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Jabaete
Spectators: 7203 (Terracing: 5404, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Luís Fabiano Saldanha took the kick off in the first half of the match. Luís Fabiano Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Douglas Donato's late challenge caught a Rendenção EC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Douglas Donato helped the player get up and apologised. In the 6th match minute, MALAWI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Douglas Donato to maneuver through the defense. In the 8th minute, Alex da Silva 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. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adilson Furtado in the 9th minute of play. In the 17th minute Giovani Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Giovani Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot. MALAWI's supporters rose to their feet, but Giovani Veiga was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arlindo Aguiar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alex da Silva received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Júnior Almeida tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luís Fabiano Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arlindo Aguiar acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Dadá Trevisan. In the 35th minute Luís Fabiano Saldanha 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. Alex da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júnior Almeida having to interfere. Rendenção EC's Arlindo Aguiar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Rendenção EC from getting a goal against them. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Arlindo Aguiar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giovani Veiga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 53 minutes into the match, Rendenção EC's goal looked a bit too open when Douglas Donato came free, but Arlindo Aguiar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giovani Veiga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arlindo Aguiar having to interfere. After a rather tough play, MALAWI's Giovani Veiga got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, MALAWI's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alex da Silva fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Luís Fabiano Saldanha came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Rendenção EC 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 Luís Fabiano Saldanha couldn't finish the play. Alex da Silva fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júnior Almeida having to interfere. Giovani Veiga recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arlindo Aguiar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adilson Furtado, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. After having played for 68 minutes, Giovani Veiga managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MALAWI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Giovani Veiga was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Adilson Furtado came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the MALAWI 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 Adilson Furtado couldn't finish the play. In the 78th minute Giovani Veiga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Aguiar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Luís Fabiano Saldanha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Júnior Almeida having to interfere. After having played for 81 minutes, Alex da Silva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Rendenção EC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alex da Silva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 83 minutes, Adilson Furtado managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MALAWI's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adilson Furtado was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alex da Silva sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute of the match, Alex da Silva tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Júnior Almeida saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Adilson Furtado received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Arlindo Aguiar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arlindo Aguiar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Giovani Veiga in the 92nd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in MALAWI's zone, Alex da Silva stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Júnior Almeida came out of the goal and Alex da Silva tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Luís Fabiano Saldanha sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.