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What a shameful way to say goodbye. Colombia said goodbye to the U-23 Soccer Pre-Olympic Tournament with a poor presentation. Arturo Reyes’ team played their worst game of the championship and fell 3-1 against Uruguay, at the Alfonso López de Bucaramanga stadium. La Amarilla came to the match against the Charrúas with a chance to qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but in the field there was no football or attitude to beat the Charrúas, who played comfortably and took advantage of the ingenuities of the selected tricolor.
Juan Ramírez, Juan Sanabria and José Luis Rodríguez scored the goals of La Celeste, while Edwuin Cetré discounted for the home.
The coach Arturo Reyes ended up in the middle of the claims of the fans, who threw him expletives. “Reyes donkey! Donkey Kings! ”, The entire audience shouted, who attended the stage of the Bumangueses.
Colombia was a sea of mistakes in the first half. La Amarilla only had 10 minutes of lucidity and then crumbled, losing the horizon. Those directed by Reyes were inaccurate, without ideas, without clarity, there was no one to generate game and they were very passive on the pitch.
Uruguay, with a serious and orderly approach, began to generate danger in the Esteban Ruiz area. Colombia still did not react. Jorge Carrascal, in charge of leading the tricolor offensive, was erratic and was lost on the field.
Reyes varied the payroll. He bet on a line of three in the background. Carlos Terán and Anderson Arroyo came to the headline instead of Edwin Herrera and Kevin Balanta. These changes did not take effect and both players noted the lack of pace.
Colombia looked like a pale team, with no attitude and giving spaces to its rival. To make matters worse, Nicolás Benedetti, who was trying to order the team in the midfield, had to be replaced by a serious injury. The midfielder was writhing in pain in the grass and had to leave the field with help.
Precisely in that play, in which Benedetti was treated outside the field, the Celeste goal came. The steering wheel Eduarda Atuesta tried to clear a ball inside the area, but his shot was very slight and the ball was left to Juan Ignacio Ramírez, who settled down and took a strong shoe, which vulcanized the goal of Esteban Ruiz.
The first stage was closed with an approach from Colombia, which, with the public’s push, tried to match the game, but failed. In the second half, Reyes tried to be a little more aggressive. He sent Ricardo Márquez to the pitch instead of the Eddie Segura defender.
The picture did not change, on the contrary, it got darker, as Uruguay continued to hit hard and increased the score with two goals of medium distance. Juan Sanabria, at 53, took another deconcentration of Atuesta and without thinking twice took a violent shot impossible to stop for Ruiz.
The charrúas remained enthusiastic and with the foot in the accelerator. At 60, José Luis Rodríguez made it 3-0, after a mid-distance shoe. Ruiz only accompanied the ball with his eyes as he kissed the net.
That third goal was the gravestone. Colombia remained without a compass, without a soul and coach Arturo Reyes was the victim of a shower of criticism. At 77 ’, Edwuin Cetré, in a free kick charge, which deviated in a Uruguayan, scored the discount for La Amarilla.
The goal was a lot of prize for the Reyes team. Colombia said goodbye in a disappointing way to the Pre-Olympic and will dream of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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