FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venezuela vs Argentina, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venezuela
  • Red Card 32': Luis Martinez
  • 90'+4': Yeferson Soteldo (P)
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Argentina
  • 45'+2': Lautaro Martínez
  • 71': Joaquín Correa
  • 74': Ángel Correa

Argentina enjoy comfortable win over Venezuela in World Cup qualifier

Argentina extended their unbeaten run to 21 games on Thursday with a comfortable 3-1 win over Venezuela in their World Cup qualifier in Caracas.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
  • 1': Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Attempt saved. José Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
  • 3': Eric Ramírez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 3': Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).
  • 4': Foul by Eric Ramírez (Venezuela).
  • 4': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
  • 12': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
  • 16': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by José Martínez.
  • 17': Attempt saved. Ángel Di María (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 25': Substitution, Venezuela. Luis Martínez replaces José Manuel Velázquez because of an injury.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
  • 30': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Luis Martínez (Venezuela).
  • 32': Luis Martínez (Venezuela) is shown the red card.
  • 33': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.
  • 35': Substitution, Venezuela. Mikel Villanueva replaces Eric Ramírez.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yeferson Soteldo.
  • 43': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
  • 45': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
  • 45': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Goal! Venezuela 0, Argentina 1. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Venezuela 0, Argentina 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Venezuela 0, Argentina 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Daniel Carrillo replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  • 48': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 48': Offside, Argentina. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Ángel Di María is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 49': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Argentina).
  • 50': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).
  • 52': Guido Rodríguez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 54': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 54': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 58': Corner, Argentina. Conceded by José Martínez.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ángel Di María with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).
  • 60': Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Alexander González (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a through ball.
  • 62': Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  • 63': Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Ángel Di María.
  • 63': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
  • 63': Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Óscar González (Venezuela).
  • 65': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Guido Rodríguez (Argentina).
  • 66': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Venezuela. Ronald Hernández replaces Alexander González.
  • 67': Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Carlos Hurtado replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jan Carlos Hurtado with a headed pass.
  • 67': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 69': Offside, Venezuela. Nahuel Ferraresi tries a through ball, but Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.
  • 71': Goal! Venezuela 0, Argentina 2. Joaquín Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
  • 73': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Lautaro Martínez (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
  • 74': Goal! Venezuela 0, Argentina 3. Ángel Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Argentina. Papu Gómez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  • 76': Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
  • 77': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross following a corner.
  • 79': Foul by Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela).
  • 79': Papu Gómez (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 79': Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  • 81': Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
  • 81': Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 82': Offside, Venezuela. Óscar González tries a through ball, but Tomás Rincón is caught offside.
  • 84': Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).
  • 84': Marcos Acuña (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Acuña.
  • 86': Foul by Marcos Acuña (Argentina).
  • 86': Ronald Hernández (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Attempt missed. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
  • 90'+1': VAR Decision: Penalty Venezuela.
  • 90'+3': Penalty Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+3': Penalty conceded by Papu Gómez (Argentina) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Venezuela 1, Argentina 3. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Daniel Carrillo (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.
  • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Paulo Dybala (Argentina) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Venezuela 1, Argentina 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Venezuela 1, Argentina 3.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 7
72.7 Possession 27.3
17 SHOTS 7
10 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
550 Accurate Passes 162
595 Passes 219
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 1
16 Crosses 10
0.3 Cross % 0.1
34 Long Balls 47
27 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.8 Long Balls % 0.3
2 Blocked Shots 1
11 Effective Tackles 9
17 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 12
9 Effective Clearances 20
9 Clearances 20

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 16 +19 35
2 Ecuador 16 +8 25
3 Brazil 16 +5 25
4 Uruguay 16 +7 24
Full Table

Line-Ups

VEN Venezuela (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Wuilker Faríñez (GK)
4 Sema Velázquez
2 Nahuel Ferraresi
14 Oscar González
21 Alexander González
13 José Andrés Martínez
8 Tomás Rincón
10 Yeferson Soteldo Yellow Card
7 Jefferson Savarino
17 Josef Martínez
9 Eric Ramírez
Venezuela Substitutes:
Luis Martinez, Joel Graterol, Rómulo Otero, Freddy Vargas, Daniel Carrillo, Edson Castillo, Júnior Moreno, Rafael Romo, Ronald Hernández, Jan Hurtado, Jhon Murillo, Mikel Villanueva.

ARG Argentina (4-4-2)

No. Name
23 Emiliano Martínez (GK)
19 Nicolás Otamendi
6 Germán Pezzella
8 Marcos Acuña
5 Nahuel Molina
18 Guido Rodríguez
7 Rodrigo De Paul
20 Giovani Lo Celso
11 Ángel Di María
22 Lautaro Martínez
10 Lionel Messi
Argentina Substitutes:
Nicolás González, Nicolás Domínguez, Gonzalo Montiel, Joaquín Correa, Exequiel Palacios, Gerónimo Rulli, Paulo Dybala, Lucas Martínez Quarta, Juan Musso, Ángel Correa, Nicolás Tagliafico, Alejandro Gómez.

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