FIFA International Friendlies

Paraguay

FIFA #34
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Paraguay beat Nicaragua
Nicaragua 0 – 4 Paraguay
FT · Fri, Jun 5

Match Details

Defensores del Chaco (Asunción) · 35,000 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.
  • 90'+2'Second Half ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 85'Substitution, Nicaragua. Osmin Salinas replaces Jacob Montes.
  • 67'Goal! Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Magalhães Prado.
  • 63'Substitution, Nicaragua. Leyner Moses replaces Anyelo Velásquez.
  • 63'Substitution, Nicaragua. Efraín Mejía replaces Jonathan Moncada.
  • 62'Goal! Paraguay 3, Nicaragua 0. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 57'Substitution, Nicaragua. Amadeus Zamora replaces Jason Coronel.
  • 56'Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Gustavo Gómez.
  • 45'Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.

Line Score

12T
NCA 00 0
PAR 22 4

Match Leaders

Nicaragua
Paraguay

Key Events

85'Osmin Salinas (Nicaragua) Substitution at 85'
67'Goal! Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Magalhães Prado.
63'Efraín Antonio Mejía Alfaro (Nicaragua) Substitution at 63'
63'Leyner Moses (Nicaragua) Substitution at 63'
62'Goal! Paraguay 3, Nicaragua 0. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
57'Amadeus Josef Zamora González (Nicaragua) Substitution at 57'
56'Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Gabriel Ávalos (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Alex Arce (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'José Canale (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Matías Galarza (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Orlando Gill (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Gustavo Velázquez (Paraguay) Substitution at 45'
45'Ariagner Smith (Nicaragua) Substitution at 45'
42'Goal! Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
25'Maurício (Paraguay) Substitution at 25'
17'Goal! Paraguay 1, Nicaragua 0. Alejandro Romero (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
15'Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

NicaraguaParaguay
General
0 Possession % 0
0 Shots 0
0 On Target 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corners 0
0 Fouls 0
Passing & Defense
0 Passes Completed 0
0 Crosses Won 0
0 Tackles Won 0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Clearances 0
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Saves 0

Recent Form

Paraguay L L W W L
Nicaragua L W L L D

Starting Lineups

Nicaragua5-4-1
12 Pineda
6 Rivera 3 Gutiérrez 19 Martínez 5 Cano 22 Velásquez
14 Coronel 16 Cole 10 Montes 8 Moncada
11 García
10 Almirón 42' 9 Sanabria
19 Enciso 17 Romero Gamarra 17' 14 Cubas 8 Gómez A
6 Alonso 3 Alderete 15 Gómez 4 Cáceres
1 Fernández
Paraguay4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Paraguay

  1. GF #1 Gatito FernándezG
  2. OA #3 Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. GG #15 Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. JA #6 Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. JJ #4 Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. #17 Alejandro Romero GamarraCM-L17'
  7. #14 Andrés CubasCM-R
  8. JE #19 Julio EncisoLM
  9. DG #8 Diego GómezRM
  10. #10 Miguel AlmirónCF-L42'
  11. AS #9 Antonio SanabriaCF-R
Substitutes · 11 used

Nicaragua

  1. EP #12 Erick PinedaG
  2. EM #19 Evert MartínezCD
  3. JC #5 Justing CanoCD-L
  4. JG #3 Joab GutiérrezCD-R
  5. AV #22 Anyelo VelásquezLB
  6. JR #6 Jefferson RiveraRB
  7. JM #10 Jacob MontesCM-L
  8. RC #16 Raheem ColeCM-R
  9. JM #8 Jonathan MoncadaLM
  10. JC #14 Jason CoronelRM
  11. JG #11 Jorge GarcíaF
Substitutes · 5 used

Roster

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News

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· The Guardian
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· The Guardian
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France find a way past Paraguay and what awaits England in Mexico? | World Cup Daily – video
· The Guardian
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning , Archie Rhind-Tutt, Barney Ronay and Philippe Auclair as France beat a spiky Paraguay side to reach the quarter-finals
French football chief condemns Chilavert’s remarks that Les Bleus are ‘a squad from Africa’
· The Guardian
Philippe Diallo: former goalkeeper has ‘fallen into disgrace’ Remarks came in run-up to France v Paraguay match The French football federation president, Philippe Diallo, has condemned José Luis Chilavert after the…
Mbappé and France ditch ‘tuxedos’ to play ‘dirty football’ and beat Paraguay
· The Guardian
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