International Friendly

Paraguay vs Nicaragua, 2026 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Paraguay
  • 17': Kaku (P)
  • 42': Miguel Almirón
  • 62': Matías Galarza
  • 67': Alexandro Maidana
FT
4 - 0
Nicaragua

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 15': Joab Gutiérrez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Goal! Paraguay 1, Nicaragua 0. Alejandro Romero (Paraguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 25': Substitution, Paraguay. Mauricio Magalhães Prado replaces Julio Enciso.
    • 42': Goal! Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Gómez.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Paraguay 2, Nicaragua 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Ariagner Smith replaces Jorge García.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Gustavo Velázquez replaces Juan José Cáceres.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Orlando Gill replaces Roberto Fernández.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Braian Ojeda replaces Andrés Cubas.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Matías Galarza replaces Alejandro Romero.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Ramón Sosa replaces Diego Gómez.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Alexandro Maidana replaces Júnior Alonso.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. José Canale replaces Omar Alderete.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Álex Arce replaces Antonio Sanabria.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Gabriel Ávalos replaces Miguel Almirón.
    • 45': Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Gustavo Gómez.
    • 56': Jacob Montes (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Substitution, Nicaragua. Amadeus Zamora replaces Jason Coronel.
    • 62': Goal! Paraguay 3, Nicaragua 0. Matías Galarza (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
    • 63': Substitution, Nicaragua. Efraín Mejía replaces Jonathan Moncada.
    • 63': Substitution, Nicaragua. Leyner Moses replaces Anyelo Velásquez.
    • 67': Goal! Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0. Alexandro Maidana (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mauricio Magalhães Prado.
    • 85': Substitution, Nicaragua. Osmin Salinas replaces Jacob Montes.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Paraguay 4, Nicaragua 0.

    Statistics

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    0 Fouls 0
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 0
    0 Saves 0
    0 Possession 0
    0 SHOTS 0
    0 ON GOAL 0
    0.0 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue: Defensores del Chaco
    Location: Asunción, Paraguay
    Attendance: 35,000

    Line-Ups

    PAR Paraguay (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Gatito Fernández (GK)
    3 Omar Alderete
    6 Júnior Alonso
    15 Gustavo Gómez
    4 Juan Cáceres
    17 Kaku
    8 Diego Gómez
    19 Julio Enciso
    14 Andrés Cubas
    10 Miguel Almirón
    9 Antonio Sanabria
    Paraguay Substitutes:
    Gabriel Ávalos, Alex Arce, Fabián Balbuena, Damián Bobadilla, Gustavo Caballero, José Canale, Matías Galarza, Orlando Gil, Mauricio, Alexandro Maidana, Braian Ojeda, Gastón Olveira, Isidro Pitta, Ramón Sosa, Gustavo Velázquez.

    NCA Nicaragua (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Erick Pineda (GK)
    22 Anyelo Velásquez
    19 Evert Martínez
    6 Jefferson Rivera
    5 Justing Cano
    3 Joab Gutiérrez Yellow Card
    16 Raheem Giusseppe Cole Martinez
    10 Jacob Montes Yellow Card
    11 Jorge García
    14 Jason Coronel
    8 Jonathan Moncada
    Nicaragua Substitutes:
    Osmin Salinas, Amadeus Josef Zamora González, Oliver Orozco, Leyner Moses, Efraín Antonio Mejía Alfaro, Alyer López, Steven Cáceres, Edgar Castillo, Oliver Bello, Widman Talavera, Ariagner Smith, Darryl Parker.

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