Paradiso — Bellinzona: 4:0, 1. Liga Promotion

Paradiso beat Bellinzona 4-0 on Saturday in the first stage of the 1. Лига Промоушн. The hosts opened their regular season campaign with a comfortable victory at home. Three goals came from S. Mateucci, with A. Babic adding the fourth to seal the result before the half-hour mark. Bellinzona were unable to respond to the early pressure.

It began quickly for the home side. Mateucci found the net in the seventh minute, then repeated himself eight minutes later to double their lead. By then Bellinzona were already chasing the game, and the visitors had nothing to do all evening. Two goals in one minute set the tone for what followed.

Babic made it three in the 32nd minute, and Mateucci completed his hat-trick in the 51st. And here's the thing — Bellinzona never really threatened. They were outplayed from start to finish, and the result reflected that disparity.

We had given a prediction of a Bellinzona win with 84 per cent confidence. To be fair, the form guide looked respectable enough for them, but this was a different story entirely. Bellinzona were already bottom of the table with one point from six matches, and they looked it on the pitch.

Paradiso move up to fifth place with ten points from six games. Bellinzona remain eighteenth on a solitary point. The gap between the sides was clear on the day, and it showed in the final scoreline.