Atouba, in the 10th minute, in a shot from far away, opened the scoring, and Zito Luvumbo, in the 21st minute, following a cross, headed the second goal of the game.
The Interclube, coached by the portuguese Ivo Campos, still sought the goal of honor, with rapid transitions in both hallways, but the defense of the 'agostinos', four-time champions in the title, annulled all the attacks of the 'cops'.
Ivo Campos, assistant coach of 1.º de Agosto, at the end of the game congratulated both teams for the duel provided to the fans who filled the 22 de Junho stadium in Luanda, stating that his team "is alive" and "will fight until the end.
Ivo Campos considered that it was a great game and that his "guys deserved more".
With this result, the 1.º de Agosto was two points behind Petro de Luanda, which has one less game played.
Also this Sunday, in the 4 de Janeiro stadium, in Uíje province, the Academica do Lobito beat Santa Rita de Cássia by 3-1. Marcio Luvambo and Odilon scored the 'lobitangas' goals, while José reduced it to the Uíje Catholics.
Petro de Luanda lead Girabola with 50 points.
Brazilian striker Tony of Petro de Luanda leads the league with 14 goals, followed by Mabululu of 1 August with 12 goals and Yano of Petro de Luanda with one less.
Games of the 23rd round:
- Friday, March 6:
Recreativo da Caála - Recreativo do Libolo, 1-0.
- Saturday, March 7:
Cuando-Cubango FC - Petro de Luanda, 0-1.
Sagrada Esperança - Williet de Benguela, 1-0.
Desportivo da Huíla - Progresso do Sambizanga, 1-0.
- Sunday, 8th March:
Interclube - August 1, 0-2.
Interclube - 1º de Agosto, 0-2.
Santa Rita - Académica do Lobito, 1-3.
Ferrovia do Huambo - Sporting de Cabinda (postponed)
Bravos do Maquis (break)
