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Venezuela edge Bolivia in eight-goal thriller
(Reuters) Wednesday 21 November 2007
Venezuela scored three times in the last 10 minutes to beat Bolivia 5-3 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, their last two goals coming after an injury to Bolivia goalkeeper Carlos Arias.
Arias, barely able to move and with Bolivia already having made their three substitutions, was slow coming off his line as Giancarlo Maldonado headed Venezuela 4-3 ahead in the 89th minute of an extraordinary game.
Arias then went off and was replaced by left back Luis Gutierrez, who was caught off his line by a Maldonado lob in injury time.
The result left Venezuela, who have never played at a FIFA World Cup, with six points from four games in the South American group and Bolivia with one.
Bolivia, who failed to score in their first three games in the group, led three times and appeared set for their first away win in a FIFA World Cup qualifier for 14 years before coming undone late in the game.
Marcelo Martins put Bolivia ahead for the first time in the 19th minute with an individual goal after Venezuela had lost possession trying to play their way out of defence.
Daniel Arismendi levelled one minute later after Jorge Rojas's cross found him at the far post but Bolivia needed only seven minutes to regain the lead when Juan Carlos Arce turned in Joselito Vaca's low cross at the near post.
Venezuela equalised just before halftime when Juan Arango's lobbed pass forward inadvertently hit Maldonado on the back of the head and fell perfectly for Arismendi to score.
Martins headed Bolivia back ahead in the 78th minute with his second only for Alejandro Guerra to pull the hosts level again in the 83rd minute.
Bolivia keeper Arias then appeared to pull a muscle in his right leg but opted to continue.
In the 89th minute, Edder Perez chipped the ball forward, Bolivia defender Limberg Mendez hesitated and, as a limping Arias tried to reach it, Maldonado nipped in to head the ball home.
He then finished the job two minutes later with a 30-metre chip over stand-in goalkeeper Gutierrez.
Colombia shock Argentina
(Reuters) Wednesday 21 November 2007
Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez were the hero and villain respectively during Argentina's 2-1 loss to Colombia in Tuesday night's FIFA World Cup™ qualifier in Bogota.
Messi slipped past three Colombia defenders to put Argentina ahead before half-time but Manchester United forward Tevez was sent off after 25 minutes and Colombia rallied in the second half to win the high-altitude match.
"They are the two young symbols of the national team," said the Buenos Aires daily El Clarin. "Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez both had key roles in the night of the defeat. One made us laugh. The other made us cry. Messi, once more, was Argentina's high point and scored a Maradona-inspired goal. Tevez, going the other direction, was irresponsible."
Tevez was dismissed for petulantly kicking Colombia full back Ruben Dario Bustos in an off-the-ball incident. His team seemed less than impressed and he was ignored by coach Alfio Basile and the bench as he trudged back to the dressing-room.
With Hernan Crespo and Sergio Aguero also breathing down his neck, Tevez's temper could have cost him his place in the side.
Tevez, who has completed ten matches without scoring since his goal in the Copa America match against United States in June, will automatically miss Argentina's next qualifier, at home to Ecuador in June. If he gets a two-match suspension, he will be ruled out of the visit to Brazil the same month.
"Carlos is suffering a goal drought and doesn't appear comfortable with this system," said Clarin.
Tevez's dismissal didn't seem to matter as 12 minutes later, Messi stunned El Campin stadium with his eighth goal in 26 internationals. The player known as 'The Flea' nearly added a second five minutes after halftime, but his shot went narrowly wide and Colombia took full advantage.
Basile accepted the defeat which ended Argentina's 100 per cent record in the tournament.
"We played a very good first half," he said. "But the only place where you can't afford to be left with ten players is at altitude. We felt it in the second half. With 10 men, we played the way I like, playing the ball around, with triangulations. But we felt the difference of being a man short." |
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