Milner Ayala

Milner Ayala (3 September 1928 – 29 July 2001) was a Paraguayan footballer.^[1] He was part of Paraguay's squad that won the 1953 South American Championship.^[2]

Milner Ayala

Personal information
Date of birth	(1928-09-03)3 September 1928
Date of death	29 July 2001(2001-07-29) (aged 72)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1953	River Plate
1953–1955	RC Strasbourg	19	(3)
1955–1957	CA Paris	58	(17)
1957–1958	Red Star	23	(7)
International career
1953	Paraguay	2	(0)
Medal record Representing  Paraguay Copa América Winner 1953 Peru
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Ayala was selected in Paraguay's squad for the 1953 South American Championship. He played two games during the tournament, on 4 March against Ecuador,^[3] and on 8 March against Peru,^[4] as Paraguay won the competition, its first Copa America.

Those two games were his only caps with Paraguay.^[5]

During the game against Peru, as Peruvians were leading by 2-1 and Paraguay was disallowed an equalizing goal, he kicked the referee. The game was stopped, then restarted. Paraguay eventually equalized and the game ended in a draw 2-2. However Peru was awarded a win because Paraguay made four changes instead of the legal three, including the one of Ayala who had replaced Atilio López. Ayala was banned three years for his gesture.^[2][6][7]