Thursday July 14, 2011 Group Stage: Group B Finished Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena

Paraguay 3 - 3 Venezuela

  • Alcaraz 33’
  • Barrios 63’
  • Riveros 86’
  • Rondón 5’
  • Miku 90’
  • Perozo 90’

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  1. Venezuela stun Paraguay

    Venezuela stun Paraguay

    Venezuela scored two stoppage-time goals to draw 3-3 with Paraguay in a night of high drama in the Copa America in Salta. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Paraguay
    • Venezuela
    • 90' Thanks for following all the action with me on Eurosport. What a game.
    • 90' And there's the final whistle. Venezuela are still in the Copa America after those two late goals salvage a draw. Remarkable stuff.
    • 90' 3-3! UNBELIEVABLE. Venezuela win a late corner and the goalkeeper, Vega, flicks it on and Perozo stoops low to head in from a couple of yards out. Venezuela go nuts and who can blame them? WHAT A MATCH!
    • 90' GOAL! PEROZO SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!
    • 90' Paraguay have been defensively suspect all night but can they survive for the last few moments?
    • 90' Venezuela aren't going to take defeat lying down as they pull a goal back late on. The ball falls to Rondon in the box, who can't get a shot away but finds Miku waiting at the far post, and he slots the ball inside the far post.
    • 89' GOAL! MIKU SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!
    • 88' Very simple, but a poor goal for Venezuela to concede.
    • 87' That goal seals the win for Paraguay and makes a difficult night look quite straightforward. Valdez whips in a free kick on the right touchline, near the corner flag, onto the head of Riveros who flicks the ball past Vega at the near post.
    • 86' GOAL! RIVEROS SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 86' PARAGUAY SUB: Caceres on, Estigarribia off
    • 85' It should be remembered that if Venezuela can get a draw out of this game and Brazil beat Ecuador later, Venezuela and Peru will face a coin toss to decide who goes through.
    • 84' Great effort from 25 yards by Maldonado! The substitute's clean low drive is palmed around the post by Villar. Great effort, so close to the equaliser!
    • 83' Another yellow card as Paraguay's SANTANA is shown yellow for an aggressive and very late tackle.
    • 82' Paraguay still the stronger side, Venezuela hanging in there but have lost much of their early impetus. Rondon's threat has been nullified.
    • 80' A game that hadn't seen one yellow card in over three quarters of the match now has four in the space of a few short minutes.
    • 79' VENEZUELA: Maldonado
    • 78' VENEZUELA SUB: Maldonado on, Gonzalez off
    • 77' VENEZUELA: Perozo
    • 77' PARAGUAY: Valdez
    • 76' PARAGUAY: Vera
    • 74' PARAGUAY SUB: Santana on, Vera off
    • 72' VENEZUELA SUB: Miku on, Orozco off
    • 70' Venezuela are now second to every ball and look likely to concede another before the night is out.
    • 67' VENEZUELA SUB: Arango on, Arismendi off
    • 66' Another scrappy finish but Paraguay have turned this game around.
    • 65' But Barrios has made amends for his miss just moments earlier! The corner that resulted from Barrios's miss is whipped in from the left, is half cleared to the substitute Valdez who strikes a left-footed effort towards goal from 10 yards. Vega parries it straight to Barrios who chests the ball over the line from close range.
    • 64' GOAL! BARRIOS SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 63' Best chance of the second half for Paraguay! Barrios's close range shot is blocked after a neat cut back from Ortigoza. Nice move, but a big miss by Barrios.
    • 60' Valdez tries to respond immediately for Paraguay by cutting in from the left and sending a devilish drive just inches wide of the post. Great effort.
    • 58' For the record, the referee has probably got that one right. Not quite enough in it to award the free kick.
    • 57' Valdez looks to latch on to a through ball but falls to the ground under the challenge of Vizcarrondo. The referee, in th knowledge that he would have to show a red card to last man Vizcarrondo, decides to wave play on. Valdez has flung his arms into the air in disbelief.
    • 54' Rondon, the lurking threat that he is, almost sneaks behind Da Silva who clears with a no nonsense thump down field.
    • 51' Orozco sees Villar off his line and tries his luck with his favoured left foot. Way off target in the end but a nice try nonetheless.
    • 49' For a moment Barrios thinks he is through on goal - but the flag is up. It was a close call but the right one and Barrios has his head in his hands.
    • 47' Paraguay start the second half much like they started the first here, pinning Venezuela inside their own half.
    • 46' Paraguay get the second half underway.
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    • 45' That's half time. The sides are level at 1-1 at the break after a compelling first half.
    • 45' Paraguay forced into an early change as Santa Cruz's injury curse strikes again. The forward hobbles off as we enter stoppage time at the end of the first half.
    • 44' PARAGUAY SUB: Valdez on, Santa Cruz off
    • 42' Rondon puts the ball into the Paraguay box and, after a few moments of indecision, they eventually hack it away. They may have just equalised but, defensively, Paraguay are all at sea.
    • 40' Barrios, Paraguay's brightest player in this first half, strides clear but can't a way around the imposing figure of Vizcarrondo, who makes an excellent challenge. Crucial he got that one right, the Venezuelan defender.
    • 38' Estigarribia fires just over with his left foot from an impossible angle. That had Vega on his toes as Paraguay look more settled now.
    • 36' A real scramble and far from a classic but Paraguay don't care, it's 1-1.
    • 35' Indeed, Venezuela have been made to pay for that miss by Gonzalez! Barrios's looping header crashed off the inside of the far post and was somehow kept out by Vega, but as the cross came in for a second time Venezuela failed to clear and Alcaraz was on hand to fire in with his left foot from close range.
    • 33' GOAL! ALCARAZ SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 30' Big miss by Gonzalez for Venezuela! Rondon picks him out with a nonchalent low throughball but Gonzelez, who was just on side, rushes his shot and fires it well wide with his right foot. Gonzalez had time to take a touch and have a cup of tea before he struck that one. They could rue that miss.
    • 27' Rondon fires a low ball in from the right but it skims across the surface and evades everyone. Paraguay failing to get to grips with Rondon and it's costing them so far.
    • 24' Arismendi looks to collect Orozco's cute throughball after a dazzling run, but his pass his cut out. Paraguay living dangerously, Venezuela looking stronger and stronger.
    • 21' This time Rondon tries to slot the ball through to Arismendi, but Da Silva crucially gets a foot in.
    • 20' Paraguay are dominating posession but Venezuela looking a threat every time they break away.
    • 17' Estigarribia sees his long range effort saved by Vega. That was never going to trouble the keeper though.
    • 14' But Venezuela, in all burgundy, clear their lines and mount a slick counter attack through the lively Rondon, before he is hauled down in the Paraguay half. No foul though.
    • 13' Estigarribia is fouled on the near touchline and Paraguay will look to whip the ball into the box to one of the big men who have come forward from the back.
    • 10' Barrios gets himself into a good position on the right but fires just wide from 20 yards as Paraguay look for a route back into the game.
    • 7' A strike completely against the run of play gives Venezuela an unexpected lead! Rondon finds himself in space on the edge of the box and, with the Paraguay line backing away, Rondon drops his shoulder and strikes the ball low into the corner. Lovely strike, and Venezuela lead!
    • 6' GOAL! RONDON SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!
    • 5' Early sighter from Roque Santa Cruz, who fires wide from 20 yards. All Paraguay so far.
    • 3' Fast start by Paraguay, who need to win this game. Venezuela really on the back foot in the early stages.
    • 1' We're underway in this Group B clash.
    • - Paraguay take on Venezuela in Group B of the Copa America at the Estadio Padre Ernesto Martearena.

