Paraguay vs Venezuela
Ref: P. Maza
Match recap
Paraguay beat Venezuela 2–1 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Sanabria and Sanabria scored for Paraguay; Aramburu replied for Venezuela. Paraguay held 61% possession to 39% for Venezuela. Paraguay sit 6th in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Venezuela are 8th.
First Half
12'
Navarro
Yellow Card
25'
⚽
Aramburu
Assist: Soteldo
Cáceres
Yellow Card
38'
Soteldo
Yellow Card
45+3'
Cásseres
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Sosa
⇄
Pitta
⚽
Sanabria
Assist: Alonso
Alderete
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Savarino
68'
Cádiz
Yellow Card
70'
Aramburu
Yellow Card
⚽
Sanabria
79'
⇄
Machís
⇄
Gómez
80'
⇄
Cásseres
⇄
Almirón
87'
Bello
Yellow Card
⇄
Enciso
88'
⇄
Ferraresi
Match Statistics
ParaguayVenezuela
13Won
Statistical edge
13–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Attack6 · 0 won
13
Shots
6
6
Shots on target
3
8
Shots in the box
2
5
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
2
5
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
61%
Possession
39%
401
Total passes
274
306
Accurate passes
183
76%
Pass accuracy
67%
Discipline2 · 0 won
10
Fouls
17
2
Yellow cards
6
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
1
Paraguay
4-2-3-1
Venezuela
4-2-3-1Paraguay
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3O. AldereteD
- 4J. CáceresD
- 6J. AlonsoD
- 7R. SosaM
- 8D. GómezM
- 10M. AlmirónM
- 12R. Fernandez
- 14A. CubasM
- 15G. GómezD
- 19J. EncisoM
- 21I. PittaF
Substitutes
- 1Carlos CoronelG
- 2G. VelázquezD
- 5F. BalbuenaD
- 9A. SanabriaF
- 11Á. RomeroF
- 13A. SandezD
- 16D. BobadillaM
- 17A. RomeroM
- 18A. ArceF
- 20M. VillasantiM
- 22J. EspínolaG
- 23H. CuencaM
Venezuela
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2N. FerraresiD
- 4J. AramburuD
- 6Y. HerreraM
- 7J. SavarinoM
- 10Y. SoteldoM
- 11D. MachísM
- 14R. RamírezD
- 15M. NavarroD
- 18C. CásseresM
- 22R. RomoG
- 23S. RondónF
Substitutes
- 1W. FariñezG
- 3C. Vivas
- 5C. MakounD
- 8T. RincónM
- 9J. CádizF
- 12A. BarojaG
- 13C. RamírezF
- 16T. SegoviaM
- 17K. AndradeF
- 19E. CastilloM
- 20E. BelloF
- 21A. GonzálezD
Paraguay
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Alonso | D | 94 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Juan Cáceres | D | 94 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Diego Gómez | M | 80 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Julio Enciso | M | 88 | 7.0 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4/5 |
| Gustavo Gómez(C) | D | 94 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Miguel Almirón | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Andrés Cubas | M | 94 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gatito Fernández | G | 94 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ramón Sosa | M | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Isidro Pitta | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | 94 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Carlos Coronel | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Espinola | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaku | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Velázquez | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mathias Villasanti | M | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Alex Arce | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Agustín Sández | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hugo Cuenca | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Antonio Sanabria | F | 49 | 8.5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1/1 |
| Ángel Romero | F | 49 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Fabián Balbuena | D | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damián Bobadilla | M | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Venezuela
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Romo | G | 94 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Aramburu | D | 94 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Salomón Rondón(C) | F | 94 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Ruben Ramirez | D | 94 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yeferson Soteldo | M | 94 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3/8 |
| Yangel Herrera | M | 94 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jefferson Savarino | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Darwin Machís | M | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Cristian Cásseres Jr. | M | 80 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miguel Navarro | D | 94 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nahuel Ferraresi | D | 88 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alexander González | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Rincón | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alain Baroja | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Vivas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edson Castillo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Makoun | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Ramírez | F | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kervin Andrade | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wuilker Faríñez | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telasco Segovia | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhonder Cádiz | F | 28 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Eduard Bello | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |