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Spectators: 5016 (Terracing: 4007, Seating: 1009, VIP seats: 0) FC Nação Portuguesa's Vladimiro Infante started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Eurico Viana hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute Vladimiro Infante shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Tomé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With 10 minutes on the clock, Viriato Graça commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 10 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Nação Portuguesa! Baltasar Ávila shot the penalty kick right outside the post. After a rather tough play, Valboense FC's Cristóvão Regalado got a free kick in the 14th minute. A hard shot by Osvaldo Borges from long distance, 15 minutes into the match, got Adolfo Tomé's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 17th minute Fulgencio Emenon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Tomé saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes Valboense FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roberto Carreira who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Fulgencio Emenon managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. 23 minutes into the match, Valboense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Emenon came free, but Adolfo Tomé reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Adolfo Tomé showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Vítor Fiúza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jacob Moita hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 38th minute, Nuno Sanches hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Adolfo Tomé made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuno Sanches in the 41st minute. In the 44th minute Baltasar Ávila shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 45 played minutes FC Nação Portuguesa got a freekick which was hit by Fábio Furtado. Vinicio Gutierrez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gil Mangueira in the 47th minute of play. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gil Mangueira made a kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Emenon in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adolfo Tomé prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 57 minutes, Baltasar Ávila mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valboense FC and the FC Nação Portuguesa players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute, Jacinto Palma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th minute Gil Mangueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Gutierrez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Adolfo Tomé showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nuno Sanches, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 70 minutes into the match, Valboense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Emenon came free, but Adolfo Tomé reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st minute, Nuno Sanches ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adolfo Tomé was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Adolfo Tomé stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fulgencio Emenon's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. After having played for 78 minutes, Fulgencio Emenon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Nação Portuguesa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulgencio Emenon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Fulgencio Emenon came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the FC Nação Portuguesa 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 Fulgencio Emenon couldn't finish the play. Vladimiro Infante received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Adolfo Tomé tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Valboense FC's Adolfo Tomé played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nuno Sanches in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Valboense FC's goal looked a bit too open when Fulgencio Emenon came free, but Adolfo Tomé reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Valboense FC's Adolfo Tomé played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladimiro Infante in the 92nd minute of play. Adolfo Tomé made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuno Sanches in the 93rd minute of play. Adolfo Tomé made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Emenon in the 94th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Nação Portuguesa fully deserved thier win.