2024-07-09 00:08:59
This year’s Copa America, the quarter-finals have become the stage for a tight fight. The match is going to be a tiebreaker. After the Argentina-Ecuador match, the Venezuela-Canada match also ended in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw at the scheduled time. Canada won by 4-3 and sent Venezuela to the semi-finals.
Today Saturday (July 6) in the match that started at 7 am Bangladesh time, both teams fought almost equally in the battle for possession of the ball. Canada held the ball 45 percent of the time compared to Venezuela’s 55 percent possession. Venezuela managed only 3 goals with 16 shots. One of which finds a net. Canada, on the other hand, had an equal number of shots, 7 on target and 1 off target.
Venezuela and Canada scored first shots in the tiebreaker. Both teams missed the second shot. Both teams found the net again in the third shot. Both missed again on the fourth shot. In the fifth shot, both teams scored. Wicker Angel of Venezuela missed the sixth shot. Canada was jubilant when the next shot found the net.
Before this, Canada attacked from the beginning of the match. One attack after another they shook the fortress of Venezuela. But could not keep track. Canada’s Jonathan David and Kyle Lorin missed two in a row in the twelfth minute.
Canada went ahead in the thirteenth minute due to the attack. Jacob Schuffelberg found the net with a great right-footed shot from the right side of the field. Canada got excited after getting the goal. However, the net was not found. Venezuela was also a shadow of itself. As a result, Canada went into the break with a one-goal lead.
After the break, Venezuela started to play messy football. They attack by defending themselves. Get results in hand. Salomon Randon equalized in the 64th minute. Randon found the net with a high right-footed shot from the middle of the box after John Arambru’s fast ball.
After that, both teams started to play aggressively. Attack-counter-attack to get three points in the match. However, due to the tenacity of the two goalkeepers, no team could see any more goals. The match was decided by penalties. Canada bet on it.
In the semi-finals, Canada will face defending champion Argentina. Lionel Scaloni’s team reached the semis after defeating Ecuador 4-2 in a tiebreaker in the first semi-final. Canada will take on Argentina in the fight to reach the final on July 10 at 6 am.