Greece vs Paraguay, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Greece

FT
0 - 1

Paraguay

52': Diego Gómez

About

Greece are hosting Paraguay at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece, 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.
2': Attempt blocked. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón with a cross.
2': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
3': Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Gómez with a cross following a corner.
4': Attempt missed. Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christos Tzolis with a cross.
5': Attempt missed. Tasos Douvikas (Greece) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
6': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
6': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
10': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Attempt saved. Christos Mouzakitis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gastón Olveira (Paraguay). Assisted by Tasos Bakasetas.
18': Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
19': Attempt missed. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
22': Attempt saved. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Julio Enciso.
27': Konstantinos Karetsas (Greece) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
32': Attempt missed. Omar Alderete (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
33': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gastón Olveira.
34': Offside, Paraguay. Julio Enciso is caught offside.
35': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
35': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
37': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
37': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
40': Attempt blocked. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julio Enciso.
40': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
41': Attempt saved. Tasos Douvikas (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gastón Olveira (Paraguay). Assisted by Dimitrios Giannoulis.
41': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
42': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42': Foul by Damián Bobadilla (Paraguay).
43': Dimitrios Kourbelis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Lucas Romero (Paraguay).
45': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Diego Gómez.
45': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Giannoulis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria with a headed pass.
45'+2': First Half ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 0.
45': Second Half begins Greece 0, Paraguay 0.
47': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Tasos Douvikas (Greece).
48': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
49': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Christos Mouzakitis (Greece).
50': Foul by Pantelis Hatzidiakos (Greece).
50': Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Goal! Greece 0, Paraguay 1. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
54': Attempt missed. Christos Tzolis (Greece) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Konstantinos Karetsas with a cross.
54': Christos Tzolis (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Alan Benítez (Paraguay).
55': Attempt saved. Tasos Bakasetas (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gastón Olveira (Paraguay). Assisted by Christos Tzolis.
56': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Lazaros Rota (Greece).
57': Delay in match because of an injury Lazaros Rota (Greece).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
59': Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece). Assisted by Lucas Romero.
59': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Odysseas Vlachodimos.
60': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
60': Lazaros Rota (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Substitution, Paraguay. Maurício Magalhães Prado replaces Diego Gómez.
61': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza replaces Omar Alderete.
61': Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Damián Bobadilla.
61': Substitution, Greece. Giannis Konstantelias replaces Tasos Bakasetas.
62': Substitution, Greece. Giorgos Masouras replaces Konstantinos Karetsas.
62': Substitution, Greece. Nectarios Triantis replaces Dimitrios Kourbelis.
62': Substitution, Greece. Andrews Tetteh replaces Christos Tzolis.
64': Attempt missed. Christos Mouzakitis (Greece) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
66': Foul by Julio Enciso (Paraguay).
66': Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Corner, Greece. Conceded by José Canale.
68': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
69': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Miguel Almirón.
69': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero replaces Julio Enciso.
69': Attempt missed. Lucas Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Canale following a corner.
72': Attempt missed. Nectarios Triantis (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Giorgos Masouras.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Konstantinos Mavropanos (Greece).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Substitution, Greece. Georgios Vagiannidis replaces Lazaros Rota.
76': Substitution, Greece. Kostas Tsimikas replaces Dimitrios Giannoulis.
76': Substitution, Greece. Christos Zafeiris replaces Christos Mouzakitis.
78': Foul by Andrews Tetteh (Greece).
78': Lucas Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Andrews Tetteh (Greece) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Substitution, Paraguay. Alexandro Maidana replaces Júnior Alonso.
79': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Lucas Romero.
79': Substitution, Paraguay. Álex Arce replaces Antonio Sanabria.
81': Attempt blocked. Andrews Tetteh (Greece) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giannis Konstantelias.
83': Attempt missed. Álex Arce (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexandro Maidana following a fast break.
83': Substitution, Greece. Panagiotis Retsos replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos because of an injury.
85': Corner, Greece. Conceded by José Canale.
86': Attempt missed. Panagiotis Retsos (Greece) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross following a corner.
86': Substitution, Greece. Vangelis Pavlidis replaces Tasos Douvikas.
89': Attempt blocked. Kostas Tsimikas (Greece) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pantelis Hatzidiakos.
89': Attempt missed. Christos Zafeiris (Greece) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
89': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Alan Benítez.
89': Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Giannis Konstantelias (Greece).
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Alan Benítez (Paraguay).
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Alan Benítez because of an injury.
90'+5': Corner, Greece. Conceded by Gastón Olveira.
90'+6': José Canale (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Panagiotis Retsos (Greece).
90'+7': Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Caballero is caught offside.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 1.
0': Match ends, Greece 0, Paraguay 1.

Statistics

PAR		GRE
11	Fouls	9
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	6
3	Saves	2
42.4	Possession	57.6
11	SHOTS	15
3	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
335	Accurate Passes	462
402	Passes	532
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	5
7	Crosses	20
0.4	Cross %	0.3
44	Long Balls	35
16	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	8
12	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
11	Interceptions	11
24	Effective Clearances	17
24	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue: Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium
Location: Piraeus, Greece
Attendance: 8,456

Line-Ups

Greece (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Odisseas Vlachodimos (GK)
17	Pantelis Hatzidiakos
4	Konstantinos Mavropanos
22	Dimitris Giannoulis
15	Lazaros Rota
11	Anastasios Bakasetas
8	Christos Mouzakitis
6	Dimitrios Kourbelis
9	Anastasios Douvikas
10	Christos Tzolis
19	Konstantinos Karetsas

Greece Substitutes:

Andrews Tetteh, Konstantinos Tzolakis, Giannis Konstantelias, Kostas Tsimikas, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Nectarios Triantis, Vangelis Pavlidis, Panagiotis Retsos, Sotiris Kontouris, Georgios Vagiannidis, Georgios Masouras, Christos Zafeiris, Christos Mandas, Antonis Tsiftsis.

Paraguay (4-3-3)

No.	Name
22	Gastón Olveira (GK)
3	Omar Alderete
15	Gustavo Gómez
6	Júnior Alonso
13	Alan Benítez
16	Damián Bobadilla
14	Lucas Romero
8	Diego Gómez
19	Julio Enciso
10	Miguel Almirón
9	Antonio Sanabria

Paraguay Substitutes:

Gabriel Ávalos, José Canale, Gustavo Velázquez, Alexandro Maidana, Matías Galarza, Braian Ojeda, Gatito Fernández, Juan Jose Cáceres, Maurício, Alex Arce, Gustavo Caballero, Fabián Balbuena, Ramón Sosa, Orlando Gil.

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