The Chilean team took the lead with two goals from Erik Thumb in the first half, at 18 and 37 minutes, against a rival without reaction that, although it is located at the bottom of the standings, had just beaten Gustavo Alfaro’s Ecuador by 2 to 1.
Nevertheless, Chile He did not give him a chance and sealed the victory in the complement with a goal from the forward Ben Brereton at 18 minutes for 3 to 0 and feed the illusion of those directed by Martín Lasarte.
It is that the Chilean team began the triple date of October very complicated in the face of Qatar, but managed to accommodate and now is sixth with 13 points, three from Uruguay -which until now would keep the ticket to the repechage- and Colombia -for now, last classified-, while on the next date he will visit Paraguay.
Venezuela, For his part, he had come from obtaining his second victory in the contest to reach seven units but Chile gave him a bath of reality and, no matter how much he beats Ecuador on the following day, he will continue in the last place of the Qualifiers.
Synthesis:
Chile: Claudio Bravo; Mauricio Isla, Gary Medel, Guillermo Maripán, Sebastián Vegas; Erick Pulgar, Diego Valdés, Luis Jiménez, Arturo Vidal; Alexis Sánchez and Ben Brereton. DT: Martín Lasarte.
Venezuela: Wuilker Fariñez; Ronald Hernández, Nahuel Ferraresi, Luis Adrián Martínez, Oscar González; Tomás Rincón, José Martínez; Darwin Machís, Adalberto Peñaranda, Eduard Bello and Eric Ramírez. DT: Leonardo González.
Goals in the first half: 18m and 37m Thumb (C).
Goal in the second half: 18m Brereton (C).
Changes in the second half: at the beginning, Roberto Rosales for Hernández (V); 15m Richard Celis for Bello (V); 21m Jean Meneses for Jiménez (C) and Cristian Cásseres for Martínez (V); 28m Brayan Hurtado for Machís (V) and Fernando Aristeguieta for Ramírez (V); 38m Nicolás Díaz for Vegas (C) and Pablo Galdames for Valdés (C).
Stadium: San Carlos de Apoquindo.
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil).
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