With a great performance in Glendale, again with James Rodríguez as waiter, Colombia easily beat Costa Rica, winning 3-0 and securing a place in the quarterfinals of the Copa América.
Os coffee growers They reach six points, first in group D and already guaranteed in the quarterfinals. With a point, The Ticos They still dream of the position, although it is not an easy task…
Colombian rule…
Colombia took control of the match from the first minute. James was very involved, Luis Díaz was insinuating and Córdoba gave the defenders a lot of work. But Costa Rica managed to close the game without many scares.
The first big chance for Colombia fell to James, in a rare moment when the midfielder was free near the area. The number 10 shot into the corner and Sequeira stretched to make a great save and prevent the goal.
In the 28th minute, Sequeira, who was good at James’ move, rushed forward. He scrambled to try to take the ball away from Arias and ended up bringing down the winger in the area. The referee awarded the penalty. Luis Díaz hit very well and opened the scoring of the match.
The second goal was inches away from coming in the 36th minute. James took a free kick to the far post, Luis Díaz deflected it towards the middle and Sánchez threw himself at the ball and very nearly deflected it to push it in.
The Colombian victory turned into a walk in the second half. The second goal came from a dead ball: Jhon Arias took a left-footed corner and Davinson Sánchez appeared in the area to head the ball and find the net.
The third goal came right after. Sánchez started the play while still in defense, progressed with the ball and found a pass in the middle for James. The number 10 was the master once again: he put a beautiful ball through to Córdoba. The forward came face to face with the goal and hit it hard to bulge the net.
The rout promised to get even bigger. In the 30th minute, on a counterattack, Díaz left Asprilla face to face with the goal. The shot, which was somewhat divided by the defense, ended up going close to the post.
The rhythm of the Colombian dance slowed down in the final moments of the duel. The fourth goal didn’t come, but classification is guaranteed, and with a beautiful performance against an opponent who stopped Brazil.
2024-06-28 23:59:10
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