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| Colombia v Chile: Copa América – live! | Colombia v Chile: Copa América – live! |
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| 2.37am BST | |
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| Here’s Daniel Bliss: | |
| @timmyhilleh Radar suggests you're in for a bit of a delay. Constant cloud-to-cloud lightning here, not much hitting ground, but risky. | |
| 2.32am BST | |
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| Update – play scheduled to resume at 10.15pm ET | |
| Fox says we’re going to start at 10.15pm. But every time there’s a lightning strike within five miles, they effectively restart the 30-minute clock: that’s the safety protocol. | |
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| It looks as though that 9.30pm ET start time is optimistic, to say the least. No word on a restart yet. | |
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| The stands are empty at Soldier Field. Here’s a report from AP: | |
| Fans at the Copa America semi-final between Chile and Colombia are being advised to seek shelter with dangerous weather headed for Soldier Field. | |
| A line of thunderstorms rolled through Chicago about two hours before the game, but cleared out in plenty of time for the teams to play the first half. But organizers asked the crowd to leave the stands at halftime, and then lightning was seen near the home of the NFL’s Chicago Bears. | |
| It was unclear when the second half would begin. | |
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| An email! From Bob Morley in Santiago: “It’s quiet, really quiet – there’s almost no traffic, as everyone is glued to a TV. You could shoot a cannon down the Avenue Alemeda and nobody would notice. Regards from the colonies.” | |
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| Here’s some more info: | |
| An update on the weather situation around #COLvCHI @SoldierField: pic.twitter.com/2x1kuf7JlD | |
| 2.15am BST | |
| 02:15 | |
| Weather delay – play to resume at 9.30pm ET | |
| We’ve had lightning in the Chicago area, which means the players are taking a break. We’ll get more information to you as we get it. | |
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| Half-time: Colombia 0-2 Chile | Half-time: Colombia 0-2 Chile |
| That was entertaining! Chile started like a train, and looked to be running away with it, but Colombia have done OK in the past 30 minutes, and might have got a goal. It’s not over yet! See you in 15. | That was entertaining! Chile started like a train, and looked to be running away with it, but Colombia have done OK in the past 30 minutes, and might have got a goal. It’s not over yet! See you in 15. |
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| 47 min +3: James volleys wide, and berates himself. Alexis is yellow-carded for catching Jeison Murillo with a stray arm. | 47 min +3: James volleys wide, and berates himself. Alexis is yellow-carded for catching Jeison Murillo with a stray arm. |
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| 01:55 | 01:55 |
| 45 min +2: Colombia have looked to attack Chile’s left side. Beausejour, I might venture, doesn’t look excessively comfortable at full-back. | 45 min +2: Colombia have looked to attack Chile’s left side. Beausejour, I might venture, doesn’t look excessively comfortable at full-back. |
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| 45 min: James wins a corner, and Bravo punches unconvincingly. But that’s a better save, from Sanchez’s long ranger. Three minutes of stoppage time. | 45 min: James wins a corner, and Bravo punches unconvincingly. But that’s a better save, from Sanchez’s long ranger. Three minutes of stoppage time. |
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| 44 min: Zapata just bundled Vargas over just then, and the Chile striker was irate that no penalty was given. It was technically shoulder to shoulder, but it wasn’t half clumsy from Zapata. | 44 min: Zapata just bundled Vargas over just then, and the Chile striker was irate that no penalty was given. It was technically shoulder to shoulder, but it wasn’t half clumsy from Zapata. |
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| 01:51 | 01:51 |
| 43 min: A spell of possession for Chile, and much needed. | 43 min: A spell of possession for Chile, and much needed. |
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| 01:49 | 01:49 |
| 41 min: A booking for Carlos Sanchez, who’s no stranger to a late tackle. | 41 min: A booking for Carlos Sanchez, who’s no stranger to a late tackle. |
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| 01:47 | 01:47 |
| 39 min: Chile have been tested in the past 10 minutes or so. It’s been played mainly in their half. Colombia’s response has been good. | 39 min: Chile have been tested in the past 10 minutes or so. It’s been played mainly in their half. Colombia’s response has been good. |
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| 37 min: Remember, we’re going straight to penalties if we’re level at 90 minutes. Claudio Bravo is booked for timewasting, which, after 37 minutes, is novel, if nothing else. | 37 min: Remember, we’re going straight to penalties if we’re level at 90 minutes. Claudio Bravo is booked for timewasting, which, after 37 minutes, is novel, if nothing else. |
