Venezuela brought out its "A" squad for their home match against Argentina in Puerto La Cruz four days after their "B" team debacle in Ecuador. It seems that the true La Vinotinto team is a force to be reckoned with and a definitive favorite to qualify for Brasil 2014. Argentina, however, started the match much better, testing goalkeeper Renny Vega from all over the final third. The tide began changing at around the ten-minute mark, and the only person on Argentina who seemed to be able to stem the tide was goalkeeper Mariano Andujar, who certainly played one of the best matches of his life. He stopped a direct free kick from Venezuelan captain Juan Arango and then an angled one-on-one from Arango, both off Arango's favored left foot. Argentina escaped the first half even at 0-0.
In the second half, Venezuela's pressure did not let up. After seeing his direct free kick pushed aside by Andujar, Arango took a corner kick that landed on the diving head of Fernando Amorebieta, who knocked home his first goal for Venezuela in just his second appearance. Amorebieta oddly enough had played against Venezuela twice as a member of the Basque Country national team, a non-FIFA member. At this point, Venezuela continued to go for the second goal, and they came much closer to a second than Argentina ever came to its first. Venezuela defeated Argentina for the first time in eighteen attempts with a 1-0 score.
Uruguay 4 pts +2
Argentina 3 pts +2
Ecuador 3 pts +2
Colombia 3 pts +1
Peru 3 pts 0
Chile 3 pts -1
Venezuela 3 pts -1
Paraguay 1 pts -2
Bolivia 0 pts -3
Goals
Venezuela
Fernando Amorebieta 61
Match Reports:
Highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6hBImVN-tU
Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHJif84YtzQ&feature=relmfu (1st half)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85J3wdkIigg&feature=related (2nd half)
Full Match Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHJif84YtzQ&feature=relmfu (1st half)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85J3wdkIigg&feature=related (2nd half)
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