Caracas FC 1:1 Carabobo FC: Primera División Match Result

Match report

Caracas and Carabobo drew 1-1 in the fifth round of the Clausura phase of the Venezuelan Primera División on Thursday night. Robert Hernandez opened the scoring for the hosts before D. Machis levelled for the visitors, and neither side could find a winner in a match decided by three or four key moments rather than sustained pressure.

Hernandez struck in the twenty-fourth minute, a goal that seemed to settle Caracas after a nervy opening. Machis responded just eleven minutes later, and by then the tempo had shifted — substitutions came thick and fast. Machis himself was replaced in the forty-sixth minute, while Caracas brought on M. Covea and J. De Santis in the fifty-first, followed by E. Arzu in the sixtieth and C. Larotonda in the sixty-third.

Caracas threw more bodies into the game late on, bringing on J. Duran and E. Castillo in the sixty-seventh minute, then bringing Hernandez off for I. Gudino in the seventy-fifth. The visitors added little in the final third, though L. Reinoso and M. Vegas picked up yellow cards in stoppage time.

The statistics told a familiar story: many shots, few goals. Caracas registered six shots off target against two on target, while Carabobo managed twelve shots off target with three on target. Possession split 46-54 in the visitors' favour, but big chances created stood at zero for the hosts and two for the guests — a reminder that the game was decided in the opening half.

Caracas remain tenth with 22 points from 20 games, while Carabobo sit eighth on 27 points. The draw ended Caracas' recent run of mixed results, including a 3-2 win over Yaracuyanos on Sunday, and halted Carabobo's momentum after a 1-0 victory against Metropolitanos on Wednesday.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 46 – 54

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 12

Big chances 0 – 2

🟨 11' J. De Santis — Yellow card 🟨 19' A. Villarreal — Yellow card ⚽ 24' Robert Hernandez — Goal ⚽ 35' D. Machis — Goal 🟨 45' L. Aponte — Yellow card ⇄ 46' D. Machis — Substitution ⇄ 51' M. Covea — Substitution ⇄ 51' J. De Santis — Substitution ⇄ 60' E. Arzu — Substitution ⇄ 63' C. Larotonda — Substitution ⇄ 67' J. Duran — Substitution ⇄ 67' E. Castillo — Substitution ⇄ 75' Robert Hernandez — Substitution ⇄ 75' I. Gudino — Substitution 🟨 90+3' L. Reinoso — Yellow card 🟨 90+5' M. Vegas — Yellow card

Match events

11' 0:0 Caracas FC Yellow card J. De Santis
19' 0:0 Caracas FC Yellow card A. Villarreal
24' 1:0 Caracas FC Goal Robert Hernandez
35' 1:1 Carabobo FC Goal D. Machis assist: J. Berios
45' 1:1 Carabobo FC Yellow card L. Aponte
46' 1:1 Carabobo FC Substitution D. Machis off: L. Martinez
51' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution M. Covea off: M. Vegas
51' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution J. De Santis off: W. Correa
60' 1:1 Carabobo FC Substitution E. Arzu off: D. Meza
63' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution C. Larotonda off: S. Gonzalez
67' 1:1 Carabobo FC Substitution J. Duran off: A. Gonzalez
67' 1:1 Carabobo FC Substitution E. Castillo off: M. Cova
75' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution Robert Hernandez off: L. Reinoso
75' 1:1 Caracas FC Substitution I. Gudino off: J. Quintero
90+3' 1:1 Caracas FC Yellow card L. Reinoso
90+5' 1:1 Caracas FC Yellow card M. Vegas

Statistics

46 Possession, % 54

2 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 12

0 Big chances 2

77 Attacks 107

4 Corners 9

15 Fouls 11

9 Free kicks 15

0 Offsides 0

4 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

18 Goal kicks 8

16 Throw-ins 15

All statistics

8/1553% Aerial duels 7/1547%

67 Backward passes 62

3 Blocked shots 5

34 Clearances 14

6/2030% Crosses 6/3517%

1/333% Dribbles 8/1362%

70 Failed passes 52

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

8 Interceptions 4

8 Key passes 16

43/7359% Long passes 29/4564%

62 Passes into the final third 91

185 Passes in the opposition half 277

211 Passes in own half 195

0.18 Shot accuracy 0.15

6 Shots inside the box 10

5/956% Tackles 4/580%

376 Total passes 437

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