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Spectators: 7274 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 144) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Adilson Furtado started the match with the kick off. Júnior Almeida showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Matheus Delgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Amauri Melo hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aílton Martins in the 5th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Júnior Almeida saved MALAWI from getting behind. Júnior Almeida took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from C.J. 张耀坤, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Matheus Delgado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aílton Martins sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Júnior Almeida made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Delgado in the 12th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aílton Martins in the 14th minute of play forced MALAWI's goalkeeper Júnior Almeida to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute Aílton Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, MALAWI's goal looked a bit too open when Aílton Martins came free, but Júnior Almeida reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Aílton Martins came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Hunter fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aílton Martins couldn't finish the play. In the 26th minute, Amauri Melo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hunter's Matheus Delgado in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MALAWI's goalie prevented a goal. In the 43rd minute Aílton Martins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Júnior Almeida saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aílton Martins to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Hunter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredinho dos Santos to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Matheus Delgado dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Júnior Almeida, 0-1. In the 59th match minute, Hunter was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 谢翔乐 to maneuver through the defense. MALAWI's Júnior Almeida played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matheus Delgado in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute, Matheus Delgado reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Júnior Almeida. The goal made the score 0-2. MALAWI's Júnior Almeida proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save MALAWI from getting a goal against them. After 86 minutes of play, Hunter's Matheus Delgado made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Júnior Almeida was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aílton Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 90th minute of the match, but Júnior Almeida made a huge save. Aílton Martins could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Júnior Almeida made a huge save. In the 93rd minute of the match, Aílton Martins got a very nice opportunity to score, but Júnior Almeida was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After some careless play in the MALAWI defense, Aílton Martins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Júnior Almeida. The MALAWI fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Júnior Almeida should have stopped the shot. When the final whistle sounded Hunter left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MALAWI.