The Paraguayan Under 20 team could not beat Uruguay on the penultimate date of the final hexagonal of the South American Under 20 Championship. It was a 1-0 victory for the sky-blues that leaves Aldo Bobadilla’s team in last place with the urgent need to beat Ecuador and wait for the help of Colombia that should not lose to Venezuela. The red-and-whites didn’t play badly, but they weren’t effective in front of the goal. The goal was a great goal from a free kick by Luciano Rodríguez.
La Albirroja entered the field with the need to add in order to continue with chances of qualifying and not depend on another result with the tie in the first game between Venezuela and Ecuador, their direct rivals.
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Paraguay faced the already qualified Uruguay teamone of the best throughout the South American that takes place in Colombia. After a few minutes in which the ball passed from the feet of the Paraguayans to that of the Uruguayans, it was Aldo Bobadilla’s painting that had the best arrivals.
The Paraguayans began to play well backed by a well-placed defense and a midfield that was better than the sky-blues with Diego Gomez, Sebastian Quintana and Nelson Gauto that enabled the strikers in good shape. Allan Wlk held the ball well and the one who was most passionate was Matías Segovia.
Segovia went to execute a free kick from the left, the ball reached the middle and Diego González applied the header that hit the crossbar from the goal defended by Rodríguez, then the one who tried was Segovia himself with a shot from outside the area that went up.
Allan Wlk also had his chance, but couldn’t finish off well. Uruguay arrived little, only after Paraguay lowered the intensity did it have two approachesa very clear one in a shot of Franco González that the Paraguayan goalkeeper pulled off the corner kick in great form. We would have to see what he proposed Bobadilla for the second half since winning will leave Paraguay in a very good position.
The teams entered unchanged for the second half and the first to try was Paraguay with a play on the right and the ball that reached Diego Gomez who finished off very weakly at the hands of randall rodriguez. Own Rodríguez He saved his bow in a shot from Gómez from outside the area he was getting into.
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Uruguay stopped later and had more arrivals than in the first stage. alvaro rodriguez He was the one who was about to take advantage of a counterattack after a corner kick for the red white. The shot of the “9” went very close to the goal of Ángel González.
It was a couple of complicated arrivals for Paraguay by the Uruguayans. Aldo Bobadilla turned to the bank and put to Kevin Pereira to be more offensive, later they entered Victor Cabañas and Cesar Olmedo. The White Red started coming again.
Kevin Pereira had the goal after a play by Segovia on the right, the former Capiatá He headed very weakly and Rodríguez had no problems controlling the ball. Until at 85 minutes a lack of Thiago Servinthe shot for the celestial ones who took the opportunity to take advantage with a great shot by Luciano Rodríguez. Paraguay was forced to go looking for a tie.
The albirrojos no longer had the strength to reach the tiethey left with the defeat that leaves them in the last place, with the need to beat Ecuador and hope that Venezuela does not defeat Colombia.
Paraguay played with: Angel Gonzalez; Alan Núñez (71′ Víctor Cabañas), Luis Rolón, Thiago Servín and Alexis Cantero; Sebastián Quintana (81′ Alexis Fretes), Nelson Gauto (64′ Kevin Pereira) and Diego Gómez; Matías Segovia (81′ Tobías Sanabria), Allan Wlk and Diego González (71′ César Olmedo). DT: Aldo Bobadilla.
Uruguay played with: Randall Rodriguez; Mateo Ponte (79′ Mathias Abaldo), Sebastian Boselli, Facundo Gonzalez and Mathias de Ritis; Ignacio Sosa (79′ Rodrigo Chagas), Fabricio Diaz (64′ Sergio Garcia), Luciano Rodriguez and Franco Gonzalez; Renzo Sanchez (88′ Valentin Gauthier) and Alvaro Rodriguez (64′ Emiliano Rodriguez). DT: Marcelo Broli.
Gol: 85 ′ Luciano Rodríguez (U)
Admonished: 49′ Facundo Gonzalez (U), 55′ Diego Gonzalez (P)
