Paradise 4 - 0 FCN (385010456)

21093 spectators had come to zum rauchenden Gewächshaus this cloudy day. David Fransson was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Roger Espejo and Eurico Carvalho. Paradise had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Razzante - Madsen, Viachorka, Warta - Merle, Netzle, Mennessier, Queirós, Klamm - Pullinen, Elizondo.

A 4-3-3 alignment was the formation of choice for FCN. Lineup: Muje - Pereira, Villani, Sulameri, Forjaz - Arjanne, Facchini, Tulleners - Araújo Silva, Magofke, Acebedo.

FCN decided to play creatively. Having been awarded a free kick in an awkward position after 30 minutes, Paradise did not go for a shot but instead fired the ball hard into the 6 yard box. After a brief tussle with his marker, C. Queirós was able to power the ball past the keeper to make the score 1 - 0. Paradise's O. Madsen saw his fine effort strike the top of the bar following some good work up the middle by his teammates after 34 minutes. Paradise's F. Merle struck his penalty well enough to beat the goalkeeper and extend the home team's lead to 2 - 0 after 36 minutes. 36 minutes into the game C. Klamm could see that the opposing goalie was out of position and tried an unexpected lob that the keeper just barely reached. The rebound went to C. Elizondo who failed to hit the target. Halftime score was 2 - 0. Possession in this half belonged to Paradise, who controlled the ball 71 percent of the time.

Things were going to get worse for the visitors. O. Madsen squirmed through their central defence after 51 minutes, increasing the lead to 3 - 0. The players of Paradise now seemed to think the job was done and acted more defensively, just waiting for the ref to blow the final whistle. Good work by the FCN defensive line after 54 minutes produced a good counterattack chance, which cut elegantly down the middle of the pitch and found L. Araújo Silva alone in front of the goal, but his shot whistled just wide. P. Pullinen unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. A well-executed free kick by F. Merle after 68 minutes made it 4 - 0 for Paradise. Paradise enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 70 percent of possession.

M. Viachorka performed admirably for Paradise. C. Elizondo turned in a dismal performance, however. The most dominating FCN player was without a doubt É. Forjaz. On the other hand, A. Acebedo's play was disheartening. The match ends 4 - 0.