SANTIAGO DE CHILE. Chile defeats Paraguay with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Isla (72′) and a goal from B. Brereton (68′). Its vastly superior ball possession (61%) was among the key factors of its victory.
Chile remained in 10 people after Aranguiz received a double yellow card in the 74′. Anyway, Chile still managed to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago de Chile on Monday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Néstor Fabián Pitana with the assistance of Gabriel Chade and Maximiliano Del Yesso. The 4th official was Darío Herrera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
Chile was in firm control of the ball 61% while Paraguay was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Chile was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chile won the match.
Chile shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Paraguay shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chile received 3 yellow cards (L. Jimenez, B. Brereton and Aranguiz). On the other side, Paraguay received 3 yellow cards (O. Alderete, H. Perez and J. Morel).
Aranguiz (Chile) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (74′).
Also, Paraguay didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after O. Alderete (Paraguay) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (89′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Chile will have 10 points to stay in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Paraguay will stay with 12 points to stay in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification South America, Chile will host Venezuela on the 15th of October with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Chile (2 draws).
Paraguay will play away agasint Bolivia on the 14th of October with a 5-4 head to head stats in favor of Paraguay (3 draws).
Chile – Formation
Chile
72'
44'
54'
74'
Chile started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Martín Lasarte Arrospide decided to play with the following team: Claudio Bravo , Mauricio Isla , Guillermo Maripán , Paulo Díaz , Sebastián Vegas , Charles Aránguiz , Erick Pulgar , Arturo Vidal , Luis Jiménez , Alexis Sánchez and Ben Brereton .
The home team had on the bench: Diego Valdés, Carlos Palacios, Jean Meneses , Claudio Baeza, Marcelino Núñez, Joaquín Montecinos, Tomás Alarcón, Felipe Mora, Gabriel Arias, Enzo Roco , Gabriel Castellón and Nicolás Díaz.
Chile could not rely on the presence of E. Roco (injured).
Substitutions
Chile made 3 changes: P. Diaz for E. Roco (44′), L. Jimenez for J. Meneses (62′) and A. Sanchez for M. I. Nunez Espinoza (90′).
Best player: Mauricio Isla
The player that probably impressed the most for Chile was Mauricio Isla.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Paraguay – Formation
Paraguay
Paraguay started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Manuel Eduardo Berizzo played with: Antony Silva , Robert Rojas , Gustavo Gómez , Omar Alderete , Santiago Arzamendia , Angel Lucena , Jorge Morel , Ángel Romero , Miguel Almirón , Hernán Pérez and Carlos González .
They had on the bench: Gerardo Ortiz, Richard Sánchez , Fabián Balbuena, Braian Samudio, Óscar Cardozo , Alfredo Aguilar, Óscar Romero, Matías Espinoza, Kaku , Juan Escobar , Gastón Giménez and Antonio Sanabria .
Substitutions
Paraguay made 5 changes: C. Gonzalez for A. Sanabria (65′), R. Rojas for J. Escobar (73′), A. Romero for O. Cardozo (78′), J. Morel for R. Sanchez (78′) and H. Perez for Kaku (78′).
Best player: Antony Silva
The player that probably impressed the most for Paraguay was the goalkeeper: Antony Silva. His rating is 7.13. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification South America.
