Greece vs Paraguay, International Friendly

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Greece are hosting Paraguay at Stadion Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland, starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up
0': First Half begins.
1': Georgios Samaras (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
1': Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay).
1': Foul by Kostantinos Katsouranis (Greece).
1': Christian Riveros (Paraguay) wins a free kick in his own half.
7': Attempt saved. Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Enrique Vera with a through ball.
7': Georgios Samaras (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Enrique Vera (Paraguay).
8': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
8': Attempt blocked. Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paulo Da Silva with a headed pass.
9': Attempt blocked. Christian Riveros (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
9': Attempt missed. Aureliano Torres (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
9': Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Enrique Vera.
9': Attempt blocked. Enrique Vera (Paraguay) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
9': Goal! Greece 0, Paraguay 1. Enrique Vera (Paraguay) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Barrios.
16': Offside, Paraguay. Claudio Morel Rodriguez tries a through ball, but Aureliano Torres is caught offside.
17': Attempt missed. Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aureliano Torres with a cross.
17': Offside, Paraguay. Carlos Bonet tries a through ball, but Enrique Vera is caught offside.
21': Sotirios Ninis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Enrique Vera (Paraguay).
25': Dimitrios Salpingidis (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
25': Foul by Victor Cáceres (Paraguay).
25': Attempt saved. Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Riveros with a cross.
25': Goal! Greece 0, Paraguay 2. Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
27': Attempt missed. Giourkas Seitaridis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
28': Attempt blocked. Georgios Samaras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kostantinos Katsouranis.
32': Attempt missed. Enrique Vera (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roque Santa Cruz.
32': Offside, Greece. Sotirios Ninis tries a through ball, but Dimitrios Salpingidis is caught offside.
34': Attempt saved. Sotirios Ninis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dimitrios Salpingidis.
34': Attempt missed. Kostantinos Katsouranis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
37': Georgios Samaras (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Victor Cáceres (Paraguay).
38': Dimitrios Salpingidis (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Aureliano Torres (Paraguay).
38': Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Kostantinos Katsouranis.
40': Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dimitrios Salpingidis.
40': Foul by Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Greece).
40': Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
41': Attempt saved. Georgios Samaras (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sotirios Ninis.
41': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Justo Villar.
42': Attempt missed. Georgios Samaras (Greece) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Georgios Samaras.
43': Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
43': Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay).
45': First Half ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 2.
45': Substitution, Greece. Loukas Vintra defender replaces Sotirios Ninis.
45': Substitution, Greece. Angelos Charisteas forward replaces Dimitrios Salpingidis.
45': Substitution, Greece. Giorgios Karagounis midfielder replaces Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
0': Second Half begins Greece 0, Paraguay 2.
49': Attempt saved. Vassilas Torosidis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Alexandros Tziolis.
49': Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
49': Foul by Lucas Barrios (Paraguay).
52': Victor Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick in his own half.
52': Foul by Pantelis Kapetanos (Greece).
53': Georgios Samaras (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
53': Foul by Enrique Vera (Paraguay).
55': Foul by Alexandros Tziolis (Greece).
55': Enrique Vera (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Delay in match Lucas Barrios (Paraguay) because of an injury.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Paulo Da Silva.
59': Substitution, Greece. Christos Patsatzoglou midfielder replaces Kostantinos Katsouranis.
59': Georgios Samaras (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Foul by Carlos Bonet (Paraguay).
59': Attempt missed. Alexandros Tziolis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a set piece situation.
60': Substitution, Paraguay. Antolin Alcaraz defender replaces Carlos Bonet.
60': Substitution, Paraguay. Edgar Barreto midfielder replaces Enrique Vera.
64': Substitution, Paraguay. Edgar Benitez forward replaces Lucas Barrios.
65': Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
65': Foul by Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay).
66': Substitution, Paraguay. Denis Caniza defender replaces Claudio Morel Rodriguez.
67': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Denis Caniza.
67': Attempt blocked. Alexandros Tziolis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vassilas Torosidis.
67': Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
67': Foul by Edgar Benitez (Paraguay).
69': Attempt missed. Edgar Benitez (Paraguay) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Aureliano Torres with a cross.
69': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick in his own half.
69': Foul by Victor Cáceres (Paraguay).
70': Attempt missed. Aureliano Torres (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Riveros.
72': Hand ball by Edgar Barreto (Paraguay).
74': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Foul by Edgar Barreto (Paraguay).
74': Substitution, Paraguay. Jonathan Santana midfielder replaces Darío Verón.
75': Substitution, Greece. Nikos Spiropoulos defender replaces Pantelis Kapetanos.
77': Attempt missed. Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Roque Santa Cruz with a headed pass.
79': Offside, Paraguay. Jonathan Santana tries a through ball, but Roque Santa Cruz is caught offside.
80': Substitution, Paraguay. Néstor Ortigoza midfielder replaces Christian Riveros.
80': Angelos Charisteas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80': Foul by Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay).
82': Giorgios Karagounis (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82': Foul by Aureliano Torres (Paraguay).
82': Delay in match Angelos Charisteas (Greece) because of an injury.
83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Foul by Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece).
85': Roque Santa Cruz (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Christos Patsatzoglou (Greece).
85': Edgar Barreto (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Attempt missed. Aureliano Torres (Paraguay) left footed shot from long range on the right is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
87': Avraam Papadopoulos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Edgar Benitez (Paraguay).
90': Attempt missed. Jonathan Santana (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Edgar Benitez.
90': Second Half ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 2.
0': Match ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 2.

Statistics

PAR		GRE
18	Fouls	6
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
1	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	3
61.7	Possession	38.3
16	SHOTS	11
5	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
410	Accurate Passes	221
506	Passes	314
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
6	Accurate Crosses	3
12	Crosses	16
0.5	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	67
41	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	6
20	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
13	Effective Clearances	7
19	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Stadion Letzigrund
Location: Zürich, Switzerland
Attendance: 5,200

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