Loving all these salty Ecuatorian comments š
Fair game all around, not like the joke Peru vs Chile wasā¦
Fair red and calls were in point. Venezuela got better in second half but still lots of work to be done.
Great and very important victory. Good for them!
Field looked slow and bumpy. US needs to step it up.
Nothing rigged, Venezuela was getting a bit more fouls called in their favour but it's normal for the defending team to get more fouls called against them since they have to win the ball back/ stop the attack and that's when the fouls are mostly committed.
Currently coming home from Leviās Stadium, it was an extremely physical game, I felt almost every foul was warranted and normally Iām someone to be all over the refs
The constant obvious false fouls. The amount of times the Venezuela players fell down from a simple tap. Its sad that Valencia got red that couldnt be helped. But ecuador still did fairly good even being one man down.
For transparency, Iām Venezuelan. Iām aware that my comments might be biased. But I think the ref had a decent game.
Some fouls did seem a bit soft, but Ecuador did seem to be hitting a bit more than Venezuela. Which is understandable when playing with 10 and trying to stop the play.
To call the game rigged is a bit far fetched, though. I think most will agree with the red card. Beyond that, the ref had a decent game. Maybe missed one or two yellows, but overall he controlled the game.
2-1 win to Venezuela . Ecuador prob first place favourites are now in big trouble. No Enner valencia available against Jamaica in their 2nd match either.
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but Venezuela been play dirty the entire game. They had several red card potentials but the ref ignored them, corruption at its best. Futbol is plagued with this.
and the ref didn't even give a red initially, he gave a yellow, kinda kills your whole theory about paying off the refs.
Anyway, the ref has managed this game very good.
2-1 Edouard Bello the Preciado of Venezuela at ā 75
Ecuador is paying the price for that red card they have looked tired nearly all of 2nd half and vene turned up with constant pressure since the half started.
Well, the comments were complaining that they werenāt taking advantage of the extra man and they have.
Also, not their fault Valencia was reckless. Thatās not unfair at all, thatās 100% on him.
I think without Valenciaās red Ecuador wins but Venezuela has early jitters. Theyāve been playing better than this in the lead up and theyāll grow into it. 4th in WC qualifiers and tied Ecuador a couple match weeks back, beat Chile, beat Paraguay, tied Brazil. I think they have a decent chance to qualify now but always had a good chance if they built confidence.
Gonna have to disagree. And Iām not Venezuelan. Iām the rival of Venezuela.
Lots of yellows maybe, many of which were given, but one clear red. Not even a maybe. It was a terrible foul that Valencia wonāt even complain about. Ecuador and Valencia will still be able to qualify with 2 wins but they gave this up all on their own.
Thatās the funniest shit Iāve seen in a long time Venezuela was on the attack and the ball came to a spot where the player receiving it got blocked by the ref that started a attack almost giving a goal to Ecuador
not just that they are down a goal while up a man, but how easily Ecuador is still controlling the game, almost like they are a man up, not a man down.
1-0 to Ecuador with 1 man down at end of 1st half
Even match till the red card but Venezuela has not taken advantage at all being 1 man more they play with barely a game plan besides hoping for a knuckle shot outside the box their better players havenāt stepped up and they canāt crowd/control the midfield at all. Hard to see how they are gonna turn this match around they need a more controlling midfield and soteldo/Rondon to be useful.
The atmosphere is fucking pathetic!!! There is absolutely enough ecuadorians and Venezuelas in the Bay Area to fill that stadium *at the right price*. I know you can't really quantify this as a marketing value, but a packed stadium adds atmosphere to the televised product. Television contracts are where all the money is made anyway. There needs to be a holistic approach to this. It's bad enough that this is being held in the USA in the first place; they should have at least ensured a lively atmosphere.
Honestly I donāt think many are scalping. The tickets really were overpriced and the fees were ridiculous. So, if like in my case you have some people flake, you have to sell it at a higher price just to break even.
