Paraguay 2-0 Uruguay · World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL
Paraguay beat Uruguay 2-0 in the World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL. Goals: M. Galarza 13', J. Enciso 81'. Expected goals (xG): Paraguay 0.5, Uruguay 0.4. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Paraguay and Uruguay met in the World Cup Qualification CONMEBOL at Estadio Defensores del Chaco in Asuncion on Thursday, 5 June 2025.
Goalscorers
Paraguay: M. Galarza 13'; J. Enciso 81'. Uruguay did not score.
How the match went
Uruguay saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Paraguay had 12 shots with 5 on target, Uruguay 5 with 1 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 5 to Paraguay and 7 to Uruguay. Paraguay conceded 18 fouls, Uruguay 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Paraguay, 0 for Uruguay).
Line-ups
Paraguay started in a 4-4-1-1: Roberto Fernández, Juan Cáceres, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, Junior Alonso, Miguel Almirón, Andrés Cubas, Diego Gómez, Matías Galarza, Julio Enciso, Antonio Sanabria.
Uruguay started in a 4-3-3: Santiago Mele, Guillermo Varela, Ronald Araújo, José María Giménez, Mathías Olivera, Nahitan Nández, Manuel Ugarte, Giorgian de Arrascaeta, Facundo Pellistri, Rodrigo Aguirre, Maximiliano Araújo.
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Minute by minute
- 13'Goal! Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay. M. Galarza (Paraguay) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay.
- 81'Goal! Paraguay 2-0 Uruguay. J. Enciso (Paraguay) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Paraguay 2-0 Uruguay.
Full commentary (34 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Paraguay vs Uruguay.
- 11'Attempt missed. G. de Arrascaeta (Uruguay), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 12'Attempt saved. M. Almirón (Paraguay), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 13'Goal! Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay. M. Galarza (Paraguay) scores.
- 25'Attempt saved. M. Galarza (Paraguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt saved. J. Enciso (Paraguay), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 39'Yellow card for M. Galarza (Paraguay).
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Paraguay 1-0 Uruguay.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Uruguay: J. Piquerez comes on for M. Olivera.
- 47'Attempt missed. N. Nandez (Uruguay), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 52'Attempt blocked. J. Enciso (Paraguay), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 53'Attempt blocked. M. Almirón (Paraguay), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 53'Attempt blocked. D. Gómez (Paraguay), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 61'Substitution, Uruguay: R. Zalazar comes on for G. Varela.
- 67'Attempt missed. J. Enciso (Paraguay), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 67'Attempt missed. J. Cáceres (Paraguay), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 68'Yellow card for J. Cáceres (Paraguay).
- 69'Substitution, Paraguay: M. Villasanti comes on for M. Galarza.
- 70'Substitution, Paraguay: G. Ávalos comes on for A. Sanabria.
- 70'Attempt saved. R. Aguirre (Uruguay), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 76'Substitution, Paraguay: R. Sosa comes on for D. Gómez.
- 77'Substitution, Uruguay: B. Rodríguez comes on for F. Pellistri.
- 79'Off the woodwork! G. Gómez (Paraguay), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 81'Goal! Paraguay 2-0 Uruguay. J. Enciso (Paraguay) converts the penalty.
- 84'Attempt missed. M. Araújo (Uruguay), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 84'Attempt blocked. N. Nandez (Uruguay), header. xG 0.04.
- 85'Substitution, Uruguay: A. Álvarez comes on for G. de Arrascaeta.
- 89'Substitution, Paraguay: Á. Romero comes on for M. Almirón.
- 89'Substitution, Paraguay: Kaku comes on for J. Enciso.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. Á. Romero (Paraguay), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'Full-time. Paraguay 2-0 Uruguay.