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Colombia v Chile: Copa América – live! Colombia v Chile: Copa América – live!
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25 min: Pablo Hernandez leaves on a stretcher: he got caught in a sandwich between James and Sanchez. Is that his evening done? Chile playing with 10 for the moment.
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24 min: Great chance for Roger Martinez, but he can’t beat Bravo! Wonderful forward pass from James Rodriguez, and Martinez, in the inside-right channel, ran on to it, and struck it well, but Bravo did very well to get down and block with his right hand. That’s a super save: such strong reactions to stop it from slipping underneath him.
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22 min: Chile just look a yard quicker than Colombia. They’re everywhere. And all this without Arturo Vidal.
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21 min: First spell for Colombia, and Cuadrado with an audacious rabona from the right side. Cheers from the crowd, but it comes to naught.
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19 min: Bravo’s going to be OK to continue. Fuenzalida, who has got beyond Fabra three or four times already, fires one into the box, but this time Zapata is there to clear.
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17 min: Claudio Bravo plucks one off Sanchez’s head, but he’s down, and the medical staff are on.
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16 min: Colombia have just been steamrollered. What a start this has been from Chile.
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14 min: Alexis almost for three! This is amazing. He picked up the ball from a throw-in on the right side this time, and just set off on a dribble, Colombian defenders bouncing off him, and forced Ospina to make a fine save! Did that take a touch off the woodwork?
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12 min: Great play by Alexis, who cut in from the left, went past two and fizzed a shot that came back off the post with Ospina beaten … and Fuenzalida, following up, just tapped home from two yards. No one reacted in the Colombian defence. It just seemed to happen in slow motion.
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GOAL! Colombia 0-2 Chile (Fuenzalida 11)
Two for Chile! Colombia look stunned.
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9 min: Fuenzalida was almost in again! So much space for Chile. Zapata played him onside, and Arias had to be alert to clear the danger. Colombia need to step it up.
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7 min: They’re already into their stride. Chile worked it really nicely to send Fuenzalida clear on the right, and he checked back, crossed left-footed, and Cuadrado got his defensive header all wrong: in trying to clear it, he laid it on a plate for Aranguiz, who stabbed past Opsina on the volley. Aranguiz looked offside, but he wasn’t: the ball clearly came off Cuadrado’s head. Game on!
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GOAL! Colombia 0-1 Chile (Aranguiz 7)
What a start for Chile!
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4 min: Chile have pushed up rather, almost to the halfway line. Beausejour tries to get going on the left flank, but it’s out of play for a throw.
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2 min: Martinez wins a corner off Medel. James takes, left-footed, and Zapata is whistled for handball. Free kick Chile.
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1 min: Peep peep! Colombia get us going, under reasonably clear skies. Colombia in white, Chile all in red.
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Yes, some nice anthems. As is their wont, Chile continued to sing after the 90-second musical cutoff. Like MTV Unplugged, in red tracksuits.
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The teams are emerging from the tunnel. We’re allegedly five minutes away, but it’s going to be more like 10. Why can’t a soccer match in the US ever start on time?
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Here’s Jonathan Wilson on tonight’s two Argentinian coaches:Here’s Jonathan Wilson on tonight’s two Argentinian coaches:
Related: Colombia v Chile: a compelling clash of theories as Argentinian coaches do battleRelated: Colombia v Chile: a compelling clash of theories as Argentinian coaches do battle
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If you prefer to follow along in Spanish, Luis Miguel Echegaray has all the action:If you prefer to follow along in Spanish, Luis Miguel Echegaray has all the action:
Related: Colombia v Chile: Copa América - ¡en vivo y en español!Related: Colombia v Chile: Copa América - ¡en vivo y en español!
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It all went off at Euro 2016 earlier. To recap: little Iceland went through, so did Ireland, Portugal and Hungary shared a zany 3-3 thriller and both qualified, Austria rivalled Russia as the tournament’s biggest flop, Zlatan Ibrahimovic departed from international football with a loss, and Salvatore Sirigu can’t get a game at PSG for a reason.It all went off at Euro 2016 earlier. To recap: little Iceland went through, so did Ireland, Portugal and Hungary shared a zany 3-3 thriller and both qualified, Austria rivalled Russia as the tournament’s biggest flop, Zlatan Ibrahimovic departed from international football with a loss, and Salvatore Sirigu can’t get a game at PSG for a reason.
Who knows which way it’s going to go now? A Belgium-Germany final?Who knows which way it’s going to go now? A Belgium-Germany final?
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Some news from Colombia, which was announced earlier today:Some news from Colombia, which was announced earlier today:
Related: Colombian government and Farc rebels announce ceasefire deal to end warRelated: Colombian government and Farc rebels announce ceasefire deal to end war
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So the big news for Colombia is that Carlos Bacca has not been included in the starting XI. He’s been suffering from a knock, and is not fit to start, so Roger Martinez, the young Racing forward, will play as the lone front man. James, Cuadrado and Cardona form the three-pronged creative group behind him.So the big news for Colombia is that Carlos Bacca has not been included in the starting XI. He’s been suffering from a knock, and is not fit to start, so Roger Martinez, the young Racing forward, will play as the lone front man. James, Cuadrado and Cardona form the three-pronged creative group behind him.
Chile are without the suspended Arturo Vidal and the injured Edson Puch and Marcelo Diaz, so Francisco Silva and Pablo Hernandez come in, and Mauricio Isla returns in defence. Jose Fuenzalida should play a little further forward on the right side.Chile are without the suspended Arturo Vidal and the injured Edson Puch and Marcelo Diaz, so Francisco Silva and Pablo Hernandez come in, and Mauricio Isla returns in defence. Jose Fuenzalida should play a little further forward on the right side.
