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Spectators: 7727 (Terracing: 5796, Seating: 1777, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hermes Amado started the match with the kick off. Hermes Amado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 4 played minutes Valongo FC got a freekick which was hit by Carmelo Eneko. Rubim Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jairo Assis, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 10th minute, Jairo Assis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rubim Ramos was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Hamilton Borba took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jerónimo Prada. Valentina Stars's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 16 played minutes Valentina Stars got a freekick which was hit by Máximo Assunção. Rubim Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Carvalheira, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Rubim Ramos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Carvalheira, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. André Carvalheira fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rubim Ramos having to interfere. If António Raminhos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Hermes Amado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Valongo FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermes Amado was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jerónimo Prada breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 34th minute Jairo Assis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rubim Ramos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Rubim Ramos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Carvalheira in the 36th minute of the match. 42 minutes into the match, Valongo FC's goal looked a bit too open when André Carvalheira came free, but Rubim Ramos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rubim Ramos didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jairo Assis went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. André Carvalheira was the one to do the kick off. Hermes Amado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Rubim Ramos made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when André Carvalheira sent off a good shot on target. Rubim Ramos made an important save on a dangerous shot by André Carvalheira in the 66th minute. After 71 minutes, Máximo Assunção mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Valentina Stars and the Valongo FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 71 played minutes Valentina Stars got a freekick which was hit by Máximo Assunção. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hermes Amado in the 72nd minute of play forced Valentina Stars's goalkeeper Jerónimo Prada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th minute Belchior Souto shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerónimo Prada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carmelo Eneko was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 77 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, one of Valongo FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Valongo FC. Jairo Assis shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. In the 81st minute, Valério Fagundes 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. After having played for 85 minutes, André Carvalheira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Valentina Stars's supporters crossed their fingers, but André Carvalheira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 89th match minute, Valentina Stars was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Afonso Chagas to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when André Carvalheira got free with Rubim Ramos in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. António Raminhos kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. A collision led to Valongo FC getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. António Raminhos hit a great ball.