Venezuela vs Brazil, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venezuela

11': Eric Ramírez

FT
1 - 3

Brazil

71': Marquinhos
85': Gabriel Barbosa (P)
90'+5': Antony

Brazil fight back to beat Venezuela 3-1 in World Cup qualifying

Brazil fought back from a goal down to score three times in the second half for a 3-1 win over Venezuela.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
6': Attempt missed. Gabi (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
7': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
7': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Offside, Venezuela. Darwin Machís tries a through ball, but Eric Ramírez is caught offside.
10': Danilo (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela).
11': Goal! Venezuela 1, Brazil 0. Eric Ramírez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
14': Foul by Darwin Machís (Venezuela).
14': Gerson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Everton Ribeiro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela).
18': Attempt blocked. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
18': Offside, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá with a cross.
21': Fabinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Foul by Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).
22': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
24': Hand ball by Eric Ramírez (Venezuela).
29': Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Gerson (Brazil).
30': Foul by Josua Mejías (Venezuela).
30': Guilherme Arana (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Gerson (Brazil).
34': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Guilherme Arana.
41': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
41': Gerson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Attempt blocked. Eric Ramírez (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.
43': Attempt saved. Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
45': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro.
45'+3': First Half ends, Venezuela 1, Brazil 0.
45': Second Half begins Venezuela 1, Brazil 0.
45': Substitution, Brazil. Raphinha replaces Everton Ribeiro.
45': Substitution, Venezuela. Jhon Chancellor replaces Josua Mejías because of an injury.
46': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson.
48': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
48': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48': Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Fabinho (Brazil).
49': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Guilherme Arana.
50': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Marquinhos.
52': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Óscar González.
55': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
55': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Tomás Rincón.
56': Foul by Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela).
56': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Offside, Brazil. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Thiago Silva is caught offside.
59': Substitution, Venezuela. Eduard Bello replaces Adalberto Peñaranda.
60': Offside, Venezuela. Óscar González tries a through ball, but Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.
60': Marquinhos (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
63': Substitution, Brazil. Vinícius Júnior replaces Lucas Paquetá.
65': Substitution, Venezuela. Edson Castillo replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
66': Attempt missed. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
67': Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).
67': Gabi (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Attempt saved. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Machís.
70': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerson.
70': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Edson Castillo.
71': Goal! Venezuela 1, Brazil 1. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross following a corner.
74': Substitution, Venezuela. Júnior Moreno replaces Tomás Rincón.
74': Substitution, Venezuela. Sergio Córdova replaces Darwin Machís.
76': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
76': Attempt saved. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danilo.
76': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Joel Graterol.
77': Substitution, Brazil. Antony replaces Gabriel Jesus.
77': Substitution, Brazil. Emerson Royal replaces Danilo.
77': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
77': Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Antony (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Venezuela).
79': Emerson Royal (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).
79': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
82': Attempt saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
82': Penalty Brazil. Gabi draws a foul in the penalty area.
82': Penalty conceded by Óscar González (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
85': Goal! Venezuela 1, Brazil 2. Gabi (Brazil) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
86': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
87': Attempt missed. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
88': Ronald Hernández (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+1': Foul by Vinícius Júnior (Brazil).
90'+1': Ronald Hernández (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Eduard Bello.
90'+1': Substitution, Brazil. Alex Sandro replaces Guilherme Arana.
90'+3': Offside, Brazil. Raphinha tries a through ball, but Gabi is caught offside.
90'+5': Alex Sandro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Venezuela).
90'+5': Goal! Venezuela 1, Brazil 3. Antony (Brazil) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raphinha.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Venezuela 1, Brazil 3.
0': Match ends, Venezuela 1, Brazil 3.

Statistics

BRA		VEN
6	Fouls	15
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	2
67.2	Possession	32.8
12	SHOTS	9
5	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
502	Accurate Passes	223
562	Passes	274
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	4
18	Crosses	10
0.3	Cross %	0.4
34	Long Balls	45
22	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.6	Long Balls %	0.4
4	Blocked Shots	1
5	Effective Tackles	5
14	Tackles	8
0.4	Tackle %	0.6
8	Interceptions	15
5	Effective Clearances	16
5	Clearances	16

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio Olímpico de la UCV
Location: Caracas, Venezuela
Attendance: 6,000

WCQ - CONMEBOL Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	18	+21	38
2	Ecuador	18	+9	29
3	Colombia	18	+10	28
4	Uruguay	18	+10	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Venezuela (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
12	Joel Graterol (GK)
2	Nahuel Ferraresi
3	Josua Mejías
14	Oscar González
20	Ronald Hernández
10	Yeferson Soteldo
13	José Andrés Martínez
8	Tomás Rincón
15	Eric Ramírez
7	Adalberto Peñaranda
11	Darwin Machis

Venezuela Substitutes:

Fernando Aristeguieta, Christian Makoun, Daniel Carrillo, Eduard Bello, Edson Castillo, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Luis Romero, Jhon Chancellor, Roberto Rosales, Júnior Moreno, Sergio Córdova, Wuilker Faríñez.

Brazil (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
3	Thiago Silva
4	Marquinhos
16	Guilherme Arana
2	Danilo
7	Gerson
5	Fabinho
10	Lucas Paquetá
11	Éverton Ribeiro
9	Gabriel Jesus
21	Gabriel Barbosa

Brazil Substitutes:

Fred, Emerson Royal, Edenilson, Alex Sandro, Éder Militão, Ederson, Antony, Lucas Verissimo, Arthur Cabral, Vinícius Júnior, Raphinha, Weverton.

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