Venezuela beats Jamaica and ends the first phase of the Copa América with 100% success

Venezuela beat Jamaica 3-0 this Sunday, in Texas, in the last round of the Copa América group stage and advanced to the quarterfinals with a 100% success rate.

𝐎𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐃𝐄 𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐀 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀 𝐆�

¡IN VIC TOS!

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐳𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐚 3-0 Jamaica#AlwaysVinotinto #VibraElContinente pic.twitter.com/W1lyTULDl7

— La Vinotinto (@SeleVinotinto) July 1, 2024

With the positive result, the Venezuelan team secured first place in Group B, with nine points won. While Jamaica says goodbye to the competition in last place, with zero points.

In the other group game, Ecuador drew 0-0 with Mexico in Arizona and qualified for the next phase in second place, with four points. The score is the same as the Mexican team, which is eliminated, however, with a superior goal difference (1-0).

Venezuela will face Canada in the quarterfinals of the Copa América. The duel between the teams will take place next Friday, at 10 pm (Brasília time), in Dallas.

The game

In the first half, despite Venezuela’s favoritism, the game was balanced and closely contested between the national teams.

In the final stage, the Venezuelan team came back better and opened the scoring after four minutes. Jon Aramburu sent a great cross from the left to Eduard Bello, who appeared free in the small area and headed the ball into the back of the goal.

Seven minutes later, Venezuela scored their second goal of the match, which practically decided the match. Salomón Rondón received a beautiful pass from Yangel Herrera, won the battle with the opposing defense and gave a light touch past goalkeeper Waite to shake the net.

At the end of the game, in the 39th minute, Venezuela increased their advantage. In a move similar to the second goal, Kervin Andrade made a great ball underneath for Eric Ramíreze, who finished in the corner to score the last goal of the game.