National stadium
Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725,
Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Venezuela's Peruanton Tamayo started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Peruanton Tamayo came free, but Patricio Ugutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Argentina's Patricio Ugutz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roegelio Igual in the 6th minute of play. Mikhail Tal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benito Marques in the 8th minute of the match. Argentina's Patricio Ugutz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Peruanton Tamayo in the 11th minute of play. Benito Marques kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Roegelio Igual came free, but Patricio Ugutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Derwin Valensuela in the 22nd minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Patricio Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Peruanton Tamayo to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Peruanton Tamayo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Patricio Ugutz was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. With a little luck, Venezuela's Mikhail Tal got control of the ball when Benito Marques tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peruanton Tamayo in the 30th minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Patricio Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Patricio Ugutz came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Venezuela's Peruanton Tamayo. But to his dismay, Peruanton Tamayo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Mikhail Tal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elpidio Francis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Judas Verón could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Mikhail Tal made a huge save. Mikhail Tal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benito Marques in the 39th minute of play. Mikhail Tal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Judas Verón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Benito Marques got free with Mikhail Tal in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Benito Marques could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Mikhail Tal made a huge save. With 44 minutes on the clock, Aztore Cagide commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 44th minute, one of Venezuela:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Venezuela. The goalkeeper, Mikhail Tal, was totally fooled by Argentina's Kay Izquierdoz, who 47 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.
An unexpectedly hard shot by Peruanton Tamayo in the 52nd minute of play forced Argentina's goalkeeper Patricio Ugutz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 56th minute, Elpidio Francis ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mikhail Tal was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Argentina's Ovidio Marin was substituted for Benito Marques. Argentina made a substitution. Paolo-César Maldini replaced Elpidio Francis. Argentina's Benedicto Naelio was substituted for Judas Verón. 64 minutes into the match, Argentina's goal looked a bit too open when Peruanton Tamayo came free, but Patricio Ugutz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benedicto Naelio in the 67th minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Mikhail Tal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikhail Tal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Naelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Benedicto Naelio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mikhail Tal was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Patricio Ugutz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peruanton Tamayo in the 73rd minute of play. If Benedicto Naelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute Benedicto Naelio shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mikhail Tal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mikhail Tal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paolo-César Maldini in the 79th minute of play. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Benedicto Naelio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mikhail Tal. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mikhail Tal should have stopped the shot. Xepe Enebro made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Argentina's Samuel Jobo. In the 90th minute, Roegelio Igual reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Patricio Ugutz. The goal made the score 3-2. In the 93rd minute Toma Cabeza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Patricio Ugutz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Xepe Enebro got a free kick in the 95th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Argentina's Benedicto Naelio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mikhail Tal narrowly saved just below the crossbar.
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