On June 10, Philadelphia hosted the match of the second round of the group stage in Quartet C. Spectators witnessed the match between the national teams of Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Uruguayans, who are rightfully considered one of the favorites of the 2016 American Championship, had an incomprehensible first match in Quartet C. After losing to the Mexican national team, Uruguay called into question the exit from the group to the playoff stage. This necessitated the victory of the two-time world champions in the second round match.
The match Uruguay - Venezuela began with a slight advantage of the favorites, but there were no obvious scoring situations at the Venezuela goal. We can only highlight the chance of Edinson Cavani in the 15th minute. The PSG forward had a chance to shoot at goal from the center of the penalty area, but missed the ball. In the first half, the attacks of the Uruguayans lacked completion. Despite possession of the ball, Celeste's national team looked very chaotic in the front line.
The Venezuelan national team offered the Uruguayan counterattacks, and in the 36th minute they even took the lead in the match. Solomon Rondon distinguished himself. Former Zenit St. Petersburg player finished off the ball into Uruguay's net after goalkeeper Musler nearly fired a projectile behind the ears from a flank strike from forty meters. Fernando moved the ball to the crossbar, but on finishing the ball he could not help his team with anything. Venezuela took the lead 1: 0.
The Uruguay national team started the second half more actively. In the 54th minute, Suani striker had a chance to level the score. After filing a corner, the forward had the opportunity to hit the goal from the corner of the goalkeeper, but the blow fell above the alignment.
The Venezuelan national team played the entire second half on counterattacks, some of which were scoring goals. In the 68th minute, Peneranda went one-on-one with Muslera. The Uruguayan goalkeeper left his team in the game, reflecting the strike from the forward.
In stoppage time, Edinson Cavani missed two stunning equalizer chances. First, the forward struck without resistance past the corner of the goal from the area of the penalty mark, and then from close range he could not pierce the ball into the goal.
In the last compensated minute, the goalkeeper of the Uruguayans Muslera went into the opponent's penalty area for a corner. The audience did not see the accentuated kick of the Celeste players, and the Venezuelans fled to an empty net, but after the kick the ball never rolled into the goal.
The final whistle of the match recorded the victory of the Venezuelan national team with a score of 1: 0. This result brought the winners to the playoff stage, and the Uruguayan team lost all chances of continuing to fight for the prestigious trophy.
