The Venezuelan soccer group beat its Jamaican group 3-0 this Sunday on the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas, United States, on a Copa América night time that can go down in historical past.
With targets from Eduard Bello, José Salomón Rondón and Erick Ramírez, La Vinotinto managed to shut the group stage of the continental event with an ideal rating for the primary time in its historical past.
Moreover, in keeping with the Soccer Information Venezuela portal, it’s the first time that the nationwide group has put collectively a streak of eight consecutive video games with out dropping (between Copa América and World Cup qualifiers).
Variants
Venezuela took to the sector on the Q2 Stadium with 5 adjustments to the group that performed towards Mexico. The primary change was the inclusion of teenager Telasco Segovia, who had a really constructive debut, creating hazard in assault and lending a hand in defence.
It’s value remembering that La Vinotinto arrived with a number of of its starters on yellow playing cards and that’s the reason the teaching workers opted to guard them to make sure their presence within the quarter-final match, which will likely be on Friday towards Canada. This was the case of Nahuel Ferraresi, Miguel Navarro and Cristian Cásseres Jr.
Rafael Romo was the goalkeeper. Wilker Ángel shaped the central pair with Yordan Osorio, whereas Jon Aramburu was moved to the left again and Alexander González performed on the proper wing. Yangel Herrera and José Andrés “brujo” Martínez had been in the midst of the sector with Segovia. Rondón was on the entrance of the assault, with Bello and Darwin Machís as wingers.
Constructed triumph
Opposite to what was skilled towards Ecuador and Mexico, towards Jamaica La Vinotinto had the accountability of proposing within the recreation. For that, the inclusion of Segovia was essential, though the definition didn’t accompany the Venezuelan forwards.
Darwin Machís, who obtained a yellow card (he’ll miss the quarterfinals) within the eleventh minute, gave the Jamaican goalkeeper some work with a few long-distance pictures that had been aimed toward purpose.
Within the closing moments of the primary half, Venezuela pressed within the rival area and received a number of nook kicks, however couldn’t benefit from any of them, so that they went to half-time with a goalless tie.
And as in earlier challenges, within the second half the group reworked. At 49′ Aramburu served a exact cross from the left that was headed by Bello to make it 1-0.
At 59′, Yangel Herrera despatched a deep cross to Salomón Rondón, who stumbled to attain the 2-0. Then got here the adjustments of the Venezuelan group, amongst which the debut within the Copa América of the 19-year-old Kervin “tuti” Andrade stands out.
“Tuti” exactly gave an incredible cross into house for Erick Ramírez (who additionally entered from the bench) and he sealed the match with 3-0 at 85′.
Historical past
For the primary time in its historical past, La Vinotinto closed a gaggle stage with three wins in three video games. As well as, in keeping with Soccer Information Venezuela, it’s the first time that it has had an eight-game unbeaten streak in a South American Soccer Confederation (Conmebol) competitors, that’s, the Copa América and World Cup qualifiers.
By the way, Rafael Romo is the primary goalkeeper to attain a streak of eight video games in a row with out dropping as a starter and reached 9 clear sheets in his profession with the nationwide group.
For his half, Salomón Rondón tied Juan Arango in Copa América video games performed (20) and José Luis Dolguetta in targets scored (6).
Subsequent cease
The group led by Fernando “Bocha” Batista will now face Canada subsequent Friday, July 5, within the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa América. It is going to be on the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
In the event that they win, Venezuela can be reaching the semi-finals of the continental event for the second time in its historical past, after reaching it within the 2011 version of Argentina, the place they completed in fourth place (the perfect place obtained thus far).
Puerto La Cruz / Javier A. Guaipo
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2024-07-01 07:07:55