Venezuela vs Paraguay
Ref: A. RojasEstadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín · 51,796 cap
Match recap
Venezuela beat Paraguay 1–0 in their World Cup - Qualification South America fixture. Rondón scored for Venezuela. Venezuela held 54% possession to 46% for Paraguay. Venezuela sit 8th in the World Cup - Qualification South America table while Paraguay are 6th.
First Half
Sosa
Yellow Card
42'
Ortiz
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Ortiz
⇄
Josef Martínez
59'
⇄
Ávalos
Martínez
Yellow Card
⇄
Martínez
⇄
Sosa
71'
⇄
Rojas
75'
González
Yellow Card
Navarro
Yellow Card
VAR
Goal cancelled
83'
Gómez
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
Almirón
VAR
Penalty confirmed
⇄
Navarro
⇄
Soteldo
⚽
Rondón
Penalty
Match Statistics
VenezuelaParaguay
7Won
Statistical edge
7–6
battles won across 14 metrics
Attack1 · 5 won
11
Shots
18
3
Shots on target
5
6
Shots in the box
11
5
Shots outside box
7
5
Shots off goal
8
7
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
318
Total passes
275
223
Accurate passes
186
70%
Pass accuracy
68%
Discipline1 · 0 won
13
Fouls
14
3
Yellow cards
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
6
Goalkeeper saves
2
3
Blocked shots
5
Venezuela
4-4-2
Paraguay
4-3-3Venezuela
4-4-2Starting XI
- 2W. ÁngelD
- 3Y. OsorioD
- 6Y. HerreraM
- 10Y. SoteldoM
- 13J. MartínezM
- 15M. NavarroD
- 17Josef MartínezF
- 19S. SosaM
- 21A. GonzálezD
- 22R. RomoG
- 23S. RondónF
Substitutes
- 1J. GraterolG
- 4J. ChancellorD
- 5J. AramburuD
- 7J. SavarinoF
- 8T. RincónM
- 9S. CórdovaF
- 11D. MachísF
- 12A. BarojaG
- 14C. MakounD
- 16E. BelloM
- 18R. OteroM
- 20C. CásseresM
Paraguay
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1Carlos CoronelG
- 2R. RojasD
- 5F. BalbuenaD
- 6J. AlonsoD
- 8R. OrtizM
- 9G. ÁvalosF
- 10M. AlmirónF
- 14A. CubasM
- 15G. GómezD
- 19R. SosaF
- 23M. VillasantiM
Substitutes
- 3O. AldereteD
- 4I. PirisD
- 7C. GonzálezF
- 11R. MoralesF
- 12S. RojasG
- 13B. OjedaM
- 16M. RojasM
- 17A. RomeroM
- 18J. MedinaM
- 20R. SánchezM
- 21B. RiverosD
- 22J. EspínolaG
Venezuela
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Romo | G | 99 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yordan Osorio | D | 99 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Wilker Ángel | D | 99 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Miguel Navarro | D | 96 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Samuel Sosa | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Alexander González | D | 99 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/5 |
| Yangel Herrera | M | 99 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Salomón Rondón(C) | F | 99 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| José Martínez | M | 67 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Yeferson Soteldo | M | 96 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Josef Martínez | F | 54 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joel Graterol | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jhon Chancellor | D | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomás Rincón | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Darwin Machís | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eduard Bello | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rómulo Otero | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jon Aramburu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Makoun | D | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alain Baroja | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sergio Córdova | F | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Cristian Cásseres Jr. | M | 32 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Jefferson Savarino | F | 32 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Paraguay
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Almirón | F | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1/3 |
| Mathias Villasanti | M | 99 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Robert Rojas | D | 71 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ramón Sosa | F | 99 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3/7 |
| Fabián Balbuena | D | 99 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Andrés Cubas | M | 99 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gabriel Ávalos | F | 59 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Junior Alonso | D | 99 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gustavo Gómez(C) | D | 99 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlos Coronel | G | 99 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Richard Ortiz | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Robert Morales | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Santiago Rojas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Braian Ojeda | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesús Medina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Blás Riveros | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Omar Alderete | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matías Rojas | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juan Espinola | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kaku | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Carlos Gonzalez | F | 40 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Richard Sánchez | M | 54 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Iván Piris | D | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |