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Dragons Den
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hélio Vidal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paulo Ruas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfredo Loureiro in the 3rd minute of the match. Hélio Vidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hermínio Montenegro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Paulo Ruas having to interfere. The supporters of Dragons in Paradise booed when Armadouro was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jairo Correia didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Dragons in Paradise's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Vidal came free, but Paulo Ruas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Hélio Vidal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Ruas was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. In the 17th minute, Alberto Frois hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hélio Vidal came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Armadouro 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 Hélio Vidal couldn't finish the play. Paulo Ruas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hélio Vidal in the 30th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Hermínio Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Armadouro's supporters rose to their feet, but Hermínio Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Paulo Ruas breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 35 minutes into the match, Hermínio Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Paulo Ruas. Dragons in Paradise's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hermínio Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Paulo Ruas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Montenegro in the 38th minute of play. Paulo Ruas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hermínio Montenegro in the 40th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Dragons in Paradise's goal looked a bit too open when Hélio Vidal came free, but Paulo Ruas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Armadouro were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nuno Medeiros was the one to do the kick off. Nuno Medeiros fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Isac Gueifão having to interfere. With a little luck, Dragons in Paradise's Paulo Ruas got control of the ball when Hermínio Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Armadouro booed when Dragons in Paradise was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jesualdo Baptista didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paulo Ruas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexandre lacerda in the 60th minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Nuno Medeiros who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Armadouro's Isac Gueifão was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Nuno Medeiros sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alfredo Loureiro's late challenge caught a Dragons in Paradise's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alfredo Loureiro helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th minute, Alfredo Loureiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nuno Medeiros in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Isac Gueifão saved Armadouro from getting behind. The Dragons in Paradise fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Dragons in Paradise's Nuno Medeiros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 77 minutes into the game, Lucas Lustosa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Isac Gueifão was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hélio Vidal in the 80th minute of play forced Dragons in Paradise's goalkeeper Paulo Ruas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Dragons in Paradise fans' excitement grew in the 85th match minute when Dragons in Paradise's Nuno Medeiros looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Dragons in Paradise's Paulo Ruas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Dragons in Paradise from getting a goal against them. Dragons in Paradise's Paulo Ruas proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Dragons in Paradise from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Dragons in Paradise getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Nuno Medeiros hit a great ball. In the 96th minute, Hermínio Montenegro 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. The Dragons in Paradise support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.