Brazil vs Venezuela, 2022 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLBrazil struggle, but Firmino guarantees win over Venezuela
Brazil required an untidy second-half goal from Roberto Firmino to beat Venezuela 1-0 in a World Cup qualifying match.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
- 4': Attempt missed. Thiago Silva (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 7': Offside, Brazil. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
- 9': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
- 10': Hand ball by Everton Ribeiro (Brazil).
- 12': Foul by Darwin Machís (Venezuela).
- 12': Renan Lodi (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
- 14': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
- 18': Substitution, Venezuela. Luis Del Pino replaces Rolf Feltscher because of an injury.
- 19': Allan (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Cristian Cásseres Jr (Venezuela).
- 20': Cristian Cásseres Jr (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Offside, Brazil. Marquinhos tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Cristian Cásseres Jr.
- 27': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Allan (Brazil).
- 29': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Allan.
- 29': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Wuilker Fariñez.
- 29': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Everton Ribeiro with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Douglas Luiz (Brazil).
- 30': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Douglas Luiz (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 33': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
- 33': Attempt missed. Richarlison (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 39': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Marquinhos.
- 41': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
- 41': Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Douglas Luiz (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 43': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 44': Foul by Luis Del Pino (Venezuela).
- 44': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Allan.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Danilo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Venezuela 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Venezuela 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá replaces Douglas Luiz.
- 46': Offside, Brazil. Danilo tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
- 47': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': VAR Decision: No Penalty Brazil.
- 60': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
- 61': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Richarlison with a cross.
- 62': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
- 62': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Venezuela. Alexander González replaces Roberto Rosales because of an injury.
- 65': Substitution, Venezuela. Rómulo Otero replaces Yeferson Soteldo.
- 67': Goal! Brazil 1, Venezuela 0. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
- 72': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 72': Rómulo Otero (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).
- 73': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Darwin Machís (Venezuela).
- 76': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Brazil. Pedro replaces Richarlison.
- 76': Substitution, Brazil. Everton replaces Gabriel Jesus.
- 77': Foul by Júnior Moreno (Venezuela).
- 77': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Renan Lodi (Brazil).
- 79': Substitution, Venezuela. Jefferson Savarino replaces Darwin Machís.
- 80': Everton Ribeiro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).
- 81': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 81': Renan Lodi (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 83': Luis Del Pino (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 84': Roberto Firmino (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Roberto Firmino (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro.
- 86': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Wilker Ángel.
- 88': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
- 88': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Cristian Cásseres Jr (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Del Pino with a cross.
- 90'+2': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Brazil).
- 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': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Roberto Firmino.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Brazil. Alex Telles replaces Renan Lodi because of an injury.
- 90'+7': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 90'+7': Pedro (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+8': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Luis Del Pino.
- 90'+8': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Rómulo Otero.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Venezuela 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Venezuela 0.
Statistics
 VEN |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 26.2 | Possession | 73.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 153 | Accurate Passes | 554 |
| 223 | Passes | 623 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 6 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 40 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 15 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 22 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: MorumBIS
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
Venue: MorumBIS
Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 8 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 8 | +8 | 15 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 8 | +2 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ederson (GK) |
| 3 | Thiago Silva |
| 4 | Marquinhos |
| 6 | Renan Lodi |
| 2 | Danilo |
| 5 | Allan |
| 18 | Douglas Luiz  |
| 10 | Éverton Ribeiro |
| 7 | Richarlison |
| 20 | Roberto Firmino |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
Venezuela (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wuilker Faríñez (GK) |
| 2 | Wilker Ángel |
| 3 | Yordan Osorio |
| 20 | Rolf Feltscher |
| 16 | Roberto Rosales |
| 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| 17 | Cristian Cásseres Jr. |
| 5 | Júnior Moreno |
| 23 | Salomón Rondón |
| 10 | Yeferson Soteldo |
| 7 | Darwin Machis |
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