Benitez fires Paraguay past Colombia in soccer friendly

New York, Oct 3 (UNI) Striker Hugo Benitez scored in the second half as Paraguay secured a 1-0 friendly win over Colombia. Benitez broke the deadlock in the 56th minute by firing in from close range after his initial attempt was blocked by goalkeeper Orlando Gill on Friday. Colombia had 58 percent of the possession but lacked a cutting edge in attack, managing only two shots on target, according to Xinhua. "The match gives us plenty of takeaways that we need to fine-tune," Paraguay manager Gustavo Alfaro said. "We're not paying too much attention to the result because the main…