Paraguay vs Bolivia, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Paraguay

19': Ángel Romero (P)
72': Kaku

FT
2 - 2

Bolivia

41': Marcelo Moreno
45': Boris Céspedes

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Paraguay are hosting Bolivia 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.
1': Foul by José Sagredo (Bolivia).
1': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Romero following a set piece situation.
4': Attempt blocked. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by José Sagredo.
5': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Óscar Ribera.
6': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
11': Attempt missed. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
11': Foul by Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia).
11': Gastón Giménez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by José Sagredo.
15': Attempt blocked. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Sánchez with a cross.
15': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by José Sagredo.
16': Penalty Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez draws a foul in the penalty area.
16': Penalty conceded by Ronny Montero (Bolivia) after a foul in the penalty area.
17': VAR Decision: Penalty Paraguay.
19': Goal! Paraguay 1, Bolivia 0. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
20': Attempt missed. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Erwin Saavedra with a cross.
20': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria with a headed pass.
22': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
22': Gilbert Álvarez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
25': Foul by Ronny Montero (Bolivia).
25': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt saved. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
27': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Carlos Lampe.
27': Attempt missed. Alberto Espínola (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
33': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
33': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33': Foul by Óscar Romero (Paraguay).
34': Attempt missed. Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
34': Foul by Adrián Jusino (Bolivia).
34': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Adrián Jusino (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Ángel Cardozo Lucena (Paraguay).
39': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia).
40': Óscar Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Goal! Paraguay 1, Bolivia 1. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erwin Saavedra.
43': Foul by Gastón Giménez (Paraguay).
43': Gilbert Álvarez (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Attempt blocked. Gilbert Álvarez (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcelo Moreno Martins.
45': Goal! Paraguay 1, Bolivia 2. Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
45'+2': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Óscar Ribera.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+3': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
45'+3': Ronny Montero (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Paraguay 1, Bolivia 2.
45': Second Half begins Paraguay 1, Bolivia 2.
48': Attempt missed. Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
50': Hand ball by Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia).
54': Attempt missed. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero.
57': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by José Sagredo.
57': Attempt missed. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Óscar Romero with a cross following a corner.
58': Substitution, Paraguay. Alejandro Romero Gamarra replaces Ángel Cardozo Lucena.
62': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Rojas replaces Júnior Alonso.
62': Substitution, Paraguay. Hernán Pérez replaces Alberto Espínola.
63': Attempt saved. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hernán Pérez.
63': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Foul by Richard Sánchez (Paraguay).
65': Foul by Gilbert Álvarez (Bolivia).
65': Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Offside, Paraguay. Richard Sánchez tries a through ball, but Gustavo Gómez is caught offside.
66': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
69': VAR Decision: No Goal Paraguay 1-2 Bolivia.
70': Substitution, Bolivia. Alejandro Chumacero replaces Gilbert Álvarez.
71': Boris Cespedes (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Hernán Pérez (Paraguay).
71': Hernán Pérez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Goal! Paraguay 2, Bolivia 2. Alejandro Romero Gamarra (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria.
73': Foul by Óscar Ribera (Bolivia).
73': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by José Sagredo.
74': Attempt blocked. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Offside, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena tries a through ball, but Ángel Romero is caught offside.
75': Foul by Leonel Justiniano (Bolivia).
75': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Chumacero (Bolivia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Offside, Bolivia. Alejandro Chumacero tries a through ball, but Marcelo Moreno Martins is caught offside.
79': Attempt saved. Óscar Romero (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hernán Pérez with a cross.
80': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Matías Rojas (Paraguay).
80': Substitution, Bolivia. Jorge Enrique Flores replaces Juan Carlos Arce.
81': Substitution, Bolivia. Víctor Abrego replaces Boris Cespedes.
82': Attempt blocked. Hernán Pérez (Paraguay) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Giménez.
83': Substitution, Paraguay. Mathias Villasanti replaces Gastón Giménez.
83': Dangerous play by Mathias Villasanti (Paraguay).
83': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
84': Foul by Víctor Abrego (Bolivia).
84': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Óscar Ribera (Bolivia).
85': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
86': Óscar Ribera (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88': VAR Decision: No Penalty Paraguay.
90': Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90': Foul by Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
90': Matías Rojas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': VAR Decision: No Red Card Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia).
90'+2': VAR Decision: No Red Card Matías Rojas (Paraguay).
90'+3': Erwin Saavedra (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Matías Rojas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card.
90'+4': Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Wayar replaces Leonel Justiniano.
90'+4': Substitution, Bolivia. Erwin Júnior Sánchez replaces Erwin Saavedra.
90'+5': Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
90'+6': Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).
90'+6': Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+10': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Óscar Romero.
90'+11': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Óscar Romero.
90'+11': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Antonio Sanabria.
90'+12': Second Half ends, Paraguay 2, Bolivia 2.
0': Match ends, Paraguay 2, Bolivia 2.

Statistics

BOL		PAR
13	Fouls	12
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	0
23.7	Possession	76.3
7	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
82	Accurate Passes	496
175	Passes	576
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	8
12	Crosses	25
0.1	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	64
13	Accurate Long Balls	43
0.2	Long Balls %	0.7
3	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	8
13	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	5
15	Effective Clearances	9
15	Clearances	9

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
Location: Asunción, Paraguay

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

Paraguay (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Antony Silva (GK)
15	Gustavo Gómez
4	Fabián Balbuena
6	Júnior Alonso
13	Alberto Espínola
16	Ángel Cardozo
5	Gastón Giménez
8	Richard Sánchez
9	Antonio Sanabria
11	Ángel Romero
21	Óscar Romero

Paraguay Substitutes:

Hernán Pérez, Omar Alderete, Kaku, Miguel Martinez, Braian Samudio, Matías Rojas, Darío Lezcano, Jorge Morel, Robert Rojas, Alfredo Aguilar, Mathías Villasanti, Sebastián Ferreira.

Bolivia (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Lampe (GK)
2	Ronny Montero
5	Adrián Jusino
4	José Sagredo
21	Oscar Ribera
14	Leonel Justiniano
16	Erwin Saavedra
10	Boris Céspedes
7	Juan Arce
9	Marcelo Moreno
18	Gilbert Alvarez

Bolivia Substitutes:

Javier Rojas, Alejandro Chumacero, Cristhian Árabe, Víctor Abrego, Jorge Flores, Jesús Sagredo, Jimmy Leandro Roca Salazar, Henry Vaca, José Carrasco, Jaume Cuéllar, Erwin Sánchez, Diego Wayar.

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