Highlights and goals: Venezuela 1 (3) - 1 (4) Costa Rica in Toulon Tournament 2023

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Alexandre Lezcano saved Bryant Ortega's penalty kick to give Costa Rica the win on penalties.

Alejandro Bran's shot to the center. 4-3.

Yerson Chacón's cross shot went wide to the right.

Luifer Hernández (Venezuela) and Álvaro Zamora (Costa Rica) score. 3-3.

Andrés Ferro (Venezuela) and Santiago van der Putten (Costa Rica) score. 2-2 series.

Brayan Alcócer of Venezuela and Kenneth Vargas of Costa Rica score their penalty kicks. 1-1.

Venezuela will start charging.

End of the match! The match between Venezuela and Costa Rica is over. Now the winner will be defined in penalty kicks.

Five more minutes will be played in the match.

Costa Rica substitution. Guillermo Villalobos replaces Ricardo Allen.

VENEZUELA HAD A CHANCE! Luifer Hernandez's shot went just over the crossbar.

Yellow card. Yerson Chacón was cautioned in Venezuela.

Last five minutes of the match. The match is still tied and if it ends like this, the winner will be decided from the penalty spot.

Yellow card. Emerson Ruíz was cautioned in Venezuela.

COSTA RICA HAD IT! Great reaction by Frankarlos Benítez after a shot by Álvaro Zamora.

GOOOOOOOAL for Venezuela! LUIFER HERNANDEZ! The game is quickly tied with a corner kick from the right by Bryant Ortega that found his teammate alone, who shot comfortably.

GOOOOOOOOAL for Costa Rica! BRANDON AGUILERA! Cross shot to the left side to open the scoring.

PENALTY FOR COSTA RICA! Jesus Paz's tackle on Alvaro Zamora and the referee did not hesitate to whistle for a foul.

Double change in Venezuela. Emerson Ruíz and Brayan Alcócer replace Andrés Romero and Santiago Rodíguez.

Yellow card. Kenneth Vargas in Costa Rica was cautioned.

Change in Costa Rica. Alejandro Bran replaces Dorian Rodríguez.

Yellow card. Saúl Guarirapa was cautioned in Venezuela.

COSTA RICA HAD IT! Now Frankarlos Benítez saves from Gerald Taylor's shot.

Venezuela came close. Santiago Rodriguez's shot was caught by Alexandre Lezcano.

VENEZUELA HAD IT AGAIN! Saul Guarirapa's header after a cross from the left, but the ball went wide left.

VENEZUELA HAD IT! Great reaction by Alexandre Lezcano after a loose ball after a cross and he saved Luifer Hernández's shot from point-blank range.

Yellow card. Santiago Rodríguez was cautioned in Venezuela.

The match restarts. There were changes in both teams.

For Venezuela, Yerson Chacón and Luifer Hernández are substituted for Kervin Andrade and Daniel Pérez.

For Costa Rica, Álvaro Zamora and Kenneth Vargas are substituted for Damian Rivera and Anthony Hernández.

End of the first half. Partial goalless draw between Venezuela and Costa Rica.

Five minutes left. Venezuela tries to regain control of the match, but the Costa Rican defense stands firm and does not let them move easily.

Last 10 minutes of the first half. Still goalless for now and the game is much more even.

Half an hour into the match. For the moment, the score is still 0-0.

Andrés Romero's shot went over the goal.

Costa Rica is getting livelier. However, they have not managed to generate danger yet.

The first half is still going on. We had no more scoring chances in the last few minutes.

First quarter of the match. The score remains 0-0 for now.

VENEZUELA HAD IT! A header in the box by Andres Romero, which was left in the air and Saul Guarirapa volleyed it, but Alexandre Lezcano was better than the reaction of Alexandre Lezcano to make the save.

Venezuela continues to try to score in the first minutes of the match.

Venezuela came close with a shot by Kevin Andrade that was not on target.

Santiago Rodríguez's shot was blocked by goalkeeper Alexandre Lezcano.

The match between Venezuela and Costa Rica begins.

Daniel Portelli will be the referee for this match.

The players of Venezuela and Costa Rica take the field at the Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny.

18. Abraham Madriz (GK), 02. Keral Ríos, 07. Kenneth Vargas, 08. Alejandro Bran, 13. Guillermo Villalobos, 14. Álvaro Zamora, 15. Matthew Bolaños, 16. Royner Rojas, 17. Sebastián Acuña, 19. José Paulo Rodríguez, 21. Cameron Johnon.

Coach: Douglas Sequeira

12. Charles  Demarco (GK), 02. Luis Casiani, 03. Yiandro Raap, 05. Abraham Bahachille, 06. Rafael Uzcátegui, 11. Jerel Di Santis, 15. Emerson Ruiz, 17. Luifer Hernández, 18. Yerson Chacón, 19. Brayan Alcócer, 21. Steven Pabón, 24. Luis Balbo.

Coach: Ricardo Valiño

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This is the start time of the game Venezuela vs Costa Rica of June 5th, 2023 in several countries:

Argentina: 9:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Bolivia: 8:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Brasil: 9:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Chile: 8:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Colombia: 7:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Ecuador: 7:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
USA (ET): 8:00 AM on beIN SPORTS CONNECT
España: 2:00 PM
México: 6:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Paraguay: 8:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Perú: 7:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Uruguay: 9:00 AM on ESPN and Star +
Venezuela: 8:00 AM on ESPN and Star +

The only previous meeting between these two teams was a friendly match played in 2014. On that occasion, the Venezuelans won 1-0 against the Costa Ricans, so this will be the first time they meet in the Esperanzas de Toulon Tournament.

The Costa Rican national team will have a challenge that can be both complex and great to accept. Having to play in the same group against the last two finalists of the competition, plus a team like Saudi Arabia, which is slowly gaining recognition, leaves as a task to demand 100% to try to give a blow that will put the Costa Ricans in the most outstanding level for the next competitions.

The Venezuelan national team is preparing to fight again in this competition. It is worth remembering that the Venezuelan national team has just finished runner-up in this competition and will be looking not only for a similar performance, but also for the possibility of becoming champions.

The Venezuela vs Costa Rica match will be played at the Stade de Lattre-de-Tassigny, located in the city of Aubagne, in the department of Bouches-du-Rhône, France. This venue, inaugurated in 2011, has a capacity for 1,000 spectators.

My name is Jhonatan Martinez and I will be your host for this match. We will bring you pre-match analysis on VAVEL.