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Colombia Crushes Venezuela in Thrilling World Cup Qualifier
Maturín witnessed an electrifying match where Colombia secured a resounding victory over Venezuela. The match, part of the South American World Cup 2026 qualifiers, began with an early goal by T. Segovia for Venezuela in the 3rd minute, assisted by S. Rondon. Colombia responded swiftly with a goal from Y. Mina in the 10th minute, assisted by J. Rodriguez. Venezuelan joy resurfaced in the 12th minute with a goal from J. Martinez. However, L. Suarez emerged as the key figure of the match, scoring in the 42nd, 50th, 59th, and 67th minutes to propel Colombia. Venezuela attempted a comeback, with S. Rondon scoring in the 76th minute, but J. Cordoba sealed the victory for Colombia in the 78th minute. The match concluded with a clear Colombian superiority on the scoreboard. Although Venezuela had moments of brilliance, Colombia’s offensive effectiveness was decisive. Ball possession favored the visitors with 63%, reflected in their 11 shots, 9 of which were on target. Venezuela, with 37% possession, managed 11 shots, 8 of them on target. The match, played at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín, was refereed by Wilton Pereira Sampaio from Brazil.
Substitutions venezuela: at minute 64 M. Navarro came in and K. Kelsy went out., at minute 64 E. Bello came in and J. Murillo went out., at minute 69 J. Martinez came in and J. Savarino went out., at minute 73 T. Segovia came in and C. Casseres went out.
Substitutions colombia: at minute 68 L. Suarez came in and J. Cordoba went out., at minute 68 J. Rodriguez came in and J. Quintero went out., at minute 77 K. Castano came in and J. Arias went out., at minute 86 J. Lerma came in and J. Portilla went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Venezuela
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Colombia
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