Paradizo ended up on top of the scoreboard at 2:5 against Gran-Saconne in the fifth round of the 1. Promo League on Friday evening. The visitors took control after an early flurry from the hosts and never looked back. By then the match had already taken a turn that would define the afternoon.
A. Babic opened the scoring in the fourteenth minute and doubled his tally twelve minutes later. The Gran-Saconne striker seemed to have the game within his boots. And here's the thing — three goals in quick succession should have been enough to settle things.
Paradizo pulled one back through L. Gomez from the spot just before the interval. To be fair, the hosts had not been entirely dominant, and the visitors were still within striking distance. The penalty gave Paradizo something to build on in the second half.
Babic completed his hat-trick immediately after the break, but Paradizo refused to fold. F. Rasic found the net in the sixty-first minute and E. Schelotto added a late goal in the ninetieth. The visitors had cut them open at will after the initial pressure subsided.
Gran-Saconne sit in tenth place with six points from five matches, while Paradizo are seventh on seven points. The result does not dramatically alter either position, but it puts extra weight on Gran-Saconne's upcoming fixtures. One mistake ends it, and this was a match decided by moments rather than sustained pressure.