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Couqueiros Arena
Spectators: 9206 (Terracing: 6906, Seating: 2117, VIP seats: 183) 3 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Yuan Qi came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Yuan Qi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Tinoco hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Shi Yuan Qi struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. David Bastos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrebimba o Malho SLB. After a defensive mix-up in Arrebimba o Malho SLB's zone, Angelo Pessoa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Man Fish came out of the goal and Angelo Pessoa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Man Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jorge Morais in the 15th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, AM United's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Yuan Qi came free, but David Bastos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hao Fan Yong in the 20th minute of play forced AM United's goalkeeper David Bastos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 22 minutes, Shi Yuan Qi made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. AM United's David Bastos tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. David Bastos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Avantas Jado, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Man Fish showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Angelo Pessoa in the 27th minute of the match. Man Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Angelo Pessoa in the 29th minute of play. Teodoro Freires short, quick shot in the 31stth minute got Man Fish to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Angelo Pessoa in the 39th minute of play forced Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalkeeper Man Fish to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 42 played minutes Arrebimba o Malho SLB got a freekick which was hit by Mikael Häll. After 44 minutes, Hao Fan Yong mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arrebimba o Malho SLB and the AM United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Hao Fan Yong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After the first half Arrebimba o Malho SLB were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teodoro Freire stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When AM United's Teodoro Freire in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalie prevented a goal. Man Fish took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Angelo Pessoa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Hao Fan Yong's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but David Bastos was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. David Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Yuan Qi in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st minute of the match AM United got a corner. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. João Osório ran over to the corner to take the kick. David Bastos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Shi Yuan Qi in the 65th minute of play. After having played for 67 minutes, Maxim Tilea managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arrebimba o Malho SLB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maxim Tilea was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Man Fish showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Angelo Pessoa, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the game, Arrebimba o Malho SLB's Angelo Quintela nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. David Bastos made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Joga Tana kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. David Bastos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Angelo Quintela in the 90th minute. Man Fish made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roberto Tinoco in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Hao Fan Yong 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.