Copa América

FT Sunday, June 14, 2015
Venezuela LLDLL 1
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Colombia LWWWW 0
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Match Report

AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan

Salomon Rondon heads Venezuela to surprise victory over Colombia

Salomon Rondon headed Venezuela to a surprising 1-0 victory over 2014 World Cup darling Colombia in their Copa America Group C opener in Rancagua.

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Team Stats

0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

VEN leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

COL · 4-2-2-2

  1. 1David OspinaG
  2. 22Jeison MurilloCD-L
  3. 2Cristián ZapataCD-R
  4. 7Pablo ArmeroLB
  5. 18Juan ZúñigaRB
  6. 5Edwin ValenciaCM-L
  7. 6Carlos SánchezCM-R
  8. 17Carlos BaccaCF-L
  9. 9Radamel FalcaoCF-R
  10. 10James RodríguezAM-L
  11. 11Juan CuadradoAM-R

VEN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Alain BarojaG
  2. 3Andrés TúñezCD-L
  3. 4Oswaldo VizcarrondoCD-R
  4. 5Fernando AmorebietaLB
  5. 16Roberto RosalesRB
  6. 18Juan ArangoAM
  7. 13Luis SeijasLM
  8. 8Tomás RincónRM
  9. 9Salomón RondónF
  10. 15Alejandro GuerraAM-L
  11. 10Ronald VargasAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Luis Seijas (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Fernando Amorebieta (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 54' Carlos Sánchez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Goal! Colombia 0, Venezuela 1. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alejandro Guerra with a headed pass.
  5. 63' Substitution, Colombia. Edwin Cardona replaces Carlos Sánchez.
  6. 71' Juan Camilo Zuñiga (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Colombia. Teófilo Gutiérrez replaces Carlos Bacca.
  8. 74' Franklin Lucena (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 75' Substitution, Venezuela. Franklin Lucena replaces Luis Seijas.
  10. 78' Substitution, Venezuela. César González replaces Ronald Vargas.
  11. 82' Substitution, Colombia. Jackson Martínez replaces Pablo Armero.
  12. 83' Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 86' Substitution, Venezuela. Gabriel Cichero replaces Juan Arango.
  14. 86' James Rodríguez (Colombia) is shown the yellow card.

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