WC Qualification South America: Paraguay tops Ecuador 3-1
CIUDAD DEL ESTE. Paraguay defeats Ecuador 3-1.
CIUDAD DEL ESTE. Paraguay prevails over Ecuador 3-1. Paraguay was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with R. Morales (10′), P. Hincapie (45′) and M. Almiron (54′). Ecuador reduced the distance with a penalty (84′) by J. Caicedo, but there was not much to do for them. Ecuador lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Paraguay remained in 10 people after B. Riveros received a double yellow card in the 89′.
The match was played at the Estadio Antonio Aranda stadium in Ciudad del Este on Thursday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Valenzuela Sáez with the help of Jorge Urrego Martínez and Tulio Moreno. The 4th official was José Argote Vega. The weather was thunderstorm. The temperature was pleasant around 20.5 degrees Celsius or 68.9 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 94%.
Match Statistics
Ecuador was in firm control of the ball 57% while Paraguay was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Paraguay was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Paraguay won the match.
Paraguay shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Ecuador shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Paraguay received 5 yellow cards (M. Almiron, B. Riveros, A. Cubas, G. Gomez and M. Villasanti). On the other side, Ecuador received 2 yellow cards (E. Valencia and F. Torres).
B. Riveros (Paraguay) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
After this encounter, Paraguay will have 13 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Ecuador will stay with 25 points to stay in the 3rd place.
Match Events
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10'10'
R. Morales
J. Enciso
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14'14'
A. Romero
R. Morales
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33'33'
M. Almiron
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35'35'
Miguel Almirón (Card reviewed)
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39'39'
Blás Riveros
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43'43'
Andrés Cubas
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45'45'
Piero Hincapié
Richard Sánchez
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46'46'
R. Ibarra
A. Preciado
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46'46'
Jeremy Sarmiento
Joao Rojas
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53'53'
Enner Valencia
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54'54'
Miguel Almirón
Richard Sánchez
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58'58'
Michael Estrada
Enner Valencia
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66'66'
Mathías Villasanti
Andrés Cubas
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72'72'
Félix Torres
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76'76'
Jordy Caicedo
Ángel Mena
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76'76'
Michael Carcelén
Jhegson Méndez
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77'77'
D. J. Colman Escobar
J. Enciso
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77'77'
Alberto Espinola
Robert Rojas
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77'77'
José Florentín
Richard Sánchez
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81'81'
Gustavo Gómez
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83'83'
Piero Hincapié (Penalty awarded)
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85'85'
Jordy Caicedo
Julio Enciso
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88'88'
Blás Riveros
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90'90'
Mathías Villasanti
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification South America match, Paraguay will play away against Peru on the 29th of March with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Peru (3 draws).
Ecuador will host Argentina on the 29th of March with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Argentina (4 draws).
Paraguay: Formation and Lineups
Paraguay started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
The manager Guillermo Barros Schelotto chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Paraguay made 5 changes: R. Morales for A. Romero (14′), A. Cubas for M. Villasanti (66′), R. Rojas for A. Espinola (77′), J. Enciso for D. J. Colman Escobar (77′) and R. Sanchez for J. I. Florentin Bobadilla (77′).
Ecuador: Formation and Lineups
Ecuador started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Gustavo Julio Alfaro played with: .
Substitutes
Ecuador made 5 changes: J. Rojas for J. Sarmiento (46′), A. Preciado for R. Ibarra (46′), E. Valencia for M. Estrada (58′), A. Mena for J. Caicedo (77′) and J. Mendez for M. A. Carcelen Carabali (76′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification South America
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