FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Paraguay vs Venezuela, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Paraguay
  • 7': Héctor Martínez
  • 46': Kaku
FT
2 - 1
Venezuela
  • 90': Jhon Chancellor

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Paraguay are hosting Venezuela at Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco, Asunción, Paraguay, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, Venezuela. Alexander González tries a through ball, but Rómulo Otero is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Rómulo Otero (Venezuela).
  • 3': Héctor Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 7': Goal! Paraguay 1, Venezuela 0. Héctor Martínez (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 11': Foul by Robert Rojas (Paraguay).
  • 11': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).
  • 15': Kaku (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt saved. Luis Amarilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kaku.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
  • 17': Foul by Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay).
  • 17': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
  • 20': Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 22': Substitution, Venezuela. Eduard Bello replaces Jefferson Savarino because of an injury.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 23': Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela).
  • 26': Foul by Hugo Martínez (Paraguay).
  • 26': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
  • 39': Foul by Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).
  • 39': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Alexander González.
  • 41': Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).
  • 41': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Hugo Martínez (Paraguay).
  • 44': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Hand ball by Héctor Martínez (Paraguay).
  • 45'+2': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Rómulo Otero.
  • 45'+2': Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
  • 45'+2': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Paraguay 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Paraguay 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 46': Goal! Paraguay 2, Venezuela 0. Kaku (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ángel Romero with a cross.
  • 48': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
  • 48': Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi with a headed pass.
  • 50': Foul by Óscar González (Venezuela).
  • 50': Kaku (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 54': Foul by Óscar González (Venezuela).
  • 54': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Óscar González (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is blocked.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Hugo Martínez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
  • 57': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Venezuela. Roberto Rosales replaces Alexander González.
  • 58': Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Rómulo Otero.
  • 60': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Venezuela).
  • 60': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
  • 64': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Héctor Martínez.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Óscar González with a cross.
  • 65': Substitution, Paraguay. Óscar Cardozo replaces Luis Amarilla.
  • 66': Substitution, Paraguay. Richard Sánchez replaces Óscar Romero.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) with an attempt from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt blocked. Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Rosales with a cross.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Óscar Cardozo (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony Silva.
  • 73': Substitution, Venezuela. Bernaldo Manzano replaces Júnior Moreno.
  • 73': Substitution, Venezuela. Freddy Vargas replaces Jan Carlos Hurtado.
  • 74': Substitution, Paraguay. José Florentín replaces Hugo Martínez.
  • 74': Substitution, Paraguay. Hernán Pérez replaces Kaku.
  • 78': Foul by Óscar Cardozo (Paraguay).
  • 78': Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Freddy Vargas (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Martínez.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Roberto Rosales (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Freddy Vargas.
  • 82': Substitution, Paraguay. Marcos Cáceres replaces Robert Rojas because of an injury.
  • 85': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Óscar González.
  • 86': Foul by Bernaldo Manzano (Venezuela).
  • 86': Hernán Pérez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Foul by Hernán Pérez (Paraguay).
  • 87': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Bernaldo Manzano (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Richard Sánchez (Paraguay).
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
  • 89': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Mathías Villasanti.
  • 89': Foul by Hernán Pérez (Paraguay).
  • 89': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Goal! Paraguay 2, Venezuela 1. Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Óscar González.
  • 90'+4': Bernaldo Manzano (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Hernán Pérez (Paraguay).
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Paraguay 2, Venezuela 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Paraguay 2, Venezuela 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
2 Corner Kicks 3
2 Saves 2
52.3 Possession 47.7
13 SHOTS 10
3 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
400 Accurate Passes 366
491 Passes 447
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 3
16 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 43
27 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
7 Blocked Shots 5
15 Effective Tackles 15
21 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
18 Interceptions 14
10 Effective Clearances 10
10 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Attendance: 5,500

WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Argentina 8 +8 18
2 Colombia 8 +4 16
3 Uruguay 8 +8 15
4 Ecuador 8 +2 11
Full Standings

Line-Ups

PAR Paraguay (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Antony Silva (GK)
6 Júnior Alonso Yellow Card
4 Fabián Balbuena Yellow Card
14 Héctor Martínez
2 Robert Rojas
21 Óscar Romero
23 Mathías Villasanti
15 Hugo Martínez
18 Luis Amarilla
11 Ángel Romero
10 Kaku
Paraguay Substitutes:
Óscar Cardozo, Sebastián Ferreira, Richard Sánchez, Julio Enciso, Gerardo Ortiz, Alfredo Aguilar, Gastón Giménez, José Florentín, Omar Alderete, Hernán Pérez, Marcos Cáceres, Santiago Arzamendia.

VEN Venezuela (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
2 Nahuel Ferraresi
4 Jhon Chancellor
14 Oscar González Yellow Card
21 Alexander González
18 Rómulo Otero
5 Júnior Moreno
13 José Andrés Martínez
9 Jan Hurtado
10 Yeferson Soteldo
7 Jefferson Savarino
Venezuela Substitutes:
Roberto Rosales, Rafael Romo, Eduard Bello, Daniel Carrillo, Edson Castillo, Freddy Vargas, Joel Graterol, Jhon Murillo, Bernaldo Manzano, Josef Martínez, Francisco La Mantía, Cristhian Rivas.

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