Venezuela vs Argentina, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
32': Luis MartinezArgentina 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
 ARG |
VEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
Line-Ups
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  |
| 7 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 9 | Eric Ramírez |
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 |
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