United States vs Paraguay, 2016 Copa América, Group Stage

· Copa América

United States

27': Clint Dempsey
48': DeAndre Yedlin

FT
1 - 0

Paraguay

U.S. holds on with 10 men to beat Paraguay and advance

Copa America

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
1': Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
2': Fabian Johnson (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
3': Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Foul by Michael Bradley (USA).
5': Clint Dempsey (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Foul by Paulo Da Silva (Paraguay).
5': Clint Dempsey (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
5': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
6': Attempt saved. Fabian Johnson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
7': Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
7': Foul by Geoff Cameron (USA).
9': Foul by Darío Lezcano (Paraguay).
9': Jermaine Jones (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (USA) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Anthony Brooks following a set piece situation.
11': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by John Anthony Brooks.
12': Fabian Johnson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay).
13': Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
13': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Foul by Celso Ortiz (Paraguay).
13': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
13': Celso Ortiz (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
15': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (USA).
19': Attempt saved. Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Derlis González with a cross.
19': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
20': Brad Guzan (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Darío Lezcano (Paraguay).
23': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
23': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Hand ball by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
24': Attempt missed. Clint Dempsey (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
26': Offside, USA. Bobby Wood is caught offside.
27': Goal! USA 1, Paraguay 0. Clint Dempsey (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes with a cross.
29': Attempt blocked. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gustavo Gómez.
29': Bobby Wood (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Paraguay).
30': Foul by Bobby Wood (USA).
30': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Attempt blocked. Miguel Samudio (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
31': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Alejandro Bedoya.
32': Attempt missed. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Víctor Ayala with a cross following a corner.
33': Attempt saved. Derlis González (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Celso Ortiz with a headed pass.
35': Foul by Clint Dempsey (USA).
35': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Attempt blocked. Derlis González (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Celso Ortiz.
37': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Derlis González.
38': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Paraguay).
38': Jermaine Jones (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Clint Dempsey (USA).
40': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Corner, USA. Conceded by Paulo Da Silva.
45': Attempt saved. Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Sanabria with a through ball.
45': Foul by Víctor Ayala (Paraguay).
45': Jermaine Jones (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+1': Corner, USA. Conceded by Paulo Da Silva.
45'+2': First Half ends, USA 1, Paraguay 0.
45': Second Half begins USA 1, Paraguay 0.
45': Substitution, Paraguay. Juan Iturbe replaces Fabián Balbuena.
46': Foul by Alejandro Bedoya (USA).
46': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
47': Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': DeAndre Yedlin (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48': Foul by DeAndre Yedlin (USA).
48': Miguel Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Second yellow card to DeAndre Yedlin (USA) for a bad foul.
50': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Miguel Samudio following a set piece situation.
50': Substitution, USA. Michael Orozco replaces Clint Dempsey because of an injury.
54': Attempt missed. Derlis González (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Celso Ortiz.
55': Substitution, Paraguay. Rodrigo Rojas replaces Celso Ortiz.
55': Foul by Bobby Wood (USA).
55': Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Fabian Johnson (USA).
56': Juan Iturbe (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Offside, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria is caught offside.
58': Alejandro Bedoya (USA).
58': Miguel Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Michael Bradley (USA) is shown the yellow card.
59': Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
59': Miguel Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt saved. Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Derlis González.
62': Attempt blocked. Gyasi Zardes (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bobby Wood.
63': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Derlis González.
63': Substitution, Paraguay. Jorge Benítez replaces Antonio Sanabria.
65': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Michael Orozco.
65': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Michael Orozco.
67': Delay in match (Paraguay).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
71': Bobby Wood (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
71': Foul by Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguay).
71': Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Bobby Wood (USA) is shown the yellow card.
72': Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
72': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, USA. Graham Zusi replaces Alejandro Bedoya.
75': Bobby Wood (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Foul by Miguel Samudio (Paraguay).
77': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Michael Orozco.
78': Gyasi Zardes (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay).
78': Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
79': Foul by Michael Orozco (USA).
79': Juan Iturbe (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Michael Orozco (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt missed. Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Iturbe with a cross.
82': Attempt blocked. Jorge Benítez (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
82': Attempt saved. Jorge Benítez (Paraguay) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
82': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
82': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Brad Guzan.
82': Attempt blocked. Darío Lezcano (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
83': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
83': Michael Orozco (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, USA. Kyle Beckerman replaces Bobby Wood.
84': Foul by Gyasi Zardes (USA).
84': Miguel Samudio (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Kyle Beckerman (USA).
84': Rodrigo Rojas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt missed. Víctor Ayala (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
87': Attempt missed. Kyle Beckerman (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jermaine Jones.
87': Foul by Jermaine Jones (USA).
87': Juan Iturbe (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87': Jermaine Jones (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
89': Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez is caught offside.
90': Attempt blocked. Fabian Johnson (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gyasi Zardes.
90': Corner, USA. Conceded by Paulo Da Silva.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Rojas.
90'+6': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Jermaine Jones.
90'+7': Second Half ends, USA 1, Paraguay 0.
0': Match ends, USA 1, Paraguay 0.

Statistics

PAR		USA
0	Fouls	0
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
0	Corner Kicks	0
0	Saves	0
0	Possession	0
0	SHOTS	0
0	ON GOAL	0
0.0	On Target %	0.0
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
0	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: Copa América

Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 51,041

Copa América Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	3	+5	9
2	Canada	3	-1	4
3	Chile	3	-1	2
4	Peru	3	-3	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

United States (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Brad Guzan (GK)
6	John Brooks
20	Geoff Cameron
23	Fabian Johnson
2	DeAndre Yedlin
13	Jermaine Jones
4	Michael Bradley
11	Alejandro Bedoya
9	Gyasi Zardes
7	Bobby Wood
8	Clint Dempsey

United States Substitutes:

Edgar Castillo, Matt Besler, Kyle Beckerman, Tim Howard, Graham Zusi, Perry Kitchen, Steve Birnbaum, Christian Pulisic, Ethan Horvath, Darlington Nagbe, Chris Wondolowski, Michael Orozco.

Paraguay (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Justo Villar (GK)
2	Fabián Balbuena
3	Gustavo Gómez
6	Miguel Samudio
14	Paulo da Silva
16	Celso Ortiz
20	Víctor Ayala
17	Miguel Almirón
10	Derlis González
19	Darío Lezcano
9	Antonio Sanabria

Paraguay Substitutes:

Jorge Benítez, Iván Piris, Juan Iturbe, Bruno Valdez, Rodrigo Rojas, Edgar Benítez, Robert Piris Da Motta, Antony Silva, Nelson Haedo Valdez, Diego Fabian Barreto, Blas Riveros.

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