Mexico vs Paraguay, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyMexico lose pre-World Cup friendly 1-0 to Paraguay
Derlis Gonzalez's second-half goal gave Paraguay a 1-0 win over Mexico in a friendly on Wednesday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
- 3': Carlos González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Jesús Angulo (Mexico).
- 3': Foul by Richard Ortiz (Paraguay).
- 3': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo.
- 7': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bruno Valdez.
- 7': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico).
- 9': Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
- 11': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bruno Valdez.
- 11': Attempt saved. César Montes (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Chávez with a cross.
- 11': Attempt saved. Kevin Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jesús Gallardo with a headed pass.
- 12': Foul by Carlos González (Paraguay).
- 12': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Carlos González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 13': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Carlos Acevedo.
- 14': Offside, Mexico. Uriel Antuna tries a through ball, but Carlos Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 17': Attempt missed. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 19': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 21': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
- 21': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Richard Ortiz (Paraguay).
- 23': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kevin Álvarez with a cross.
- 28': Attempt saved. Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 28': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 28': Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt saved. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 30': Foul by Saúl Salcedo (Paraguay).
- 30': Uriel Antuna (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. Luis Chávez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado.
- 35': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 35': Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Attempt saved. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 36': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Antony Silva.
- 37': Hand ball by Kevin Álvarez (Mexico).
- 37': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Jesús Angulo.
- 38': Offside, Paraguay. Bruno Valdez tries a through ball, but Mateo Gamarra is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Richard Ortiz (Paraguay).
- 41': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Offside, Mexico. Alexis Vega tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
- 44': César Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Carlos González (Paraguay).
- 45': First Half ends, Mexico 0, Paraguay 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 0, Paraguay 0.
- 48': Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Kevin Álvarez.
- 50': Foul by Kevin Álvarez (Mexico).
- 50': Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Carlos González (Paraguay) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 50': Goal! Mexico 0, Paraguay 1. Derlis González (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 52': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
- 53': Attempt blocked. Uriel Antuna (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 54': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
- 54': Luis Chávez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Jesús Gallardo (Mexico) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Uriel Antuna.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 56': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Andrés Cubas.
- 57': Offside, Mexico. César Montes tries a through ball, but Uriel Antuna is caught offside.
- 58': Attempt missed. Alexis Vega (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Uriel Antuna with a cross.
- 60': Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Saúl Salcedo (Paraguay).
- 61': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza replaces Carlos González.
- 61': Derlis González (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by César Montes (Mexico).
- 62': Foul by Matías Galarza (Paraguay).
- 62': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay).
- 63': Jesús Angulo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Mexico. Emilio Lara replaces Kevin Álvarez.
- 65': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Reyes replaces Jesús Gallardo.
- 66': Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).
- 66': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Attempt saved. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 67': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Antony Silva.
- 68': Attempt missed. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Carlos Rodríguez.
- 71': Substitution, Mexico. Eduardo Aguirre replaces Roberto Alvarado.
- 71': Substitution, Paraguay. Diego Gómez replaces Richard Sánchez.
- 71': Offside, Paraguay. Lorenzo Melgarejo tries a through ball, but Derlis González is caught offside.
- 72': Carlos Rodríguez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Matías Galarza (Paraguay).
- 72': Hand ball by César Montes (Mexico).
- 74': César Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Derlis González (Paraguay).
- 75': Eduardo Aguirre (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Bruno Valdez (Paraguay).
- 76': Diego Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Luis Chávez (Mexico).
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Fernando Beltrán replaces Carlos Rodríguez.
- 78': Substitution, Mexico. Érick Sánchez replaces Luis Chávez.
- 78': Alexis Vega (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).
- 79': Eduardo Aguirre (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by Saúl Salcedo (Paraguay).
- 80': Attempt blocked. Luis Reyes (Mexico) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked. Assisted by Luis Romo.
- 80': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Antony Silva.
- 81': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Bruno Valdez.
- 81': Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Lorenzo Melgarejo (Paraguay).
- 82': Luis Romo (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Luis Romo (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Mateo Gamarra.
- 85': Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Cardozo Lucena replaces Derlis González.
- 86': Attempt saved. Érick Sánchez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Vega.
- 86': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Antony Silva.
- 87': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Lorenzo Melgarejo.
- 89': Foul by Mateo Gamarra (Paraguay).
- 89': Érick Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mateo Gamarra (Paraguay).
- 90'+1': Érick Sánchez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Mateo Gamarra (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Eduardo Aguirre (Mexico) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alexis Vega with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Mexico 0, Paraguay 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 0, Paraguay 1.
Statistics
 PAR |
MEX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 7 | Saves | 0 |
| 27.8 | Possession | 72.2 |
| 2 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 152 | Accurate Passes | 509 |
| 236 | Passes | 598 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 51,387
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Attendance: 51,387
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Acevedo (GK) |
| 4 | Jesús Angulo |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Kevin Álvarez |
| 7 | Luis Romo  |
| 14 | Luis Chávez |
| 8 | Carlos Rodríguez |
| 25 | Roberto Alvarado |
| 10 | Alexis Vega |
| 11 | Uriel Antuna |
Paraguay (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Silva (GK) |
| 15 | Saúl Salcedo |
| 5 | Bruno Valdez |
| 13 | Mateo Gamarra |
| 2 | Iván Piris |
| 10 | Derlis González |
| 8 | Richard Ortíz |
| 14 | Andrés Cubas |
| 9 | Carlos González |
| 19 | Lorenzo Melgarejo |
| 20 | Richard Sánchez |
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