FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Ecuador vs Paraguay, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Ecuador
  • 88': Félix Torres
  • 90'+5': Michael Estrada
FT
2 - 0
Paraguay

    Late goals give Ecuador 2-0 win over Paraguay

    Ecuador scored two late goals to beat Paraguay 2-0 on Thursday, a result that keeps them firmly in the running for Qatar 2022.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Substitution, Paraguay. Robert Rojas replaces Alberto Espínola because of an injury.
    • 9': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador).
    • 9': Luis Amarilla (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 13': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Robert Rojas.
    • 14': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Jorge Morel.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fernando Gaibor with a cross following a corner.
    • 16': Foul by Joao Rojas López (Ecuador).
    • 16': Hugo Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 18': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Foul by Héctor Martínez (Paraguay).
    • 22': Offside, Ecuador. Ángel Mena tries a through ball, but Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
    • 24': Foul by Joao Rojas López (Ecuador).
    • 24': Hugo Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Luis Amarilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Hugo Martínez.
    • 29': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
    • 29': Ángel Romero (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 30': Offside, Ecuador. Fernando Gaibor tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 33': Foul by Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay).
    • 33': Joao Rojas López (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 35': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 35': Robert Rojas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Foul by Jorge Morel (Paraguay).
    • 37': Joao Rojas López (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Jorge Morel (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 40': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
    • 40': Luis Amarilla (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Héctor Martínez.
    • 41': Attempt missed. Byron Castillo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Enner Valencia.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Joao Rojas López (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Jorge Morel (Paraguay).
    • 45'+2': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Paraguay 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Joao Rojas López with a cross.
    • 48': Foul by Xavier Arreaga (Ecuador).
    • 48': Santiago Arzamendia (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 50': Foul by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
    • 50': Héctor Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Joao Rojas López (Ecuador).
    • 56': Richard Sánchez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Joao Rojas López (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (Ecuador).
    • 57': Hugo Martínez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Luis Amarilla (Paraguay) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
    • 59': Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Fernando Gaibor.
    • 59': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Xavier Arreaga.
    • 60': Offside, Ecuador. Joao Rojas López tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 62': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo.
    • 63': Attempt missed. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Morel.
    • 65': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Hugo Martínez.
    • 65': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Samudio replaces Ángel Romero.
    • 66': Substitution, Ecuador. Washington Corozo replaces Joao Rojas López.
    • 67': Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).
    • 67': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 67': Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 69': Foul by Byron Castillo (Ecuador).
    • 69': Santiago Arzamendia (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Washington Corozo (Ecuador).
    • 72': Byron Castillo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Braian Samudio (Paraguay).
    • 73': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Byron Castillo.
    • 74': Antony Silva (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 76': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
    • 76': Santiago Arzamendia (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Offside, Ecuador. Washington Corozo tries a through ball, but Ángel Mena is caught offside.
    • 79': Offside, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 80': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Enner Valencia.
    • 80': Substitution, Ecuador. Junior Sornoza replaces Ángel Mena.
    • 85': Substitution, Paraguay. José Florentín replaces Richard Sánchez.
    • 85': Substitution, Paraguay. Lorenzo Melgarejo replaces Santiago Arzamendia because of an injury.
    • 87': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Júnior Alonso.
    • 88': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Luis Amarilla.
    • 88': Goal! Ecuador 1, Paraguay 0. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Florentín with a headed pass.
    • 90'+5': Goal! Ecuador 2, Paraguay 0. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Fernando León.
    • 90'+6': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ecuador 2, Paraguay 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ecuador 2, Paraguay 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 14
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    0 Saves 1
    35.8 Possession 64.2
    6 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    166 Accurate Passes 373
    253 Passes 451
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 4
    11 Crosses 14
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    70 Long Balls 68
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 9
    21 Tackles 11
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    10 Interceptions 12
    17 Effective Clearances 9
    17 Clearances 9

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Rodrigo Paz Delgado
    Location: Quito, Ecuador
    Attendance: 3,000

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 18 +21 38
    2 Ecuador 18 +9 29
    3 Colombia 18 +10 28
    4 Uruguay 18 +10 28
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ECU Ecuador (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Hernán Galíndez (GK)
    14 Xavier Arreaga
    2 Félix Torres
    5 Luis Fernando León
    16 Fernando Gaibor
    8 Carlos Gruezo
    7 Pervis Estupiñán Yellow Card
    4 Byron Castillo
    13 Enner Valencia
    17 Joao Rojas Yellow Card
    15 Ángel Mena
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Michael Estrada, Leonardo Campana, Moisés Ramírez, José Cifuentes, Junior Sornoza, Dixon Arroyo, Alan Franco, Diego Palacios, Franklin Guerra, Gonzalo Plata, Pedro Ortiz, Washington Corozo.

    PAR Paraguay (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Antony Silva (GK)
    6 Júnior Alonso Yellow Card
    4 Fabián Balbuena
    20 Jorge Morel Yellow Card
    14 Héctor Martínez
    13 Alberto Espínola
    8 Richard Sánchez
    15 Hugo Martínez
    19 Santiago Arzamendia
    11 Ángel Romero
    7 Luis Amarilla
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Gerardo Ortiz, Braian Ojeda, Braian Samudio, Alfredo Aguilar, José Florentín, Alexis Duarte, Robert Rojas, Kaku, Óscar Romero, Lorenzo Melgarejo, Antonio Sanabria, Gastón Giménez.

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