
Venezuela vs Uruguay, Qualifying Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLAbout
Venezuela are hosting Uruguay
at Estadio Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal, Venezuela, starting on
. The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 1': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Attempt blocked. José Giménez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahitan Nández with a headed pass.
- 2': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Víctor García.
- 3': Attempt saved. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Cristian Rodríguez with a cross.
- 3': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
- 4': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 4': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 8': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Federico Valverde.
- 10': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Cristian Rodríguez.
- 10': Attempt missed. Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Júnior Moreno with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Jhon Murillo (Venezuela).
- 13': Maxi Pereira (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Víctor García.
- 14': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Rodríguez with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Foul by Maxi Pereira (Uruguay).
- 15': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 16': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 16': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
- 20': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.
- 21': Attempt missed. Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Matías Vecino.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
- 22': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 23': Attempt saved. Matías Vecino (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Rodríguez.
- 24': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Tomás Rincón.
- 26': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 26': Rubert Quijada (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 28': Rubert Quijada (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
- 34': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 34': Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Rubert Quijada (Venezuela).
- 35': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 35': Foul by Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
- 35': Víctor García (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Maxi Pereira.
- 42': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
- 42': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
- 45': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jhon Murillo.
- 45'+1': Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Venezuela).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 46': Hand ball by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 49': Attempt saved. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 50': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Mikel Villanueva.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Diego Godín (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Rodríguez with a cross.
- 53': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 54': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 58': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 58': Júnior Moreno (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 61': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 62': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
- 62': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Substitution, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur replaces Cristian Rodríguez.
- 65': Foul by Jhon Chancellor (Venezuela).
- 65': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 66': Offside, Uruguay. Rodrigo Bentancur tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 67': Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 69': Foul by Jhon Murillo (Venezuela).
- 69': Maxi Pereira (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Substitution, Venezuela. Rómulo Otero replaces Josef Martínez.
- 69': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Tomás Rincón.
- 70': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 70': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 71': Attempt missed. Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jhon Murillo with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
- 73': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Matías Vecino.
- 75': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
- 75': Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Sergio Córdova (Venezuela).
- 76': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt saved. Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Villanueva.
- 78': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
- 78': Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Uruguay. Giorgian de Arrascaeta replaces Federico Valverde.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Sergio Córdova.
- 83': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a through ball.
- 83': Substitution, Uruguay. Álvaro González replaces Nahitan Nández.
- 83': Substitution, Venezuela. Ronaldo Lucena replaces Jhon Murillo.
- 84': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 84': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Álvaro González (Uruguay).
- 85': Ronaldo Lucena (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Hand ball by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 86': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 86': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Hand ball by Rómulo Otero (Venezuela).
- 88': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
- 90'+2': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 0': Match ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Venezuela 0, Uruguay 0.
Statistics
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16 | Fouls | 13 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 0 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
12 | SHOTS | 14 |
3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
300 | Accurate Passes | 276 |
383 | Passes | 344 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
11 | Crosses | 23 |
0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
55 | Long Balls | 61 |
20 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
22 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
25 | Tackles | 11 |
0.9 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
13 | Interceptions | 9 |
22 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
22 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
Location: San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Attendance: 32,100
Venue: Estadio Pueblo Nuevo
Location: San Cristóbal, Venezuela
Attendance: 32,100
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 15 | +19 | 34 |
2 | Ecuador | 15 | +8 | 24 |
3 | Paraguay | 15 | +4 | 24 |
4 | Brazil | 15 | +4 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Venezuela (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Wuilker Faríñez (GK) |
3 | Mikel Villanueva ![]() |
13 | Jhon Chancellor |
4 | Rubert José Quijada |
18 | Víctor García |
8 | Tomás Rincón ![]() |
21 | Júnior Moreno |
15 | Jhon Murillo |
9 | Sergio Córdova |
17 | Josef Martínez |
23 | Salomón Rondón |
Uruguay (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Fernando Muslera (GK) |
3 | Diego Godín |
2 | José María Giménez |
22 | Martín Cáceres |
16 | Maxi Pereira |
15 | Matías Vecino |
4 | Federico Valverde |
7 | Cristian Rodríguez |
8 | Nahitan Nández ![]() |
9 | Luis Suárez |
21 | Edinson Cavani |
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