Paraguay vs Nicaragua, 2023 International Friendly

· International Friendly

Paraguay

62': Miguel Almirón
78': Fabián Balbuena

FT
2 - 0

Nicaragua

About

Paraguay are hosting Nicaragua at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
10': Matias Moldskred (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Marvin Fletes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Braian Ojeda (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': First Half ends, Paraguay 0, Nicaragua 0.
45': Second Half begins Paraguay 0, Nicaragua 0.
45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Junior Arteaga replaces Jacob Montes.
60': Substitution, Paraguay. Diego Gómez replaces Braian Ojeda.
60': Substitution, Paraguay. Kaku replaces Matías Rojas.
62': Goal! Paraguay 1, Nicaragua 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaku.
67': Substitution, Nicaragua. Byron Bonilla replaces Kevin Serapio.
67': Substitution, Nicaragua. Harold Medina replaces Matias Moldskred.
69': Substitution, Paraguay. Robert Rojas replaces Juan Cáceres.
71': Erick Téllez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Substitution, Nicaragua. Christian Reyes replaces Óscar Acevedo.
74': Substitution, Nicaragua. Widman Talavera replaces Luis Coronel.
78': Goal! Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0. Fabián Balbuena (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kaku.
81': Widman Talavera (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
84': Substitution, Paraguay. Álvaro Campuzano replaces Gabriel Ávalos.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.
0': Match ends, Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.

Game Information

Competition: International Friendly

Venue:
Location: ,
Attendance: 30,000

Line-Ups

Paraguay (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Santiago Rojas (GK)
15	Gustavo Gómez
5	Fabián Balbuena
6	Júnior Alonso
20	Juan Jose Cáceres
23	Mathías Villasanti
16	Braian Ojeda
10	Miguel Almirón
8	Matías Rojas
9	Gabriel Ávalos
11	Julio Enciso

Paraguay Substitutes:

Bruno Valdez, Diego Gómez, Alejandro Romero Gamarra, Carlos González, Antony Silva, Aldo Pérez, Robert Rojas, Alexis Cantero, Matías Galarza, Mateo Gamarra, Álvaro Campuzano.

Nicaragua (4-4-2)

No.	Name
12	Miguel Rodríguez (GK)
4	Marvin David Fletes
5	Erick Téllez
3	Oscar Acevedo
2	Josué Quijano
20	Kevin Serapio
8	Jacob Montes
17	Matias Moldskred
11	Juan Barrera
7	Ariagner Smith
22	Luis Fernando Coronel

Nicaragua Substitutes:

Jaime Moreno, Alyer López, Widman Talavera, César Salandia, Byron Bonilla, Melvin Hernández, Francisco Flores, Henry Niño, Junior Arteaga, Christian Reyes, Juan Rodriguez, Nextaly Rodríguez, Jason Coronel, Bancy Hernández, Harold Medina.

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