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Goals Scored:
FERNANDEZ Sergio (PAR) 9', MALDONADO Ruben (PAR) 22', SHITTU Ganiyu (NGA) 38'.

Nigeria		Paraguay
[ 1]	OKOYE Sam (GK)	[ 1]	FLORENTIN Christian (GK)
[ 2]	OKUNOWO Gbenga	[ 2]	MARTINEZ Emilio
[ 3]	ENEH Ikenna	[ 4]	DA SILVA Paulo (Capt)
[ 5]	ARANKA John	[ 5]	MALDONADO Ruben
[ 6]	IKEMEFUNA Ozuah	[ 6]	GIMENEZ Ever
[ 7]	BABANGIDA Haruna (-40')	[ 7]	FERNANDEZ Sergio (-46')
[ 8]	GARBA Hashimu	[ 9]	SANTA CRUZ Roque (-80')
[10]	MUSA Abubakar	[14]	MARECOS Elvis
[11]	SHITTU Ganiyu (-54')	[15]	CABANAS Salvador (-46')
[15]	AFOLABI Rabiu (Capt)	[16]	BRITEZ Jorge
[17]	AGHAHOWA Julius	[17]	FRETES Walter
Substitutes:		Substitutes:
[12]	ORUMA Dominic (GK)	[12]	BAGNOLI Roberto (GK)
[ 4]	OKPALA Obinna	[ 3]	BLANCO Roberto
[ 9]	MELKAM Gabriel	[ 8]	CANDIA Isidro
[14]	YOBO Joseph (+40')	[11]	CUEVAS Nelson (+46')
[18]	DOMBRAYE Eddy (+54')	[13]	VERA Nelson (+80')
		[18]	DOMINGUEZ Miguel (+46')
Coach: OLATUNDE Nurudeen Disu (NGA)		Coach: JACQUET Mario (PAR)

Cautions:
FRETES Walter (PAR) 28', OKUNOWO Gbenga (NGA) 60', AFOLABI Rabiu (NGA) 61', IKEMEFUNA Ozuah (NGA) 65', BRITEZ Jorge (PAR) 72'.

Expulsions:
ENEH Ikenna (NGA) 75'.

Match Officials:

Referee: WEGEREEF Jan (HOL)	Asst. Ref. 1: JEDOIOUI Abdelmajid (MOR)
4th Official: SIMON Carlos Eugenio (BRA)	Asst. Ref. 2: KHOSRAVI Ali (IRN)

Match Summary:
Three goals, two missed penalties were the hallmarks of a rather spectacular game with fluctuating fortunes. Group favourites Nigeria were given no time at all to get into the match as their defence could never control Paraguay's Santa Cruz. The tall centre forward first hit the post with Fernandez scoring the first goal, then another splendid run resulted in a free-kick and the 2-0. When Nigeria's captain Afolabi missed a penalty, the hosts seemed to lose composure but Shittu pulled one goal back before the break. The inefficient Nigerians largely dominated the second half but Paraguay held on for the three points.

Facts & Figures
2     Paraguay qualified for the 2nd time to the 2nd round in 5 participations to the WYC final phase. In 1979, the Paraguayans won Group C with the same record as this edition (2 wins and 1 defeat) before losing to USSR in quarter finals in penalty shoot-outs. Paraguay have scored 16 points in as many matches played in WYC finals, with a record of 6 wins, 4 draws and 6 defeats (27 goals scored, 23 conceded).

2     Only twice in the history of WYC has the home team finished the tournament without losing a match. In 1991 Portugal won 5 matches in a row before drawing the final against Brazil: then the home team became World Champion after penalty shoot-outs. In 1985, the Soviet Union finished 4th due to two defeats after penalty shoot-outs against Spain (semifinals) and Nigeria (3rd-4th place play-off).