On July 1, Beijing time, the final round of the group stage of the Copa America continued, with a match in Group B, Venezuela vs. Jamaica. In this game, Longdong, a foreign player who had played in the Chinese Super League, once again played his power, and he scored a goal to expand the score, helping Venezuela beat Jamaica 3-0 and locking the top spot with three consecutive wins.
The four teams in Group B are Mexico, Ecuador, Jamaica and Venezuela. In the latest edition of the world rankings, Venezuela is ranked 54th, the lowest in the group. However, Venezuela played quite well in the first two rounds, beating Ecuador 2-1 in the first game and 1-0 in the second game against Mexico, ranked 15th in the world, and advanced to the quarterfinals with two consecutive wins. In the final round, they only need a draw to top the group, which will avoid Group A leaders Argentina. Yet Venezuela is completely crazy, and they have no reservations.
In the first half of the game, the confrontation between the two sides was very fierce, but when it came to the goal, they were a little hot, with a total of 14 shots on goal and 0 shots on target, and they exchanged blanks at halftime. However, in the second half, the situation changed dramatically, and Venezuela began to go on a rampage. In the 49th minute, Venezuela penetrated the Jamaican ribs and crossed to the back post, and Bello broke the deadlock with a header to give Venezuela a 1-0 lead. Just 7 minutes later, Venezuela made a comeback, a straight forward, the former Dalian foreign aid Longdong showed super confrontation ability, stumbling and scoring the ball in an unsteady position, and the score came to 2-0.
Time is running out and the players are a bit upset under intense physical confrontation. Palmer shoved Venezuelan defender Aramburu, who blasted into the stands, and the two sides pushed and nearly clashed. In the 86th minute, Venezuela broke the ball near the center circle, and another through ball penetrated the Jamaican defense, Ramirez went to the meeting alone to lock up the victory 3-0, Venezuela won 3 consecutive victories, and Jamaica lost 3 consecutive defeats at the bottom. In the other game, Ecuador drew 0-0 with Mexico, with both sides on four points, with Ecuador qualifying on goal difference. Mexico was eliminated.
In the group stage, Longdong became the thigh of Venezuela, and in the 2-1 victory over Ecuador in the opening game, Longdong participated in both goals. One is the offensive he planned, and the other is the follow-up shot of his teammates after Ryudon has a shot saved. In the game against Mexico, it was Rondon who scored a crucial penalty to win. In this campaign, Longdong scored the second goal of this Copa America and led the team to lock the top spot. In doing so, Venezuela managed to avoid the top favourites Argentina, and their quarter-final opponent was Canada, who were aiming for the last four. Argentina faced Ecuador in the quarter-finals, with the winners of the two games meeting in the semi-finals.