Venezuela defeated eliminated Colombia 0-1 this Monday and added five points, two behind Ecuador, which has already completed all its matches, and can qualify for the final quadrangle with a victory against Brazil, on the last date of Group A of the South American Pre-Olympic.
Those led by coach Ricardo Valiño entered focused on achieving victory from the start at the Brígido Iriarte National Stadium, excited with Brazil's 2-1 victory over Ecuador in the first match of this fourth round of the zone that left La Tri with seven points, second in the area but with their rest date on the next day.
This is how in the 33rd minute the Vinotinto player Jovanny David Bolívar He scored the only goal of the game with a header.
Héctor Cárdenas, coach of Colombia, spoke at the end of the game and concluded that his team is missing a goal, the great sin of this team, which has gone three games without scoring or scoring.
“Assess and highlight the goalkeeper's intervention, because the two clearest situations, the shot of Oscar Perea He deflects it in a good way, we searched and tried in every way and we did not have the clarity to look for that last pass that would make our forwards much clearer,” said Cárdenas.
“The roster that we initially made, which had its first meeting on January 3, unfortunately had three changes, but players who came along in the process and knew what was being done were added. It is not about the condition of the players, nor the talent, because until now we have tried and we will continue to do so, there is a good material of players for the not too distant future of the national team. We are going to compete until the last moment, we want to improve our presence in the competition much more, but through the goal, which is the only thing we need”, added the DT.
Cárdenas endures criticism for the team's poor performance and for its premature elimination from the Pre-Olympic tournament.
“I think that the players we have and the way we approached the game, with a base of players from the current World Cup and South America, were here. They have competed accordingly, football is like that, when you are trying to win, clear situations arise, others that are not even expected.”
Finally, Cárdenas said: “We never suffered it because a large part of the game was played in the rival's field, I do not have to recriminate, or say that there is a setback, on the contrary there is good work that has been shown. Sometimes the processes are that, getting titles and qualifying, but also the reserve of the Colombian National Team for seniors.”
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