FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
Paraguay WLWLL 0
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Ecuador LDDDL 2
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Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

ECU · 3-4-3

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 14Xavier ArreagaCD
  3. 2Félix TorresCD-L
  4. 5Luis Fernando LeónCD-R
  5. 16Fernando GaiborCM-L
  6. 8Carlos GruezoCM-R
  7. 7Pervis EstupiñánLM
  8. 4Byron CastilloRM
  9. 13Enner ValenciaF
  10. 17Joao RojasCF-L
  11. 15Ángel MenaCF-R

PAR · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Antony SilvaG
  2. 6Júnior AlonsoCD-L
  3. 4Fabián BalbuenaCD-R
  4. 20Jorge MorelDM
  5. 14Héctor MartínezLB
  6. 13Alberto EspínolaRB
  7. 8Richard SánchezCM-L
  8. 15Hugo MartínezCM-R
  9. 19Santiago ArzamendiaLM
  10. 11Ángel RomeroRM
  11. 7Luis AmarillaF

Timeline

  1. 7' Substitution, Paraguay. Robert Rojas replaces Alberto Espínola because of an injury.
  2. 35' Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 38' Jorge Morel (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Joao Rojas López (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Fernando Gaibor.
  6. 59' Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Xavier Arreaga.
  7. 65' Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Hugo Martínez.
  8. 65' Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Samudio replaces Ángel Romero.
  9. 66' Substitution, Ecuador. Washington Corozo replaces Joao Rojas López.
  10. 67' Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 80' Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Enner Valencia.
  12. 80' Substitution, Ecuador. Junior Sornoza replaces Ángel Mena.
  13. 85' Substitution, Paraguay. José Florentín replaces Richard Sánchez.
  14. 85' Substitution, Paraguay. Lorenzo Melgarejo replaces Santiago Arzamendia because of an injury.
  15. 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.
  16. 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.
  17. 90'+6' Michael Estrada (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

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