FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

FT Thursday, September 2, 2021
Argentina WWWWW 3
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Venezuela LDDLL 1
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VEN011
Estadio Olímpico de la UCV · 6,000 att.

Match Report

Edixon Gamez, Pool via AP

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARG leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VEN · 4-4-2

  1. 1Wuilker FaríñezG
  2. 4Sema VelázquezCD-L
  3. 2Nahuel FerraresiCD-R
  4. 14Oscar GonzálezLB
  5. 21Alexander GonzálezRB
  6. 13José Andrés MartínezCM-L
  7. 8Tomás RincónCM-R
  8. 10Yeferson SoteldoLM
  9. 7Jefferson SavarinoRM
  10. 17Josef MartínezCF-L
  11. 9Eric RamírezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Luis MartinezSUB
  2. 12Joel GraterolSUB
  3. 18Rómulo OteroSUB
  4. 11Freddy VargasSUB
  5. 16Daniel CarrilloSUB
  6. 23Edson CastilloSUB
  7. 5Júnior MorenoSUB
  8. 22Rafael RomoSUB
  9. 20Ronald HernándezSUB
  10. 19Jan HurtadoSUB
  11. 15Jhon MurilloSUB
  12. 3Mikel VillanuevaSUB

ARG · 4-4-2

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 19Nicolás OtamendiCD-L
  3. 6Germán PezzellaCD-R
  4. 8Marcos AcuñaLB
  5. 5Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 18Guido RodríguezCM-L
  7. 7Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 20Giovani Lo CelsoLM
  9. 11Ángel Di MaríaRM
  10. 22Lautaro MartínezCF-L
  11. 10Lionel MessiCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Nico GonzálezSUB
  2. 13Nicolás DomínguezSUB
  3. 4Gonzalo MontielSUB
  4. 16Joaquín CorreaSUB
  5. 14Exequiel PalaciosSUB
  6. 1Gerónimo RulliSUB
  7. 21Paulo DybalaSUB
  8. 2Lucas Martínez QuartaSUB
  9. 12Juan MussoSUB
  10. 9Ángel CorreaSUB
  11. 3Nicolás TagliaficoSUB
  12. 17Alejandro GómezSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Substitution, Venezuela. Luis Martínez replaces José Manuel Velázquez because of an injury.
  2. 32' Luis Martínez (Venezuela) is shown the red card.
  3. 35' Substitution, Venezuela. Mikel Villanueva replaces Eric Ramírez.
  4. 45' Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
  5. 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.
  6. 45' Substitution, Venezuela. Daniel Carrillo replaces Jefferson Savarino.
  7. 62' Substitution, Argentina. Joaquín Correa replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
  8. 63' Substitution, Argentina. Ángel Correa replaces Ángel Di María.
  9. 67' Substitution, Venezuela. Ronald Hernández replaces Alexander González.
  10. 67' Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Carlos Hurtado replaces Josef Martínez.
  11. 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.
  12. 74' Goal! Venezuela 0, Argentina 3. Ángel Correa (Argentina) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  13. 75' Substitution, Argentina. Papu Gómez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
  14. 76' Substitution, Argentina. Exequiel Palacios replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
  15. 79' Jan Carlos Hurtado (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Substitution, Argentina. Paulo Dybala replaces Guido Rodríguez.
  17. 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.

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