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Jun 16, 2015 at 10pm UK at Estadio Regional de Antofagasta, Antofagasta
Paraguay
1-0
Jamaica
Benitez (36')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Result: Paraguay beat Jamaica in Copa America

A fluke Edgar Benitez goal sees Paraguay beat Jamaica 1-0 in the Copa America.

Paraguay have seen off the challenge of Jamaica in the Copa America thanks to a fluke Edgar Benitez goal.

Jamaica started off strongly and physically, with both Rudolph Austin and Wes Morgan receiving early yellow cards.

Paraguay's defender Bruno Valdez (L) and Jamaica's defender Michael Hector vie during their 2015 Copa America football championship match, in Antofagasta, Chile, on June 16, 2015© Getty Images

Roque Santa Cruz saw a chance easily saved before a Raul Bobadilla volley drifted just wide of the post.

When a non-threatening long ball missed everybody, goalkeeper Duwayne Kerr chose to head the ball away. Benitez blocked the header and the ball rolled into the empty net for a goal.

Paraguay chose to pass the ball around in the second half and starve Jamaica of possession, a tactic that worked well. Miguel Samudio then hit the bar after a one-two with Bobadilla.

The closest Jamaica came to a goal was when Antony Silva had to tip a deflected Jodi McAnuff cross around the post.

The result means that Paraguay are temporarily top of their group while Jamaica remain at the bottom.

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