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Dragons Den
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dragons in Paradise's Nuno Medeiros 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. 5 minutes into the match, PaxTeam FC's Ingvar Tunander sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Paulo Ruas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 8th match minute, PaxTeam FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sylwester Gdaniec to maneuver through the defense. Ingvar Tunander sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ingvar Tunander in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Paulo Ruas saved Dragons in Paradise from getting behind. In the 18th minute Ingvar Tunander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Ruas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paulo Ruas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Humberto Raposo in the 19th minute of play. Humberto Raposo scored 0-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Paulo Ruas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Ingvar Tunander notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Dragons in Paradise's Paulo Ruas. Paulo Ruas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 28 minutes into the match, Dragons in Paradise's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Tunander came free, but Paulo Ruas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, PaxTeam FC's Ingvar Tunander made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Paulo Ruas was left in no man's land by his defense there! Paulo Ruas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ingvar Tunander, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Dragons in Paradise's goal looked a bit too open when Ingvar Tunander came free, but Paulo Ruas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 45 played minutes Dragons in Paradise got a freekick which was hit by Vítor Marques. In the 48thth minute of the game Ingvar Tunander who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dragons in Paradise's Paulo Ruas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Disappointed in the 0-4 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ingvar Tunander to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, Jesualdo Baptista was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dragons in Paradise's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PaxTeam FC the free kick. After 54 played minutes Dragons in Paradise got a freekick which was hit by Jesualdo Baptista. In the 57th minute Ingvar Tunander shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Ruas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Danilo Candal kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Humberto Raposo got free with Paulo Ruas in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 69th minute, Ingvar Tunander left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The PaxTeam FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 72 minutes into the game, Nuno Medeiros was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dragons in Paradise's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave PaxTeam FC the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ingvar Tunander 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. A hard shot 82 in the game by Ingvar Tunander from a close distance when the talented Paulo Ruas managed to make a qualified save. Dragons in Paradise's players were relieved. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ingvar Tunander in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Paulo Ruas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Dragons in Paradise's zone, Humberto Raposo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Paulo Ruas came out of the goal and Humberto Raposo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Ingvar Tunander's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Paulo Ruas was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Paulo Ruas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ingvar Tunander in the 94th minute of the match.