Chile beat Venezuela to advance to the playoffs of the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

The Chile national team qualified for the play-off round this Sunday World Cup 2023 in Australia and New Zealand dWith the tie tied 1-1 Venezuela She defeated her 4–2 in regular time and on penalties in the fight for fifth place Colombia Women’s America’s Cup.

In a close match at the Centenario Stadium in the Colombian city of Armenia, Jose Letelier’s men secured a victory that will take them to the playoffs scheduled for February 2023 in New Zealand.

In regular time, striker Daniela Zamora opened the scoring with a fine goal from mid-range, while Vinodindo equalized with a painstaking goal. Daina CastellanosThis took the game to penalties.

They scored in a penalty shootout for Chile Francisca Lara, Karen Araya, Zamora and Carla Guerrero, Rosario Palmaceda’s penalty is saved by Nyluiza Caceres.

They scored a goal for Venezuela Oriana Altuve and Yasaura VisoBut Castellanos and Lourdes Moreno missed, whose shot was saved by Christian Endler.

The match started hard but Chile controlled the ball in midfield led by Francisca Lara and Karen Araya. However, Letlier’s team struggled to break down Venezuela’s defense with central defenders Maria Peraza and Veronica Herrera as its key defenders.

Despite Chile’s dominance, Vinodindo had the first clear chance on a set piece charged by Daina Castellanos, and forward Oriana Altuve’s header failed to go in as it hit the crossbar of Endler’s goal.

With the southern side continuing to handle the ball, the match was complicated for Venezuela coach Italian Pamela Conti, who had to substitute winger Nyrelis Gutierrez and midfielder Ryderlin Vargas before the break.

Chile’s first chance came on the counterattack before the break, in which the ball was left to Lara, who took a shot from the edge of the area that grazed the left post of Nayluiza Cáceres.

La Vinotinto answered on the next play with a projection of fullback Michael Romero, who took a right hand save by Stellar Endler.

After the break, Venezuela settled in with the charges and the game was level for most of the first half with neither Cáceres nor Endler interfering much in the early part of the second half.

The first came in the 59th minute when Castellanos dropped down the wing and attempted to send in a cross that hit the crossbar of a goalkeeper who was almost taken aback by the game.

La Vinodindo looked the better side in this section, but the goal came from a great play by Chile in which Camila Sass brought down a ball on the edge of her chest before the trailing Zamora sent the ball behind. Right-handed net in the 64th minute.

Conti’s team tried to clear without much depth or success, and just when everything seemed decided in Chile’s favor, Castellanos appeared and he took advantage of a cross. Paola Villamiser And with Endler’s complicity sent the ball back for 92 runs.

However, in the penalty shootout, Venezuela missed out on the long-awaited play-off that could have taken them to their first Women’s World Cup, while Chile earned a ticket to fight for their dream. Second. World Cup.