Sun Jul 1 01:54:05 2007

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Venezuela, Uruguay win Copa America games

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San Cristobal, Venezuela (Sports Network) - Copa America hosts Venezuela beat Peru, 2-0, on Saturday to win for just the second time in the tournament's history and move into first place in Group A.

Defender Alejandro Cichero and substitute Daniel Arismendi scored in the second half for Venezuela, which had a man advantage for nearly the entire game.

Peru's Pedro Garcia was given a red card in the 14th minute, giving Venezuela an advantage until the 77th minute when Ricardo Paez was sent off for getting a second yellow card.

The heated game included scuffles near the end. Venezuela moved ahead of Peru into the top spot in the group. Venezuela has four points and Peru three.

Venezuela's only other Copa America win was against Bolivia in 1967.

In Saturday's other Group A game, Vicente Sanchez scored the lone goal to give Uruguay a 1-0 win over Bolivia.