afonso Dikaté kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Toni Teive made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tiago Tremura in the 75th minute. If Tiago Tremura had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Edgard Maraschin put it in 6-1 from a short distance just to the right of João Carlos Caneças. The Luanda Boys Academy fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Luanda Boys Academy's Edgard Maraschin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. João Carlos Caneças made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Östlund in the 88th minute of play. If Paulo Nascimento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When the referee blew the final whistle, Luanda Boys Academy could leave the field as winners, despite Desportivo da Huíla having more of the ball for most of the match.