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| 35 min: Good spell from Colombia: they’ve pushed Chile back, and they’re dominant in possession. James becoming more influential. | 35 min: Good spell from Colombia: they’ve pushed Chile back, and they’re dominant in possession. James becoming more influential. |
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| 33 min: That’s a good chance for Arias, and another good save in the end by Bravo, although I think he got a touch lucky: Arias ran beyond the defence from the right flank, and Bravo came charging out, rather recklessly, but did enough to get a hand to it and turn it round for a corner. The set piece is wasted. | 33 min: That’s a good chance for Arias, and another good save in the end by Bravo, although I think he got a touch lucky: Arias ran beyond the defence from the right flank, and Bravo came charging out, rather recklessly, but did enough to get a hand to it and turn it round for a corner. The set piece is wasted. |
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| 01:39 | 01:39 |
| 31 min: Martinez, who’s looked perky, fires one across the six-yard box, but he lacked runners. Colombia pushing hard here, and James hits one from distance. It’s wide, but not by much. | 31 min: Martinez, who’s looked perky, fires one across the six-yard box, but he lacked runners. Colombia pushing hard here, and James hits one from distance. It’s wide, but not by much. |
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| 28 min: Change for Chile, and Erick Pulgar of Bologna is on. | 28 min: Change for Chile, and Erick Pulgar of Bologna is on. |
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| 27 min: This game is really being played at top speed. Both sides going at it. Hernandez is back on, but he’s gone down again. This is surely the end for him. | 27 min: This game is really being played at top speed. Both sides going at it. Hernandez is back on, but he’s gone down again. This is surely the end for him. |
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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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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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| 01:27 | 01:27 |
| 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. | 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. |
| 1.25am BST | 1.25am BST |
| 01:25 | 01:25 |
| 17 min: Claudio Bravo plucks one off Sanchez’s head, but he’s down, and the medical staff are on. | 17 min: Claudio Bravo plucks one off Sanchez’s head, but he’s down, and the medical staff are on. |
| 1.24am BST | 1.24am BST |
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| 16 min: Colombia have just been steamrollered. What a start this has been from Chile. | 16 min: Colombia have just been steamrollered. What a start this has been from Chile. |
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| 01:24 | 01:24 |
| 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? | 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. | 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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| 01:19 | 01:19 |
| GOAL! Colombia 0-2 Chile (Fuenzalida 11) | GOAL! Colombia 0-2 Chile (Fuenzalida 11) |
| Two for Chile! Colombia look stunned. | Two for Chile! Colombia look stunned. |
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| 01:18 | 01:18 |
| 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. | 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! | 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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| 01:14 | 01:14 |
| GOAL! Colombia 0-1 Chile (Aranguiz 7) | GOAL! Colombia 0-1 Chile (Aranguiz 7) |
| What a start for Chile! | 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. | 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. | 2 min: Martinez wins a corner off Medel. James takes, left-footed, and Zapata is whistled for handball. Free kick Chile. |
| 1.08am BST | 1.08am BST |
| 01:08 | 01:08 |
| 1 min: Peep peep! Colombia get us going, under reasonably clear skies. Colombia in white, Chile all in red. | 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. | Yes, some nice anthems. As is their wont, Chile continued to sing after the 90-second musical cutoff. Like MTV Unplugged, in red tracksuits. |
| Updated | Updated |
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| 01:00 | 01:00 |
| 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? | 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 battle | Related: Colombia v Chile: a compelling clash of theories as Argentinian coaches do battle |
| 12.43am BST | 12.43am BST |
| 00:43 | 00:43 |
| 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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| 00:26 | 00:26 |
| 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 war | Related: Colombian government and Farc rebels announce ceasefire deal to end war |
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| 00:25 | 00:25 |
| 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 teams | Tonight'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) |
| 12.09am BST | 12.09am BST |
| 00:09 | 00:09 |
| Hello and welcome | Hello 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 best | Related: USA were dazzled by Argentina - even if they were dazzled by the best |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 5.10pm BST | at 5.10pm BST |