Josf Martínez celebrates the partial 2-1 of Venezuela about Colombia.
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The last date of the South American Qualifiers towards the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada 2026 lived on Tuesday a time controversial at the Maturín stadium. There, the Venezuela National Team was advanced on the scoreboard against Colombia with a goal by Jefferson Martínez that generated discussion.
The game did not take time. As soon as he ran the first minute when Solomon attended Fablasco Segovia, who defined at the angle and began to vibrate the fans Vinotinto. The Colombian reaction did not take and at minute 10, James Rodríguez executed a corner kick that found Yerry Mina in the air.
But parity lasted little. Two minutes later, Venezuela got up with an action that generated the controversy. Segovia finished off the first stick, Kevin Mier contained in the first instance, but when trying to keep the ball Josef Martínez appeared, who put the partial 2-1.
Before the rest Colombia renamed the score. Richard Ríos launched a center to the area, Luis Díaz lowered the headball and Luis Javier Suárez defined first to sign equality. It was the first goal of the Samario striker with the tricolor.
The controversy of the second goal of Venezuela
In the dispute, the Venezuelan striker hunted the rebound and knew how to give him goal destination. The Colombian goalkeeper tried to prevent his arch from falling again, but did not get it and Brazilian referee Wilton Sampaio pointed out the center of the countryside to validate the goal.
Seriously, Venezuela went with all but where Alvaro angle is a highway that is happening everything.
And Mier very lazy in his reaction and Josef Martínez Vacuna.
That Colombian defense must change that looks like a strainer pic.twitter.com/dTphqKgr4E— Cristhian pueta (@crispuetaman108) September 9, 2025
Mier accused a blow while Martínez celebrated, as a sign that during the ball dispute an infraction could occur. There were also doubts regarding whether the ball crossed the entire goal line, an indispensable condition to give the goal as valid.
The television images did not offer a clear angle that resolved the doubt. After several seconds of tension, the judges who were in the VAR cabin supported the initial decision of Wilton Sampaio and validated 2-1 in favor of Venezuela.
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