FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Brazil LWWWW 2
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Venezuela LLDLL 0
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Estadio Metropolitano Mérida · 42,700 att.

Match Report

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Brazil cruise to 2-0 win over Venezuela despite Neymar absence in Merida

Brazil moved to the top of the pile in the 2018 World Cup South American qualifying group with a 2-0 win over Venezuela.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
3
66.4
Possession
33.6
14
SHOTS
13
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
506
Accurate Passes
213
587
Passes
291
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
6
17
Crosses
16
0.4
Cross %
0.4
54
Long Balls
53
33
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
13
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
20
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
11
Interceptions
12
10
Effective Clearances
8
12
Clearances
12

Head to Head

BRA leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

VEN · 4-4-2

  1. 12Dani HernándezG
  2. 6Sema VelázquezCD-L
  3. 2Wilker ÁngelCD-R
  4. 20Rolf FeltscherLB
  5. 16Roberto RosalesRB
  6. 8Tomás RincónCM-L
  7. 14Arles FloresCM-R
  8. 18Adalberto PeñarandaLM
  9. 11JuanpiRM
  10. 9Salomón RondónCF-L
  11. 17Josef MartínezCF-R

BRA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 3MirandaCD-L
  3. 13MarquinhosCD-R
  4. 6Filipe LuísLB
  5. 2Dani AlvesRB
  6. 5FernandinhoCM
  7. 8Renato AugustoLM
  8. 15PaulinhoRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Philippe CoutinhoLF
  11. 19WillianRF

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Venezuela 0, Brazil 1. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 26' José Manuel Velázquez (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 39' Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 53' Goal! Venezuela 0, Brazil 2. Willian (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Renato Augusto with a cross.
  5. 60' Substitution, Venezuela. Alejandro Guerra replaces Juanpi Añor.
  6. 73' Paulinho (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 73' Substitution, Venezuela. Rómulo Otero replaces Adalberto Peñaranda.
  8. 83' Substitution, Brazil. Giuliano replaces Philippe Coutinho.
  9. 84' Substitution, Venezuela. Yangel Herrera replaces Arles Flores.
  10. 85' Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 89' Substitution, Brazil. Taison replaces Willian.

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