NEW DELHI: Venezuela beat Bolivia 2-0 to extend its advantage in seventh place in South American World Cup qualifying and a potential spot in an intercontinental playoff for next year’s tournament in North America.
Bolivian Hector Cuellar scored an own goal in the fifth minute after a simple pass to goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra ended in the back of the net.
The host added a second in the 30th minute with striker Salomón Rondón, Venezuela’s all-time top goal scorer with 47 goals, after he chested down a cross from Nahuel Ferraresi and scored with his left foot. Bolivia, which now trails Venezuela by four points with only three rounds to play, never threatened goalkeeper Rafael Romo at the Monumental Stadium in the eastern city of Maturin, Venezuela. Agencies
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