{"id":10122,"date":"2025-11-19T04:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=10122"},"modified":"2025-11-19T07:09:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T12:09:51","slug":"canada-closes-2025-with-gritty-2-0-win-over-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/canada-closes-2025-with-gritty-2-0-win-over-venezuela","title":{"rendered":"Canada Closes 2025 With Gritty 2-0 Win Over Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/11\/ismael-kone-and-promise-david-are-congratulated-by-teammates-after-scoring-vs-venezuela-in-2025-international-friendly.jpg\" alt=\"Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 and Promise David are congratulated by teammates after scoring vs Venezuela in 2025 International Friendly\" class=\"wp-image-10123\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"Canada Closes 2025 With Gritty 2-0 Win Over Venezuela\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Summary:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 scored and was later sent off, ending Canada\u2019s long scoring drought before a late Promise David goal sealed the 2-0 win.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coach Jesse Marsch said the team is progressing, praising their intensity while noting there\u2019s still work to do.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada posted its fifth clean sheet in six games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canada ended the year with a result it really needed<\/strong>, taking a 2-0 win over Venezuela in a heated friendly that saw both sides finish with 10 players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While coach <strong>Jesse Marsch<\/strong> admits the performance was not perfect, it proved that his side is getting ready for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/soccer\/odds\">2026 World Cup<\/a> with something to build on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"kone-and-david-scored\">Kon\u00e9 and David Scored\u00a0<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9<\/strong> opened the scoring in the first half, finally breaking a long scoreless stretch for Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His goal <strong>ended a 342-minute drought<\/strong> that stretched back to Derek Cornelius\u2019 free-kick winner against Wales in early September.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Isma\u00ebl Kon\u00e9 breaks the ice for Canada! \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RqMiIswLMa\">pic.twitter.com\/RqMiIswLMa<\/a><\/p>&mdash; TSN (@TSN_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSN_Sports\/status\/1990963543970103450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Kon\u00e9 didn\u2019t last the full match, though. He was <strong>sent off in the second half<\/strong>, shortly after Venezuela\u2019s David Martinez earned a straight red for striking Richie Laryea. Substitute <strong>Promise David later added a second goal to seal the win<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canadians made their chances count, finishing the first half with a 5-2 edge in shots. Kon\u00e9\u2019s opener came after he drew a foul just inside the Venezuelan half. Laryea\u2019s free kick took a couple of deflections before landing perfectly for Kon\u00e9 to guide home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David\u2019s goal in the 83rd minute put an end to a fast break started by Niko Sigur. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">GOAL \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6<br><br>PROMISE DAVID finishes a perfect low cross by Niko Sigur to give the CanMNT a 2-0 lead over Venezuela \ud83c\uddfb\ud83c\uddea<br><br>\ud83d\udd34 Watch LIVE on OneSoccer &amp; TSN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPTRCwtpkg\">pic.twitter.com\/vPTRCwtpkg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; OneSoccer (@onesoccer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onesoccer\/status\/1990981465438347383?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuela pushed late and forced a big save from goalkeeper Max Crepeau, but Canada held firm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"theres-more-work-to-be-done\">\u201cThere&#8217;s More Work to Be Done.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Coach Marsch commented on the real improvement he noticed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>We got two goals, but I do think that this team has more quality with the ball in it and more ability in the last third (of the field) to make more chances. But at the same time the thing that they always deliver is intensity and belief and aggressiveness. There&#8217;s more work to be done, but we&#8217;ve made a lot of progress, specifically in these last three months.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The numbers back him up, as <strong>the Canadians have posted five clean sheets in its last six games<\/strong> and <strong>outscored opponents 6-1 in that span<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Canada <strong>came into the night ranked 28th in the world<\/strong> and managed the match well despite Venezuela holding most of the ball.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marsch shuffled his lineup, giving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alfiejon35\"><strong>Alfie Jones<\/strong><\/a> his debut after the defender finally completed his citizenship process. 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