FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Uruguay vs Venezuela, Qualifying Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Uruguay
  • 29': Nicolás Lodeiro
  • 46': Edinson Cavani
  • 79': Edinson Cavani
FT
3 - 0
Venezuela
  • Red Card 65': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo

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Uruguay are hosting Venezuela at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay, 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.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Juanpi Añor (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 2': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
  • 3': Offside, Venezuela. Alejandro Guerra tries a through ball, but Juanpi Añor is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Gastón Silva (Uruguay).
  • 4': Juanpi Añor (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Offside, Venezuela. Juanpi Añor tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
  • 4': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
  • 4': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 6': Offside, Uruguay. Fernando Muslera tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  • 6': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Gastón Silva.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 8': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Alexander González.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 9': Juanpi Añor (Venezuela) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
  • 10': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
  • 10': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 12': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Egidio Arévalo Ríos.
  • 13': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 15': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela).
  • 15': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Sebastián Coates.
  • 17': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela).
  • 17': Mathías Corujo (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Foul by Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela).
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Rodríguez with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela).
  • 21': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Adalberto Peñaranda (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salomón Rondón with a headed pass.
  • 24': Hand ball by Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay).
  • 25': Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Juanpi Añor (Venezuela).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adalberto Peñaranda with a through ball.
  • 26': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
  • 27': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
  • 27': Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Hand ball by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
  • 29': Goal! Uruguay 1, Venezuela 0. Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a cross.
  • 30': Offside, Venezuela. Oswaldo Vizcarrondo tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
  • 34': Offside, Venezuela. Adalberto Peñaranda tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay).
  • 35': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela).
  • 37': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 38': Alexander González (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
  • 40': Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 40': Foul by Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay).
  • 41': Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 41': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela).
  • 41': Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Foul by Sebastián Coates (Uruguay).
  • 42': Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Alexander González (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay).
  • 45'+2': Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Uruguay 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 1, Venezuela 0.
  • 46': Goal! Uruguay 2, Venezuela 0. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez.
  • 48': Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 50': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay).
  • 50': Juanpi Añor (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
  • 51': Foul by Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela).
  • 51': Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gastón Silva with a cross.
  • 51': Offside, Uruguay. Luis Suárez tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
  • 53': Hand ball by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
  • 54': Hand ball by Cristian Rodríguez (Uruguay).
  • 56': Offside, Uruguay. Sebastián Coates tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  • 57': Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
  • 58': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
  • 58': Mikel Villanueva (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gastón Silva.
  • 59': Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Nicolás Lodeiro (Uruguay).
  • 60': Attempt missed. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 61': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
  • 61': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Substitution, Venezuela. Josef Martínez replaces Adalberto Peñaranda.
  • 63': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
  • 63': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 65': Foul by Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela).
  • 65': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Second yellow card to Oswaldo Vizcarrondo (Venezuela) for a bad foul.
  • 66': Substitution, Venezuela. José Manuel Velázquez replaces Juanpi Añor.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 67': Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Vecino replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
  • 68': Offside, Venezuela. Dani Hernández tries a through ball, but Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 69': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Dani Hernández.
  • 70': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
  • 70': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Hand ball by Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay).
  • 72': Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
  • 73': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Arquímedes Figuera (Venezuela).
  • 74': Attempt missed. Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 74': Attempt missed. Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexander González.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez.
  • 79': Goal! Uruguay 3, Venezuela 0. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 80': Substitution, Uruguay. Diego Laxalt replaces Cristian Rodríguez.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Dani Hernández.
  • 81': Substitution, Venezuela. Rómulo Otero replaces Arquímedes Figuera.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Sánchez with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
  • 82': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Diego Laxalt (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Egidio Arévalo Ríos.
  • 85': Diego Laxalt (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 85': Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).
  • 85': Alexander González (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Dani Hernández (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Foul by Luis Suárez (Uruguay).
  • 88': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 88': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Substitution, Uruguay. Álvaro Pereira replaces Gastón Silva.
  • 89': Foul by Egidio Arévalo Ríos (Uruguay).
  • 89': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rómulo Otero with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+2': Alejandro Guerra (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Carlos Sánchez (Uruguay).
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Uruguay 3, Venezuela 0.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Uruguay 3, Venezuela 0.

Statistics

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22 Fouls 20
2 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
5 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 3
4 Saves 1
50.8 Possession 49.2
8 SHOTS 16
1 ON GOAL 7
0.1 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
245 Accurate Passes 233
344 Passes 333
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
2 Accurate Crosses 8
14 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.5
56 Long Balls 60
22 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 5
11 Effective Tackles 16
15 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.8
10 Interceptions 14
8 Effective Clearances 8
10 Clearances 10

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Estadio Centenario
Location: Montevideo, Uruguay
Attendance: 44,880

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
Full Standings

Line-Ups

URU Uruguay (4-1-2-1-2)

No. Name
1 Fernando Muslera (GK)
3 Diego Godín
19 Sebastián Coates
17 Egidio Arévalo Ríos
13 Gastón Silva
18 Mathías Corujo
14 Nicolás Lodeiro
7 Cristian Rodríguez
5 Carlos Sánchez
21 Edinson Cavani
9 Luis Suárez
Uruguay Substitutes:
Jorge Fucile, Abel Hernández, Martín Campaña, Matías Vecino, Álvaro Pereira, Federico Ricca, Gastón Guruceaga, Diego Rolán, Diego Laxalt, Cristhian Stuani, Giorgian de Arrascaeta.

VEN Venezuela (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
12 Dani Hernández (GK)
4 Oswaldo Vizcarrondo Yellow Card
2 Wilker Ángel
3 Mikel Villanueva
21 Alexander González Yellow Card
11 Juanpi
5 Arquímedes Figuera Yellow Card
8 Tomás Rincón
9 Salomón Rondón
18 Adalberto Peñaranda
15 Alejandro Guerra
Venezuela Substitutes:
Arles Flores, Josef Martínez, Andrés Ponce, Sema Velázquez, Rolf Feltscher, Jhon Murillo, Roberto Rosales, Rómulo Otero, Wuilker Faríñez, José Contreras, Jhon Chancellor, Yonathan Del Valle.

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