  • Summary

    • 90' 3-3! UNBELIEVABLE. Venezuela win a late corner and the goalkeeper, Vega, flicks it on and Perozo stoops low to head in from a couple of yards out. Venezuela go nuts and who can blame them? WHAT A MATCH!
    • 90' GOAL! PEROZO SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!
    • 90' Venezuela aren't going to take defeat lying down as they pull a goal back late on. The ball falls to Rondon in the box, who can't get a shot away but finds Miku waiting at the far post, and he slots the ball inside the far post.
    • 89' GOAL! MIKU SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!
    • 87' That goal seals the win for Paraguay and makes a difficult night look quite straightforward. Valdez whips in a free kick on the right touchline, near the corner flag, onto the head of Riveros who flicks the ball past Vega at the near post.
    • 86' GOAL! RIVEROS SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 84' Great effort from 25 yards by Maldonado! The substitute's clean low drive is palmed around the post by Villar. Great effort, so close to the equaliser!
    • 65' But Barrios has made amends for his miss just moments earlier! The corner that resulted from Barrios's miss is whipped in from the left, is half cleared to the substitute Valdez who strikes a left-footed effort towards goal from 10 yards. Vega parries it straight to Barrios who chests the ball over the line from close range.
    • 64' GOAL! BARRIOS SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 63' Best chance of the second half for Paraguay! Barrios's close range shot is blocked after a neat cut back from Ortigoza. Nice move, but a big miss by Barrios.
    • 60' Valdez tries to respond immediately for Paraguay by cutting in from the left and sending a devilish drive just inches wide of the post. Great effort.
    • 57' Valdez looks to latch on to a through ball but falls to the ground under the challenge of Vizcarrondo. The referee, in th knowledge that he would have to show a red card to last man Vizcarrondo, decides to wave play on. Valdez has flung his arms into the air in disbelief.
    • 35' Indeed, Venezuela have been made to pay for that miss by Gonzalez! Barrios's looping header crashed off the inside of the far post and was somehow kept out by Vega, but as the cross came in for a second time Venezuela failed to clear and Alcaraz was on hand to fire in with his left foot from close range.
    • 33' GOAL! ALCARAZ SCORES FOR PARAGUAY!
    • 30' Big miss by Gonzalez for Venezuela! Rondon picks him out with a nonchalent low throughball but Gonzelez, who was just on side, rushes his shot and fires it well wide with his right foot. Gonzalez had time to take a touch and have a cup of tea before he struck that one. They could rue that miss.
    • 7' A strike completely against the run of play gives Venezuela an unexpected lead! Rondon finds himself in space on the edge of the box and, with the Paraguay line backing away, Rondon drops his shoulder and strikes the ball low into the corner. Lovely strike, and Venezuela lead!
    • 6' GOAL! RONDON SCORES FOR VENEZUELA!

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Paraguay

    Manager: Gerardo Martino

  • Venezuela

    Manager: Cesar Farias

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