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Colombia

FIFA #11
Ugh, no.
Colombia lost to Paraguay
Paraguay 1 – 0 Colombia
FT · Fri, Oct 2

Match Details

Sports Illustrated Stadium (Harrison, New Jersey)

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Colombia 0, Paraguay 1.
  • 90'+3'Second Half ends, Colombia 0, Paraguay 1.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Matías Galarza (Paraguay).
  • 90'+3'Matías Orozco (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3'Foul by Camilo Durán (Colombia).
  • 90'+3'Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1'Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+1'Jaminton Campaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Colombia).

Line Score

12T
PAR 01 1
COL 00 0

Match Leaders

Paraguay
Colombia

Key Events

90'+1'Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Substitution, Colombia. Camilo Durán replaces Jhon Arias.
85'Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Julio Enciso.
85'Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio replaces Miguel Almirón.
83'Substitution, Colombia. Jhon Solís replaces Gustavo Puerta.
83'Substitution, Colombia. Daniel Muñoz replaces Édier Ocampo.
80'Gustavo Puerta (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.
75'Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza replaces Hugo Cuenca.
73'Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Yáser Asprilla (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71'Substitution, Colombia. Matías Orozco replaces Richard Ríos.
71'Substitution, Colombia. Samuel Velásquez replaces Jhon Lucumí.
65'Substitution, Paraguay. Álex Arce replaces Hugo Benítez.
65'Substitution, Paraguay. Alan Benítez replaces Juan José Cáceres.
56'Goal! Colombia 0, Paraguay 1. Hugo Benítez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
45'Substitution, Colombia. Jaminton Campaz replaces Álvaro Angulo.
45'Substitution, Colombia. Kevin Viveros replaces Luis Suárez.
42'Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Team Stats

ParaguayColombia
General
41.7 Possession % 58.3
5 Shots 14
2 On Target 2
2 Offsides 3
1 Corners 3
20 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
315 Passes Completed 480
2 Crosses Won 5
17 Tackles Won 7
11 Interceptions 13
18 Clearances 12
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 1

Recent Form

Colombia D W L D L
Paraguay D W L W W

Starting Lineups

Paraguay4-4-2
12 Gill
4 Cáceres 15 Gómez 3 Alderete 6 Alonso
17 Cuenca 8 Gómez 14 Cubas 10 Almirón
9 Benítez 56' 19 Enciso
10 Arias 9 Suárez 22 Asprilla
4 Angulo 8 Puerta 6 Ríos 18 Ocampo
3 Lucumí 23 Sánchez 25 Andrade
12 Quintana
Colombia3-4-3
Full lineups and substitutes

Colombia

  1. AQ #12 Aldair QuintanaG
  2. DS #23 Davinson SánchezCD
  3. JL #3 Jhon LucumíCD-L
  4. KA #25 Kevin AndradeCD-R
  5. GP #8 Gustavo PuertaCM-L
  6. RR #6 Richard RíosCM-R
  7. ÁA #4 Álvaro AnguloLM
  8. ÉO #18 Édier OcampoRM
  9. LS #9 Luis SuárezF
  10. JA #10 Jhon AriasCF-L
  11. YA #22 Yáser AsprillaCF-R
Substitutes · 7 used

Paraguay

  1. OG #12 Orlando GillG
  2. OA #3 Omar AldereteCD-L
  3. GG #15 Gustavo GómezCD-R
  4. JA #6 Júnior AlonsoLB
  5. JJ #4 Juan Jose CáceresRB
  6. #14 Andrés CubasCM-L
  7. DG #8 Diego GómezCM-R
  8. #10 Miguel AlmirónLM
  9. HC #17 Hugo CuencaRM
  10. JE #19 Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. HB #9 Hugo BenítezCF-R56'
Substitutes · 5 used

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