Paraguay showed a stronger performance than Greece in the friendly held on Friday at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, managing to secure a narrow victory with a score of 1-0. The decisive moment came in the 6th minute of the second half when Diego Gómez scored a stunning goal from a free kick, catching the Greek goalkeeper by surprise.
Diego Gómez was undoubtedly the standout player of the match, as he not only scored the only goal but also controlled the midfield effectively. Meanwhile, Víctor Velázquez played a pivotal role in defense, helping to keep Greece at bay.
Greece’s coach, Ivan Jovanovic, opted for a 4-5-1 formation, placing Odysseas Vlachodimos in goal, supported by a defensive line of Konstantinos Mavropanos, Lazaros Rota, Pantelis Hatzidiakos, and Dimitrios Giannoulis. In midfield, Dimitrios Kourbelis, Christos Mouzakitis, Christos Tzolis, Anastasios Bakasetas, and Konstantinos Karetsas aimed to support Anastasios Douvikas in attack.
For their part, Paraguay, led by coach Gustavo Alfaro, implemented a 4-4-2 formation with Gastón Olveira as the goalkeeper. The defensive squad included Alan Benítez, Gustavo Gómez, Omar Alderete, and Júnior Alonso. In the midfield, Diego Gómez was joined by Damián Bobadilla, Lucas Romero, and Miguel Ángel Almirón, with Antonio Sanabria and Julio Enciso leading the attack.
Referee Daniele Chiffi was appointed to officiate the match.
Substitutions for Greece
62’ 2T – Konstantinos Karetsas replaced by Giannis Konstantelias
75’ 2T – Dimitrios Giannoulis for Kostas Tsimikas, Christos Mouzakitis for Christos Zafeiris, Lazaros Rota for Georgios Vagiannidis
83’ 2T – Konstantinos Mavropanos for Panagiotis Retsos
85’ 2T – Anastasios Douvikas for Vangelis Pavlidis
Yellow Cards for Greece:
33’ 2T – Andreas Tetteh, 43’ 2T – Giannis Konstantelias (Unsporting behavior)
Substitutions for Paraguay
60’ 2T – Omar Alderete for Matías Galarza Fonda, Damián Bobadilla for José Canale
61’ 2T – Diego Gómez for Maurício Magalhães, Anastasios Bakasetas for Giorgos Masouras, Dimitrios Kourbelis for Nectarios Triantis, Christos Tzolis for Andreas Tetteh
68’ 2T – Julio Enciso for Gustavo Caballero, Miguel Ángel Almirón for Ramón Sosa
78’ 2T – Antonio Sanabria for Alex Arce, Júnior Alonso for Alexandro Maidana
79’ 2T – Lucas Romero for Braian Ojeda
92’ 2T – Alan Benítez for Víctor Velázquez