The evening was yellow. Colombia delighted their many followers in Charlotte, United States, with a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Wednesday, permitting them to qualify for the Copa America last the place they’ll face the defending champions Argentina.
The stadium sang “Colombia, Colombia“, on the finish of a good, generally uneven match, throughout which Colombian Daniel Munoz was despatched off attributable to a nasty elbow blow to the chest from Paris SG participant Manuel Ugarte (forty fifth).
A small purpose was sufficient for Colombia to succeed in their third Copa last, the place they’ll attempt to win a second continental title after the one in 2001 towards Messi’s gang. The stadium felt the purpose earlier than it fell. As one, the supporters rose to their ft, their cries filling a yellow-coloured stadium. Captain James Rodriguez’s curled nook sank down the best facet for a header from midfielder Jefferson Lerma three metres from the online (thirty ninth).
James, the previous Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich participant, and his luminous left foot thus erased Lionel Messi from the data with a sixth help in a Copa, a document within the competitors. However Daniel Munoz nearly spoiled the occasion. Simply earlier than half-time, his nasty gesture on PSG participant Manuel Ugarte earned him a second yellow card and subsequently an exclusion (forty fifth). Liverpool middle ahead Darwin Nunez seemed for his purpose. Thrice, his shot flew vast of the put up. With 10 towards 11, the playing cards have been reshuffled. And it was the joker Luis Suarez who tried to play the kings.
Just some minutes after approaching, the previous Barça participant took a one-touch cross from Ugarte. His heavy strike ricocheted off the surface of the put up and restarted a interval of fouls.
“There have been moments after we may have equalised, we did not handle to do it within the first half and it is the small print that depend in this sort of sport, in such tight encounters.“, stated Marcelo Bielsa, the Uruguay coach, after the match.
The Colombians have been in a position to withstand the opposing volleys, Federico Valverde and his low shot (seventy fifth) caught by the goalkeeper, the shot from substitute Giorgian de Arrescaeta in added time and even had the match ball on the finish of Mateus Uribe’s ft.
The 33-year-old midfielder had an enormous probability within the 88th minute however missed his one-on-one with the keeper, with a shot that was smashed vast of the body.
Within the last minutes, one other shot, this time highly effective, hit the bar.
