On date 4 of group B of the CONMEBOL – Sub 20 Colombia 2023 tournament, Venezuela won at home against Ecuador. The local scored the only goal of the game at 14 minutes into the first half, through Brayan Alcócer, from a penalty.
Brayan Alcócer had a great performance. The striker from Venezuela showed his best level by scoring 1 goal.
Another player who had a great game was Frankarlos Benítez. The Venezuelan goalkeeper was the protagonist against Ecuador: he contained 4 shots.
Forward Justin Cuero of Ecuador hit a pipe and filtered the ball between the legs of defender René Rivas of Venezuela in the 48th minute of the first stage.
The game got dirty with fouls and the players put in more strong leg. There were a large number of cautions: Brayan Alcócer, Fabricio Coloccini, David Martínez, Renné Rivas, Yaimar Medina and Garis Mina.
The DT of Venezuela, Fabricio Coloccini, presented a tactical arrangement 4-4-2 with Frankarlos Benítez in the goal; Alejandro Cova, Rafael Uzcategui, Renné Rivas and Carlos Rojas on the defensive line; Telasco Segovia, David Martínez, Néstor Jiménez and Bryant Ortega in the middle; and Brayan Alcócer and Lewuis Peña in attack.
For their part, Jimmy Bran’s team came out with a 4-3-3 tactical arrangement with Gilmar Napa under the three sticks; Orlando Herrera, Garis Mina, Davis Bautista and Yeltzin Erique in defense; Patrickson Delgado, Óscar Zambrano and Sebastían González in midfield; and Alan Minda, Justin Cuero and José Klinger up front.
Braulio Da Silva Machado was in charge of supervising the order of play during the match.
On the next day, Venezuela will face Chile at home, while Ecuador will play Uruguay as a visitor.
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