Of the five initial kickers, three Venezuelan and Canadian kickers succeeded and two failed, so it had to be done sudden death. In this round, Venezuela’s kicker failed while Canada’s kicker succeeded in kicking the ball. The final score was 4-3 (1-1) in favor of Canada.
Winning in dramatic fashion, Canada, who were participating in the Copa America for the first time, qualified for the semi-finals and will face Lionel Messi vs.
In the first half, Canada took the lead thanks to a goal scored by J. Shaffelburg. Receiving a pass in the penalty area, the number 14 player easily put the ball into the Venezuelan goal guarded by Rafael Romo. The score of 0-1 in favor of Canada lasted until halftime.
In the second half, it took until the 64th minute for Fernando Batista’s Venezuela to equalize. Starting with a counter-attacking pattern, veteran Salomon Rondon saw Canadian goalkeeper Maxim Crépeau’s position and immediately fired a lob from a third of the field. The score is 1-1 for both teams.
Until the end of the match, the score remained 1-1 and the match had to be decided by penalty shootout. The winner will face Argentina in the semi-finals, who had also won the day before thanks to a dramatic high-five. Link: Full schedule of the Copa America 2004
Venezuela’s first kicker, Salomon Rondon, managed to beat Maxim, before being equalled by David, who also managed to become Canada’s first executioner. Score 1-1.
Venezuela’s second goal scorer, Hererra, failed to score because his shot went wide, although goalkeeper Maxim was fooled. Instead of staying away, Canada’s second kicker, Liam Millar, also failed to perform his duties. The kick went up. The score is still 1-1.
Thomas Rincon, the third scorer, gave Venezuela a 2-1 lead, before being equalized by Bambito, designated as the third executioner. The score is tied at 2-2.
The drama began when Venezuelan fourth kicker Savarino missed, followed by a miss from Canadian fourth kicker Eustaquio whose ball was blocked by Romo.
Venezuela’s fifth goal scorer, Cadiz, and Anthoni Davies, who was Canada’s last executioner, completed their task successfully, so that the score was 3-3 and sudden death had to be added.
On this occasion, Venezuelan kicker Wilker Romero failed to beat goalkeeper Maxim. The ball went straight to the Canadian goalkeeper. This opportunity was not wasted by Ismael Kone who managed to beat Romo.
The final score was 3-4 (1-1) in favour of Canada, which allowed Jesse Marsch’s team, who were only second in Group A, to qualify for the semi-finals to challenge Argentina again. Meanwhile, Venezuela, more favoured as winners of Group B in the preliminary round, had to pack their bags early.
Composition of the two teams:
Venezuela: 22-R. Romo, 3 years old. Osorio, 2-N. Ferraresi, 15-M. Navarro, 4-J. Aramburu, 25-E. Bello, 10 years old. Soteldo, 6 years old. Herrera, 13-J. Martinez, 18-C. Cassères, 23-S. Round. Coach: F. Batista.
Canada: 16-M. Crépeau, 13-D. Corneille, 22-R. Laryée, 19-A. Davies, 2-A. Johnston, 15-M. Bombito, 21-J. Osorio, 7-S. Eustaquio, 9-C. Larine, 10-J. David, 14-J. Shaffelbourg. Trainer: J. Marsch
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