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Estadio Avidos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maciej Jankowski started the match with the kick off. Maciej Jankowski struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Albertino Assis didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AJAX. Igor Morais hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Santos FC defense, Maciej Jankowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Albertino Assis. The Santos FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Albertino Assis should have stopped the shot. Albertino Assis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maciej Jankowski, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Santos FC's Albertino Assis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Maciej Jankowski in the 24th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Maciej Jankowski in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Albertino Assis saved Santos FC from getting behind. Maciej Jankowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Albertino Assis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Maciej Jankowski notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Santos FC's Albertino Assis. Albertino Assis was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Albertino Assis didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maciej Jankowski went, in the 38th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Ali Kağan Güzir got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Inácio Henriques stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Inácio Henriques made a precise shot to the right of Igor Zambujal. AJAX's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. Inácio Henriques sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 57th minute of the match, Maciej Jankowski got a very nice opportunity to score, but Albertino Assis was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Albertino Assis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Maciej Jankowski in the 58th minute of play. Maciej Jankowski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Santos FC's Albertino Assis got control of the ball when Maciej Jankowski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maciej Jankowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Albertino Assis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maciej Jankowski ran back to his position shaking his head. 62 minutes into the game, AJAX's Maciej Jankowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Albertino Assis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-4. In the 66th match minute, Santos FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Morais to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute, Maciej Jankowski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AJAX fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-5. The crowd rose to their feet as AJAX's Maciej Jankowski slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Albertino Assis. That made the score 1-6 after 71 minutes of play. The AJAX fans' excitement grew in the 82nd match minute when AJAX's Maciej Jankowski 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 1-8 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Albertino Assis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Maciej Jankowski in the 85th minute. Santos FC's Albertino Assis proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Santos FC from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Maciej Jankowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Albertino Assis was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 96th minute Inácio Henriques shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Igor Zambujal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Santos FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. AJAX were clearly better and deserved to take the win.