SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela: Giancarlo Maldonado scored two of Venezuela's three goals in the final eight minutes and rallied the Vinotinto to a 5-3 victory over Bolivia on Wednesday, its second win in four World Cup qualifying matches.

Alejandro Guerra equalized 3-3 in the 82nd, and Maldonado added goals in the 89th minute and injury time to give Venezuela six points.

Bolivia's Marcelo Martins scored in the 19th and 78th minutes as Bolivia took the lead three times.

Daniel Arismendi equalized immediately after Martins' first goal and again in the 40th, 13 minutes after Juan Carlos Arce put Bolivia ahead 2-1.

Maldonado, who plays for Atlante in Mexico, gave Venezuela its first led in the 89th minute, heading over Arias.

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Lineups:

VENEZUELA: Leonardo Morales, Alejandro Cichero, Jose Manuel Rey, Jorge Rojas, Roberto Rosales, Luis Seijas (Edder Perez, 64), Luis Vera (Miguel Mea Vitali, 59), Ricardo David Paez (Alejandro Guerra, 74), Juan Arango, Daniel Arismendi and Giancarlo Maldonado.

BOLIVIA: Carlos Arias, Ronald Raldes, Luis Gatty Ribeiro, Limbert Mendez, Luis Gutierrez, Ronald Garcia, Gualberto Mojica (Limberg Gutierrez, 70), Alejandro Gomez, Joselito Vaca (Sacha Lima, 46), Juan Carlos Arce, Marcelo Martins (Jaime Moreno, 82).