WC Qualification South America: Colombia overcomes Bolivia 3-0
BARRANQUILLA. Colombia was finally too strong for Bolivia.
BARRANQUILLA. Colombia was ultimately too good for Bolivia with the goal of L. Diaz (39′), M. Borja (72′) and M. Uribe (90′). Colombia was vastly superior ball possession (76%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla on Thursday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Facundo Tello Figueroa who had the assistance of Juan Pablo Belatti and Cristian Navarro. The 4th official was Fernando Echenique. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 25.9 degrees Celsius or 78.67 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Colombia was in firm control of the ball 76% while Bolivia was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Colombia was more aggressive with 81 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Colombia won the match.
Colombia shot 20 times, 8 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Bolivia shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Colombia received 1 yellow card (J. Cuadrado). On the other side, Bolivia received 4 yellow cards (L. Haquin, J. Garcia, J. Carrasco and M. Enoumba).
After this match, Colombia will have 17 points to stay in the 7th place. On the other side, Bolivia will stay with 15 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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13'13'
L. Haquin
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39'39'
L. Diaz
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46'46'
R. Vaca
C. Menacho
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57'57'
Ronaldo Sánchez
Jhon García Sossa
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57'57'
Jhon García Sossa
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57'57'
J. Cuellar
J. Montenegro
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59'59'
J. Carrasco
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65'65'
J. Quintero
L. Sinisterra
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65'65'
M. Borja
L. Muriel
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68'68'
J. Cuadrado
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69'69'
M. Enoumba
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72'72'
M. Borja
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74'74'
Mateus Uribe
James Rodríguez
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74'74'
Jairo Quinteros
Marc Enoumba
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74'74'
Yairo Moreno
Juan Cuadrado
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84'84'
Jefferson Lerma
Luis Díaz
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84'84'
Gabriel Villamíl Cortéz
Moisés Villarroel
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90'90'
M. Uribe
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90'90'
M. Borja Hernández (Goal Disallowed)
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification South America match, Colombia will play away with Venezuela on the 29th of March with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Colombia (5 draws).
Bolivia will host Brazil on the 29th of March with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Brazil (3 draws).
Colombia: Formation and Lineups
Colombia started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Reinaldo Rueda Rivera chose to play with the following team: .
Substitutes
Colombia made 5 changes: L. Sinisterra for J. Quintero (65′), L. Muriel for M. Borja (65′), J. Cuadrado for Y. Moreno (74′), J. Rodriguez for M. Uribe (74′) and L. Diaz for J. Lerma (84′).
Bolivia: Formation and Lineups
Bolivia started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, César Alejandro Farías Acosta played with: .
Substitutes
Bolivia made 5 changes: C. Menacho for R. Vaca (46′), J. Garcia for H. Sanchez (57′), J. Montenegro for J. Cuellar (57′), M. Enoumba for J. Quinteros (76′) and M. Villarroel for G. Villamil (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification South America
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