Venezuela - Daniel Arismendi 20, 44, Alejandro Guerra 83, Giancarlo Maldonado 89, 90+1

Bolivia - Marcelo Martins 19, 78 Juan Carlos Arce 27

Halftime: 2-2; Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Salvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Giancarlo Maldonado scored twice to lift Venezuela to a 5-3 victory over Bolivia on Wednesday in a World Cup qualifying match.

Maldonado, of Mexico's Atlante, put Venezuela ahead for the first time when he put a header over Arias in the 89th minute. He then made it 5-3.

Martin Martins gave Bolivia a 1-0 lead at 19 minutes off a lost ball in the middle of the field. Venezuela tied it a minute later with a pass from Jorge Rojas to Daniel Arismendi, who sent a shot to the left post.

Juan Carlos Arce put the Bolivians up again in the 27th minute, and Arismendi got Venezuela even again at 2 in the 40th minute.

Martins put Bolivia ahead 3-2, but Alejandro Guerra's goal in the 82nd minute forged the third tie of the game.

Venezuela - 12-Leonardo Morales; 16-Robert Rosales, 3-Jose Manuel Rey, 6-Alejandro Cichero, 17-Jorge Rojas; 8-Luis Vera (5-Miguel Mea Vitali 59), 10-Luis Seijas (4-Edder Perez 64), 18-Juan Arango, 11-Richard Paez (14-Alejandro Guerra 71); 15-Daniel Arismendi, 9-Giancarlo Maldonado

Bolivia: 1-Carlos Arias; 4-Luis Gatty Riberio, 16-Ronald Raldes, 3-Limbert Mendez, 5-Luis Gutierrez; 6-Ronald Garcia, 8-Gualberto Mojica (15-Limberg Gutierrez 71), 14-Alejandro Gomez, 10-Joselito Vaca (18-Sacha Lima 46); 17-Juan Carlos Arce, 7-Marcelo Martins (9-Jaime Moreno 81)