Monagas SC faces Angostura FC for a place in the semifinals of the Venezuelan Cup

Within the framework of the Venezuela Cup 2024the Monagas SC team faces Angostura FC this Thursday, July 11, in the quarterfinals.

Monagas SC and the Auriazules met in the round of 16 of the last editionRonald Rodríguez: We are going for the win and to qualify

Kick-off is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. at the Ricardo Tulio Maya stadium in Ciudad Bolívar.

Grenddy Perozo’s team came from beating their counterparts from Trujillanos FC in the round of 16 at the José Alberto Pérez de Valera stadium with a score of 0-1, thanks to a goal by Fernando Basante in the 15th minute.

On the other hand, the gold and blue team tied 0-0 once morest Atlético La Cruz at the Alexander “Comanche” Bottini stadium in Maturín, so both teams went to the penalty shootout, with the Angostura team winning.

Monagas SC and the Auriazules met in the round of 16 of the last edition

In the last edition of the 2019 Venezuela Cup, Monagas SC faced Angostura in the round of 16, in two-legged matches, with the azulgranas winning 1-2 in Ciudad Bolívar and losing 1-2 in Maturín, before going to a penalty shootout where the “Guarapiche Warriors” qualified for the quarter-finals.

Ronald Rodríguez: We are going for the win and to qualify

“The idea, as always, in every match is to achieve victory and advance to the next phase of the Cup. Without a doubt, it is an attractive tournament because many young players have had minutes and here in Monagas it is a premise to give the opportunity to the youth teams”Rodriguez said.

He also commented that the match once morest Trujillanos was complex, but they came out on top on a difficult pitch.