- The assembly occurred at Levi’s Stadium, California | Photograph: EFE
La Vinotinto confronted Ecuador this Saturday, June 22, within the debut of each groups within the Copa América 2024. The match occurred at Levi’s Stadium, in California, in the USA.
Venezuela, beneath the administration of Argentine Fernando “Bocha” Batista, is fourth within the 2026 World Cup qualification and solely misplaced certainly one of six official matches. They beat Paraguay and Chile and tied in opposition to Brazil.
La Vinotinto arrives with confidence and wind in its favor. In a bunch with Mexico, stuffed with doubts, and Jamaica, she has the ambition of reaching the quarterfinals.
For its half, Ecuador arrives at this Copa América with the weapons which have marked it within the final 15 years, bodily power and energy, but in addition with pause and method.
Venezuela has handed the primary section of the Copa América 4 occasions: 2007, 2011, 2016 and 2019; 2011 being the very best efficiency in its historical past, because it reached the semifinals.
First time
The match started with Ecuador dominating the ball and a reasonably bodily sport on the a part of Venezuela, with a number of aggressive tackles from the protection. This resulted in a number of free throws for Ecuador that didn’t compromise the Vinotinto purpose. Though Venezuela had an excellent retreat, along with the defensive motion of Osorio and Cásseres, it lacked depth to advance within the Ecuadorian subject.
In the direction of the 18th minute, the primary shot on the Venezuelan purpose occurred by Páez, which was blocked by Romo. Nonetheless, in a second play, Enner Valencia kicked “El Brujo Martínez” within the face, leaving him mendacity on the ground. This assault initially earned the Ecuadorian striker a yellow card, however a assessment of the play within the VAR decided the severity of the assault, so Valencia was despatched off with a direct pink card within the twenty second minute.
Now with 10 from Ecuador on the court docket, Vinotinto assumed a extra offensive position with a few forays by Salomón Rondón on purpose, with photographs by Osorio and Machís that have been repelled by the goalkeeper. Within the twenty ninth minute, the referee cautioned Sarmiento for a violent deal with on Yangel Herrera with a yellow card. Later, Machís additionally acquired the primary yellow for Venezuela within the thirtieth minute for a foul.
Within the thirty fourth minute, defender Kevin Rodríguez got here on to interchange Yeboah, to readjust the Ecuadorian lineup, which turned extra defensive. Within the thirty ninth minute, a nasty clearance by Osorio after a free kick by Páez was taken benefit of by Sarmiento to attain the primary purpose for Ecuador. Venezuela tried to get better with a number of assaults in rival territory, however apart from a few photographs at Herrera’s purpose, they didn’t have sufficient drive to realize the tie.
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As an alternative, Cásseres acquired a yellow card for violently flattening Kevin Rodríguez throughout an Ecuadorian counterattack. Thus, the primary half ended with a bonus for an Ecuador that, regardless of the numerical drawback and the Venezuelan assaults, knew methods to exploit the alternatives to reverse its scenario in opposition to a motivated, however missing, Venezuela.
Second time
Venezuela started the second half with a few modifications to its gamers who have been cautioned within the first half. Jhonder Cádiz entered for Machís and Eduard Bello for Cásseres. In the meantime, a grown Ecuador regardless of its minority on the sphere managed the match occasions, turning into a wall that was tough for the Venezuelans to cross. Sarmiento, with a purpose and a card, retired within the 62nd minute, changed by Carlos Gruezo.
“Bocha” Batista’s determination to place Cádiz and Bello in was probably the most profitable of the match. They confirmed it within the 58th minute, when a throw-in from Bello geared toward Cádiz who, pivoting round two defenders, shot at Domínguez’s purpose, scoring his first purpose with the Venezuelan group. Venezuela continued to press, and within the 74th minute it was Bello’s flip to attain the second purpose, ending off a header from Rondón that had been cleared by the goalkeeper.
Alan Miranda and Jordy Caicedo entered within the 79th minute for Páez and Franco Palma to attempt to regain management of the sport. La Vinotinto did the identical within the 83rd minute with Jefferson Savarino and Eric Ramírez additionally changing Soteldo and Salo Rondón, to keep up dominance and strain. For additional time, Tomás Rincón entered for Herrera to strengthen the midfield, after a few harmful conditions generated by Cádiz that would have been a 3rd purpose.
Thus, Venezuela provides its first three factors inside group B. Though it’s beginning on an excellent foot within the match, it nonetheless has to face Mexico on June 26, along with the match in opposition to Jamaica (June 30) to outline its classification.
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2024-06-23 11:37:43