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Venezuela Defeats Bolivia in Maturín with Early Goals
Maturín, June 6, 2025 – The Venezuelan national team defeated Bolivia at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín in a match corresponding to the South American qualifier for the 2026 World Cup. The match, officiated by Argentinian Yael Falcón Pérez, saw La Vinotinto take control from the start.
An own goal by H. Cuellar in the 5th minute opened the scoring for Venezuela, giving the home team an early boost. Possession favored Bolivia with 58%, but Venezuela’s effectiveness was decisive. S. Rondón extended the lead in the 30th minute with a goal, consolidating Venezuelan dominance in the first half.
Despite Bolivia’s higher possession percentage, with 58% compared to Venezuela’s 42%, the shots on target reflected the superiority of the home team. Venezuela took 10 shots, 5 of which were on target, while Bolivia only managed 2 shots on goal. The match was interrupted by a total of 30 fouls, 12 committed by Venezuela and 18 by Bolivia, resulting in 3 yellow cards, one for Venezuela and two for Bolivia.
Substitutions bolivia: at minute 46 M. Villarroel came in and H. Cuellar went out., at minute 68 C. Algaranaz came in and M. Paniagua went out., at minute 68 D. Arroyo came in and D. Medina went out., at minute 68 Robson Matheus came in and E. Vaca Moreno went out., at minute 76 J. Velasquez came in and L. L. Chavez Cruz went out.
Substitutions venezuela: at minute 62 Y. Soteldo came in and J. Martinez went out., at minute 76 C. Casseres came in and J. Savarino went out., at minute 76 L. Flores came in and T. Segovia went out., at minute 87 Jan Hurtado came in and E. Bello went out., at minute 87 T. Rincon came in and J. Martinez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Venezuela
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Bolivia
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