The General Knight of Paraguay said goodbye this Wednesday to the South American Cup with the consolation of having won 0-1 against the also eliminated Sports La Guaira of Venezuela in a match played in Caracas, which was the first and only victory for the visiting team during the group stage of the championship.
Despite the fact that the locals showed better control of the ball and greater precision in the passes during the first half, it was the Paraguayans who sang a goal in the 32nd minute, when Kevin Fernández scored the only goal with a shot with his left foot from the center of the area .
For little, the Venezuelan Santiago Herrera did not equalize the score in the 42nd minute with a shot with the right.
Guaira again he was close to improving his luck, in the 82nd minute, with a header from Jiovany Ramos from very close to the right post, but to no avail.
Two minutes later, in minute 84, the Paraguayans, who had already accumulated two yellow cards, were about to score the second goal with a shot from Hector Lezcano from the right side of the interior of the area, a shot that could not materialize.
In this way, Knight General leaves the tournament in third place on the Group G board with four points, and left in the queue Guairawith just one unit.
This was the fifth duel lost by the Venezuelan club in the six rounds of the group stage.
The only goal that Sports La Guaira takes in your favor went against Knight General on April 6 in Asunción, where they equalized the score and closed with a 1-1 draw.
The standings are led by Ceara from Brazil, who won 2-0 against Independiente from Argentina and secured their place in the round of 16 of the South American.
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