Confirmed Lineups
Venezuela XI: Graterol; Osorio, Chancellor, Ferraresi, Cumana; Bello, Rincon, Larotonda; Murillo, Soteldo, Rondon.
Saudi Arabia XI: Al-Owais; Lajami, Abdulwahed, Alamri, Al Shahrani; Kanno, Al Hassan, Nasser Al Dawsari; Al Bishi, Albrikan, Salem Al Dawsari.
Starts the match!
At this moment, the match between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia is beginning to play the last friendly that will serve as a warm-up for those led by José Néstor Pekerman in a useful FIFA date to engage the eleventh Vinotinto.
In the recent match once morest Malta, Venezuela won 1-0 with a goal from “El Gladiador” Salomón Rondón.
Venezuelan goal!
37′
Venezuela 1-0 Saudi Arabia
Nahuel Ferraresi hit the nets to place the national team on the scoreboard.
In a masterful play by Yeferson Soteldo down the right wing, leaving a couple of rivals scattered to send a clean center directly to the head of Jhon Chancellor.
Shot by the Venezuelan tower that was stopped by the Arabian goalkeeper and on the rebound Nahuel Ferraresi sent it to save.
Halftime
The first half of the commitment ends, leaving us with several points to discuss. It all started with the first ten minutes of diagnosis for both eleven that generated few arrivals, however, Venezuela dared with dangerous occasions.
Salomón Rondón was going to send the first warning to goalkeeper Al-Owais at minute 13′ when he hit a header that the Arabia goalkeeper managed to clear.
The “Arabian” team grew in the game as the minutes of play passed, the high pressure was felt every time that the Venezuelans received the ball. After 20 minutes had passed, Arabia took possession of the ball and kept possession.
29′ Yellow card for Al Hassan / Arabia.
The youngster from Venezuela began to wreak havoc on the rival defense, dribbles came and went from Soteldo, who was going to be the cause of the goal play by leaving two rivals planted on the right wing and with a clear path to send the center to the area so that the highest ones might do the job. Finally, the Vinotinto goal came at 36′ through Nahuel Ferraresi.
Start the second half!
The second part of the match between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia begins, until now La Vinotinto wins with a goal from Ferraresi at 36′.
Changes in the Venezuelan national team: Goes into Miguel Navarro – Sale Yohan Cumana / Goes into Jose Martinez – Sale Eduard Bello. Minute 46 ‘.
Goes into Cristian Casseres Jr. – Sale Tomas Rincon / Goes into Fernando Aristeguieta – Sale Solomon Rondon. 72 ‘minutes.
Goes into Adalberto Penaranda – Sale Jefferson Soteldo. Minute 79 ‘.
Goes into Roberto Rosales – Sale John Murillo. 85 ‘minutes
Changes in Saudi Arabia: Goes into Al Ghanam – Sale Alawjami / Goes into Otayf – Sale Al Dawsari / Goes into Alnaji – Sale Alhassan. Minutes 58 ‘.
Goes into Alhamddan – Sale Albrikan / Goes into Ghareeb – Sale Aldawsari. 72 ‘minutes.
End the match
The commitment between Venezuela and Saudi Arabia ends, the Vinotinto team prevails (1-0) to close the tour of friendly and preparatory duels in what is Pekerman’s cycle with the Venezuelan national team.
A correct match for La Vinotinto, in the second half of the clash they had great opportunities to increase the score with the entry of Adalberto Peñaranda who gave the team a little more verticality and was on two occasions facing the goal.
The Venezuelan expedition through European lands closes with a balance of 2 victories without knowing defeat, also highlighting the work of the defenders and goalkeepers to keep a clean sheet in both commitments.
