On July 6, Beijing time, the America's Cup was once again lit up with sparks of passion, as Venezuela and Canada engaged in a thrilling duel in the Quarterfinals. In the first half, the game was tightly paced, with both sides showing a strong desire to win. Canada gradually took the initiative by virtue of excellent overall coordination. Finally, in a quick counterattack, Schaferberg took a good pass from a teammate and calmly pushed the ball into the goal, giving Canada a valuable lead.
At the end of the second half, Venezuela did not get discouraged by the deficit, and they stepped up their offense to try to equalize the score. In the second half of the game, Venezuela's striker Long Dong showed his amazing individual ability at a crucial moment. In a free kick opportunity far away from the goal, he chose to try a long-distance shot, and the ball made a wonderful arc in the air, hanging directly into the corner of the goal, magically equalizing the score. The goal not only lit up the atmosphere on the pitch, but also gave Venezuela hope for advancement.
However, the scales of fate did not completely favor Venezuela. In the following match, neither side was able to rewrite the scoreline and the match was dragged into a brutal penalty shootout. In the penalty shootout, the tension and excitement reached its peak. Canada's goalkeeper Crapo became the center of attention on the field, and with his excellent anticipation and reaction ability, he made two consecutive saves on Venezuela's penalty kicks, giving Canada a valuable lead.
As the game progressed, every shot in the penalty shootout tugged at the heartstrings of the fans. In the end, under pressure, Canada's Kone calmly scored the decisive goal to help his team win the penalty shootout 4-3, thus eliminating Venezuela 5-4 on aggregate and advancing to the CONCACAF quarterfinals.
