Stadium: Agustin Tovar "La Carolina"

Referee: Victor Rivera (Peru)

USA

The youth players that comform this senior squad payed their unexperience in the opener match lost 4-1 against Argentina. The team was able to score a goal from penaly thanks to the speed of FW Eddie Johnson, that surprise the defense of Argentina, still later on was controlled and was unable to do anything more.

USA plays with a defensive team with system that in counterattacks tries to exploit the speed of his strikers. The team main objetive is to have their players to gain experience to face the World Cup 2010 qualification round of CONCACAF. After the first result the expectations aren't the best and if they obtain a victory in their last two matches that would be a really surprise as their level doesn't seem so high. The players mentality is their best things as they doesn't hear those voices and focus on a order and vertical playmaking.

Paraguay

With an effective counterattack the team won the opener 5-0 to Colombia, the team display very good defense and from six scoring plays convert five of them. Two players deliver all their goals, FW Santa Cruz (84 minutes played) scoring a hattrick and FW Salvador Cabañas (20 minutes played) scored two more. The team continue with their tought defense and didn't concede in this area, the team improve in the scoring and this is very positive.

In this match the team has the opportunity to tie their qualification to next round with a victory, result that seems the most probable because of the seen on the first round. Is remarkable the actitude of the players that haven't presume the great score and talked about improving things and work better. Their defense is their best area and the offensive players are performing very well, as showed with their accuracy in counterattacks.

It is expected that coach Martino repeat the lineup for this match. The great performance of FW Salvador Cabañas is to be consider in the starting lineup, but coach Martino doesn't consider it, and will continue to field him in the second part of the match.

Doubtfoul:

MF Claudio Morel

Match:

A match with two teams that their main focus is the defensive area, a tight match in the beggining where Paraguay will enjoy best chances as they have a better midfield. USA main objetive is to gain experience and try to gain some match. The strikers of Paraguay should continue with their good performance to secure their qualification to next stage.

Prediction:

With Paraguay defensive scheme and their strikers very effective, the team has all the things in their favor, contrary to USA, but we can´t oversee that USA will continue their system play which hold Argentina for a while. Still Paraguay has make the best of counterattacks and that makes them of care, so i sense that Paraguay -0.5 AHposses the value, as it seems that USA will hardly score.



Pick : Paraguay
Odds : 2.05
Stake : 9 / 10
Bookmaker : Bet365
Date : 2007-07-03
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