“Miguel Almirón opens the scoring for Paraguay after early pressure including a 7th-minute corner.”
Pivotal“Bolivia's hopes of a comeback are extinguished when their penalty is saved by Miguel Terceros.”
Bolivia
Paraguay
Paraguay controlled the key moments of an otherwise tight statistical contest, with Miguel Almirón's clinical finishing either side of half-time proving the difference. Bolivia actually matched their opponents in shots and dangerous attacks, but wasted their best chance when a second-half penalty was saved by Miguel Terceros, denying them a route back into the game. The result continues a difficult run for Bolivia, who couldn't convert defensive pressure into goals, while Paraguay's efficiency in front of goal underlines their momentum heading into upcoming fixtures. Almirón's second goal, teed up by Julio César Enciso just after a triple substitution, effectively ended Bolivia's hopes before the hour mark.
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Richet Gomez Miranda is on, and Efrain Morales is off.
Gabriel Villamil receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Clever Domingo Ferreira Namandu comes on for Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo.
Clever Domingo Ferreira Namandu is on, and Gustavo Raul Gomez Portillo is off.
Penalty saved by Miguel Terceros.
Enso González comes on for Miguel Angel Almiron Rejala.
Gustavo Caballero comes on for Julio Cesar Enciso.
Yomar Rocha comes on for Diego Daniel Medina Roman.
José Canale is on, and Diego Gómez is off.
On Alex Adrian Arce Barrios, Off Alex Adrian Arce Barrios.
Ramon Sosa Acosta comes on for Mauricio Magalhaes Prado.
On Alex Adrian Arce Barrios, Off Alex Adrian Arce Barrios.
Matias Galarza comes on for Omar Federico Alderete Fernandez.
Yellow card shown to Omar Federico Alderete Fernandez.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown.
Corner awarded.
Goal! Miguel Angel Almiron Rejala scores to make it 0-2, assisted by Julio Cesar Enciso.
Jesus Maraude is on, and Fernando Nava is off.
Ramiro Vaca comes on for Carlos Antonio Melgar Vargas.
Mathias Villasanti is on, and Adrian Andres Cubas is off.
First half ends with the score at 0-1.
Corner awarded.
MauricioYellow CardYellow card issued to Mauricio Magalhaes Prado.
Corner awarded.
Yellow card shown to Hector Cuellar.
assist: Robert Morales
Goal! Miguel Angel Almiron scores, making it 0-1.
Corner awarded.
Kick-off has occurred!
Bolivia and Paraguay meet at Audi Field in Washington in a South American friendly with plenty of history but little heat, as Paraguay look to build on a strong recent run while Bolivia try to arrest a shaky form slump. Expect a tight, competitive encounter given their close head-to-head record.
