Youth Championship: Venezuela join Spain in round of sixteen

Venezuela join Spain in the World Youth Championship 2009 round of sixteen following an 8-0 victory over Tahiti, for whom the tournament is all but over.

The Venezuelans went ahead through Jose Rondon in the 4th minute, and Jose Velazquez made it 2-0 in the 19th.

A foul from Stephane Faatiarau in the 26th minute had a red card and a penalty as result, and Rondon made no mistake from the spot for a 3-0 lead. Ten minutes later, Tahiti lost another player as Garry Rochette picked up a second yellow card.

It took until minute 72 for Venezuela to take more advantage of the situation, with Oscar Rojas finding the target for 4-0. Yonatan del Valle then netted a hat-trick, with goals in minute 78, 88 and 90.

Rondon completed his hat-trick as well, scoring for 8-0 in added time.

Just like Spain, Venezuela now have six points from two games and are certain of a top-two classification in this group. In theory, Tahiti could still finish in third place but Nigeria would have to be beaten by seven goals. Even then, Tahiti’s chance of advancing would be close to zero.