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Tonight's teamsTonight's teams
Colombia: Ospina, Arias, Cristian Zapata, Murillo, Fabra, Sanchez, Torres, Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Cardona, Martinez. Subs: Robinson Zapata, Mina, Celis, Bacca, Perez, Aguilar, Medina, Dayro Moreno, Roa, Marlos Moreno, Bonilla.Colombia: Ospina, Arias, Cristian Zapata, Murillo, Fabra, Sanchez, Torres, Cuadrado, Rodriguez, Cardona, Martinez. Subs: Robinson Zapata, Mina, Celis, Bacca, Perez, Aguilar, Medina, Dayro Moreno, Roa, Marlos Moreno, Bonilla.
Chile: Bravo, Isla, Medel, Jara, Beausejour, Aranguiz, Silva, Hernandez, Fuenzalida, Vargas, Sanchez. Subs: Toselli, Roco, Pinilla, Pulgar, Gonzalez, Castillo, Orellana, Diaz, Puch, Herrera.Chile: Bravo, Isla, Medel, Jara, Beausejour, Aranguiz, Silva, Hernandez, Fuenzalida, Vargas, Sanchez. Subs: Toselli, Roco, Pinilla, Pulgar, Gonzalez, Castillo, Orellana, Diaz, Puch, Herrera.
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
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Hello and welcomeHello and welcome
It’s the second semi-final of the Copa América, and Chile and Colombia are playing for the right to take on Argentina on Sunday. But the big news tonight is weather: it’s a thunderstormy evening in Chicago, and there’s a suggestion we could be delayed, or, heaven forbid, postponed. It’s warm and sunny now, but wind, hail and heavy rain is expected later. Let’s hope things stay fine: this is a tantalising match-up between two fine teams.It’s the second semi-final of the Copa América, and Chile and Colombia are playing for the right to take on Argentina on Sunday. But the big news tonight is weather: it’s a thunderstormy evening in Chicago, and there’s a suggestion we could be delayed, or, heaven forbid, postponed. It’s warm and sunny now, but wind, hail and heavy rain is expected later. Let’s hope things stay fine: this is a tantalising match-up between two fine teams.
Kick off is 7.05pm local time, 8.05pm ET. Join us!Kick off is 7.05pm local time, 8.05pm ET. Join us!
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Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read how USA’s tournament ended on Tuesday night:Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, read how USA’s tournament ended on Tuesday night:
Around 30% possession and zero shots on target (or off target, for that matter) told the story of a night on which the US players stumbled around the pitch with the open-mouthed adoration of fans waiting for an autograph. Sure, the US had lost three certain starters during the quarter-final triumph over Ecuador, but it was the team’s established – and emerging – stars who disappointed the most on Tuesday. Michael Bradley was as hard to press in defense as he was quick to give the ball away in attack; Clint Dempsey, starved of service and unable to free himself of the suffocating attentions of Javier Mascherano, saw the fresh reserves of energy he’d discovered in the last few matches desert him; and John Brooks endured his worst outing of the tournament.Around 30% possession and zero shots on target (or off target, for that matter) told the story of a night on which the US players stumbled around the pitch with the open-mouthed adoration of fans waiting for an autograph. Sure, the US had lost three certain starters during the quarter-final triumph over Ecuador, but it was the team’s established – and emerging – stars who disappointed the most on Tuesday. Michael Bradley was as hard to press in defense as he was quick to give the ball away in attack; Clint Dempsey, starved of service and unable to free himself of the suffocating attentions of Javier Mascherano, saw the fresh reserves of energy he’d discovered in the last few matches desert him; and John Brooks endured his worst outing of the tournament.
After a performance for the ages against Paraguay, Brooks seemed – like many of his team-mates – at once distracted, subdued, and utterly overawed by the company he had been asked to keep for 90 minutes; the young defender lost Ezequiel Lavezzi for Argentina’s first goal, and from that moment the US were never really in the contest. It was like watching a wedding band joined onstage by The Rolling Stones.After a performance for the ages against Paraguay, Brooks seemed – like many of his team-mates – at once distracted, subdued, and utterly overawed by the company he had been asked to keep for 90 minutes; the young defender lost Ezequiel Lavezzi for Argentina’s first goal, and from that moment the US were never really in the contest. It was like watching a wedding band joined onstage by The Rolling Stones.
Could we have expected more? After the progress of the last three games, in which the US, with a settled line-up, at last approached the mobile, attacking, aesthetic heights Klinsmann had long ago promised would be his gift to American football, this felt like a firm step back in the wrong direction. But let’s be fair: a semi-final appearance is well above par for the US at this Copa. Across most metrics – results and new talent unearthed especially, but also in the reboot that has been given to domestic football – the tournament has been a success for the home team.Could we have expected more? After the progress of the last three games, in which the US, with a settled line-up, at last approached the mobile, attacking, aesthetic heights Klinsmann had long ago promised would be his gift to American football, this felt like a firm step back in the wrong direction. But let’s be fair: a semi-final appearance is well above par for the US at this Copa. Across most metrics – results and new talent unearthed especially, but also in the reboot that has been given to domestic football – the tournament has been a success for the home team.
Related: USA were dazzled by Argentina - even if they were dazzled by the bestRelated: USA were dazzled by Argentina - even if they were dazzled by the best
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