Ipswich Town: Julio Enciso scores screamer for Paraguay
Three Ipswich Town players earned caps in World Cup qualifying to wrap up the March international break.
The most recent was Julio Enciso, who started for Paraguay against Colombia in Barranquilla – his 25th senior cap.
La Albirroja fell behind to a first-minute strike from Liverpool’s Luis Diaz, with former Aston Villa striker Jhon Duran adding a second in the 13th minute.
Left-back Junior Alonso got the visitors back into the game in first-half stoppage time, with Enciso getting his side back on level terms with a screamer just after the hour-mark.
The Brighton loanee carried the ball into the centre from the left flank, sitting down a defender with a fake shot before launching it into the back of the net from around 25 yards out.
Neither side could find a winner, with Paraguay remaining fifth in the table on 21 points. They sit behind Uruguay and Brazil on goal difference alone, with one more win required to qualify for next summer’s tournament in North America
Elsewhere, Cameron Burgess played the full 90 minutes for Australia as they beat China 2-0.
Jackson Irvine and Nishan Velupillay struck in the first half to wrap up the win in front of more than 70,000 fans in Hangzhou, with Burgess keeping a clean sheet on his 15th senior appearance for the Socceroos.