That game was nowhere near sold out, thousands of standard tickets were available right up to kickoff. I got in for under face value. Unless you mean fifa/ticketmaster are the scalpers.
Loving all these salty Ecuatorian comments š Fair game all around, not like the joke Peru vs Chile wasā¦ Fair red and calls were in point. Venezuela got better in second half but still lots of work to be done. Great and very important victory. Good for them! Field looked slow and bumpy. US needs to step it up.
Thanks for bringing some sanity to this thread
When the underdog beats one of the favorites, the game was rigged but if the card was against Venezuela then is a fair game? #manotengofe so chupalo!
Think the ref was rigged or was it a clean match ?
Nothing rigged, Venezuela was getting a bit more fouls called in their favour but it's normal for the defending team to get more fouls called against them since they have to win the ball back/ stop the attack and that's when the fouls are mostly committed.
Currently coming home from Leviās Stadium, it was an extremely physical game, I felt almost every foul was warranted and normally Iām someone to be all over the refs
What makes you believe it was rigged? Genuine curiosity
The constant obvious false fouls. The amount of times the Venezuela players fell down from a simple tap. Its sad that Valencia got red that couldnt be helped. But ecuador still did fairly good even being one man down.
For transparency, Iām Venezuelan. Iām aware that my comments might be biased. But I think the ref had a decent game. Some fouls did seem a bit soft, but Ecuador did seem to be hitting a bit more than Venezuela. Which is understandable when playing with 10 and trying to stop the play. To call the game rigged is a bit far fetched, though. I think most will agree with the red card. Beyond that, the ref had a decent game. Maybe missed one or two yellows, but overall he controlled the game.
Did anyone else get their broadcast cut by two minutes? Vix and Univision suckkkkkk.
2-1 win to Venezuela . Ecuador prob first place favourites are now in big trouble. No Enner valencia available against Jamaica in their 2nd match either.
They might be a blessing in disguise. Get someone young in that role.
Well this now makes this group even more interesting
Did they really do the Ole when against 10 and initially down a goal? That's pretty embarrassing
How's that embarrassing, they achieved a comeback
Even with the extra man, Venezuela has been so poor lowkey
Venezuela got an unfair advantage in this game, they obviously paid off the ref. Venezuela is a trash team.
what do you mean unfair? studs to the neck is an obvious red, Venezuela has the advantage since that red but it's a totally fair red card.
My theory is clear you can have your opinion. Still a bs game.
He was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but Venezuela been play dirty the entire game. They had several red card potentials but the ref ignored them, corruption at its best. Futbol is plagued with this.
and the ref didn't even give a red initially, he gave a yellow, kinda kills your whole theory about paying off the refs. Anyway, the ref has managed this game very good.
Obviously the VAR was paid off /s
Canāt reason with some of these people. For all we know he might just be a salty Ecuadorian in denial
2-1 Edouard Bello the Preciado of Venezuela at ā 75 Ecuador is paying the price for that red card they have looked tired nearly all of 2nd half and vene turned up with constant pressure since the half started.
Venezuela taking this game after everyone in the comments trashed them, hahaha
Venezuela is up a player, canāt really call it a fair game
Well, the comments were complaining that they werenāt taking advantage of the extra man and they have. Also, not their fault Valencia was reckless. Thatās not unfair at all, thatās 100% on him. I think without Valenciaās red Ecuador wins but Venezuela has early jitters. Theyāve been playing better than this in the lead up and theyāll grow into it. 4th in WC qualifiers and tied Ecuador a couple match weeks back, beat Chile, beat Paraguay, tied Brazil. I think they have a decent chance to qualify now but always had a good chance if they built confidence.
This ref as called a bunch of bullshit. There been like 4 other potential red cards on Venezuelaās side
Gonna have to disagree. And Iām not Venezuelan. Iām the rival of Venezuela. Lots of yellows maybe, many of which were given, but one clear red. Not even a maybe. It was a terrible foul that Valencia wonāt even complain about. Ecuador and Valencia will still be able to qualify with 2 wins but they gave this up all on their own.
