FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Thursday, March 24, 2022
Ecuador WWDDD 1
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Paraguay LLDLL 3
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PAR213
Estadio Antonio Aranda · 10,000 att.

Match Report

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Ecuador reach World Cup finals despite loss to Paraguay

Ecuador sealed their spot at the World Cup finals despite losing 3-1 at Paraguay on Thursday.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
21
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
1
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
2
0
Saves
3
57.2
Possession
42.8
13
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
248
Accurate Passes
186
366
Passes
288
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.6
7
Accurate Crosses
0
26
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.0
67
Long Balls
52
21
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
15
19
Tackles
25
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
15
9
Effective Clearances
25
9
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ECU leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

PAR · 4-1-3-2

  1. 1Antony SilvaG
  2. 15Gustavo GómezCD-L
  3. 5Fabián BalbuenaCD-R
  4. 14Andrés CubasSW
  5. 4Blas RiverosLB
  6. 2Robert RojasRB
  7. 8Richard OrtízCM
  8. 10Miguel AlmirónLM
  9. 20Richard SánchezRM
  10. 19Julio EncisoCF-L
  11. 9Robert MoralesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 3Omar Alderete
  2. 6Luis Zárate
  3. 13Alberto Espínola
  4. 18David Colman
  5. 11Ángel Romero
  6. 23Mathías Villasanti
  7. 17Jesús Medina
  8. 21Óscar Romero
  9. 7Sebastián Ferreira
  10. 12Gatito Fernández
  11. 16José Florentín
  12. 22Santiago Rojas

ECU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 2Félix TorresCD-R
  4. 7Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 17Ángelo PreciadoRB
  6. 15Ángel MenaAM
  7. 20Jhegson MéndezLM
  8. 8Carlos GruezoRM
  9. 13Enner ValenciaF
  10. 10Joao RojasAM-L
  11. 6Byron CastilloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 23Michael CarcelenSUB
  2. 18Diego PalaciosSUB
  3. 19Luis Fernando LeónSUB
  4. 16Jeremy SarmientoSUB
  5. 12Jorge PinosSUB
  6. 21José CifuentesSUB
  7. 22Moisés RamírezSUB
  8. 11Michael EstradaSUB
  9. 9Jordy CaicedoSUB
  10. 5Romario IbarraSUB
  11. 4Robert ArboledaSUB
  12. 14Xavier ArreagaSUB

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Paraguay 1, Ecuador 0. Robert Morales (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a through ball.
  2. 14' Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Robert Morales because of an injury.
  3. 32' Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 35' VAR Decision: No card change Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).
  5. 39' Blás Riveros (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+6' Own Goal by Piero Hincapié, Ecuador. Paraguay 2, Ecuador 0.
  8. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Joao Rojas.
  9. 45' Substitution, Ecuador. Romario Ibarra replaces Ángelo Preciado.
  10. 53' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 54' Goal! Paraguay 3, Ecuador 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Richard Sánchez.
  12. 58' Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Enner Valencia.
  13. 66' Substitution, Paraguay. Mathías Villasanti replaces Andrés Cubas.
  14. 72' Félix Torres (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 76' Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Carcelén replaces Jhegson Méndez.
  16. 76' Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Ángel Mena.
  17. 77' Substitution, Paraguay. Alberto Espínola replaces Robert Rojas.
  18. 77' Substitution, Paraguay. José Florentín replaces Richard Sánchez.
  19. 77' Substitution, Paraguay. Josué Colmán replaces Julio Enciso.
  20. 81' Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 85' Goal! Paraguay 3, Ecuador 1. Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  22. 88' Second yellow card to Blás Riveros (Paraguay) for a bad foul.
  23. 90'+1' Mathías Villasanti (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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