The game was very tangled for Venezuela and Chile, which little by little became even more complicated for both casts. The australes were looking for the playoff to go to their second World Cup, and the Venezuelans to win history and get closer to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in 2023. However, with a Daniela Zamora who changed the course of the game, they broke the zeros and on penalties, they kept the ticket to the playoff that will be played in February 2023 in New Zealand.
As soon as the game started, there was no clear dominator, with attempts by Chile against an insecure and nervous Venezuela, weighing down playing this instance where it is not usual to see them. The defense was disorganized, but in the last stretch, the Australs defined poorly, just as the defense tried to recompose by clearing away the danger.
At 13 minutes, Francisca Lara sent a closed center that stayed on the roof of the arc. The clearest was at 22 minutes with a ball executed by Deyna Castellanos at the head of Oriana Altuve against the crossbar. Chile tried it with Yenny Acuña, but Verónica Herrera managed to compose herself, sliding to the ground and clearing the corner.
At the end of the first part, Francisca Lara took a shot very close to the post of Nayluisa Cáceres. Venezuela responded with Michelle Romero finishing at the near post, and Christiane Endler saved from the corner. Already in the complement, Oriana Altuve was the incisive one at 54′ with a recursive definition that was barely deflected.
Venezuela kept trying with a closed center from Deyna Castellanos against the crossbar. So much failure allowed Chile to gain confidence and in a divided ball, Daniela Zamora took an impossible low shot for Nayluisa Cáceres. The Venezuelans came close to equalizing with shots from Gabriela Angulo, and one from Paola Villamizar without the desired aim.
Already in the aggregate, Paola Villamizar overflowed and sent a perfect center for the arrival of Deyna Castellanos that slipped on the grass of the Centenario Stadium and sealed the action by putting the agonizing tie. In the definition by penalties, Chile took fifth place, certifying with Francisca Lara, Karen Araya, Daniela Zamora and Carla Guerrero. Deyna and Lourdes Moreno wasted no time, while Ysaura Viso and Oriana Altuve decorated a final 4-2 for the southerners.