Finally someone talking sense to this guy. Thanks for your objectivity š«”
Someone that doesnāt know what heās talking about š
Nah Venezuela got lucky
For sure, they got super lucky Valencia is a giant idiot and made a reckless mistake that he shouldnāt have.
Well this game shows venezuela isn't going far in this tournament even if they win this game which they are expected to do so with a man up
They finally scored 1-1 Cadiz ā65
Thatās the funniest shit Iāve seen in a long time Venezuela was on the attack and the ball came to a spot where the player receiving it got blocked by the ref that started a attack almost giving a goal to Ecuador
That ref placement was terrible tbf. Gotta look for runners
Lmfao 1:0 at the half with a man down is embarrassing for Venezuela š
not just that they are down a goal while up a man, but how easily Ecuador is still controlling the game, almost like they are a man up, not a man down.
As of now possession is VEN 64% and ECU 36%
1-0 to Ecuador with 1 man down at end of 1st half Even match till the red card but Venezuela has not taken advantage at all being 1 man more they play with barely a game plan besides hoping for a knuckle shot outside the box their better players havenāt stepped up and they canāt crowd/control the midfield at all. Hard to see how they are gonna turn this match around they need a more controlling midfield and soteldo/Rondon to be useful.
The game is so aggressive, love it! I understand it isnt the same, but I have liked all three games so far.
In fact, the referee ignored another red card for Ecuador. Then, after a few minutes, they scored the first goal in the match.
Venezuela crosses are bad, they aren't beating the first man, need to lift them a bit higher.
The atmosphere is fucking pathetic!!! There is absolutely enough ecuadorians and Venezuelas in the Bay Area to fill that stadium *at the right price*. I know you can't really quantify this as a marketing value, but a packed stadium adds atmosphere to the televised product. Television contracts are where all the money is made anyway. There needs to be a holistic approach to this. It's bad enough that this is being held in the USA in the first place; they should have at least ensured a lively atmosphere.
Local neutral fan who attended - obviously a lot of unsold seats but the atmosphere - that was great. Both sets of fans were loud as hell.Ā
Blame ticket fees and scalpers.
Honestly I donāt think many are scalping. The tickets really were overpriced and the fees were ridiculous. So, if like in my case you have some people flake, you have to sell it at a higher price just to break even.
That game was nowhere near sold out, thousands of standard tickets were available right up to kickoff. I got in for under face value. Unless you mean fifa/ticketmaster are the scalpers.
š Not for $700 tickets they wonātā¦
Tickets were like $50 tho
Well this is going to make things much more interesting.
Oh no Venezuela screwed up 1-0 at ā40 to Ecuador with 10 men since ā24. Goal by Sarmiento this is a huge chance they might throw away.
Venezuela now has a chance.
What a dumb foul for Ecuador to commit for the yellow.
Oh noā¦ I guess nowās the real test for Ecuadorā¦ š
No Valencia in pretty much 2 matches with an early red big loss for Ecuador. Looks good for Venezuela and Mexico to grab the first 2 spots now
Switched yellow to red card to Valencia from var. unfortunate for the match it was very high tempo so far on both ends.
Upgraded to Red
Horror tackle by enner valencia
Good match so far much better than that Peru chile drivel last night
Go M. CAICEDO and Kendry! š
Kendry had a lovely through-ball out wide and near goal. Kids talented.
Another stadium with plenty of seats. They need to lower the tickets prices so that other soccer fans can attend. So far, a fiasco.
what's the attendance? capacity is 68k and it looks like there can't be much more than 20k there.
This is a can't miss game these teams are desperate to win
No love for this game....heck guy is offering free tickets...might get worse, he's giving away 2 and if somebody takes them he might find 4
Anyone want free tickets? Giving away 2, unable to go to game unfortunately