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Colombia edge out Uruguay to reach Copa America semi-finals

Copa America; Colombia team

Colombia edge out Uruguay to reach Copa America semi-finals

Colombia will face Argentina in the last four on Tuesday while hosts Brazil meet Peru in the other semi-final on Monday.

byAgency Report
July 4, 2021
2 min read

David Ospina saved two penalty kicks as Colombia advanced to the Copa America semi-finals with a 4-2 shootout win over Uruguay in Brasilia on Saturday.

The Napoli goalkeeper dived low to his right to keep out Jose Gimenez’s penalty kick and then leaped to his left to palm away Matias Vina’s attempt at the Mane Garrincha stadium.

The match went to a shootout after a goalless 90 minutes in which neither team posed a clear attacking threat.

With no extra-time played in South America’s major competitions, the match went straight to penalty kicks after 90 minutes.

It paved the way for Ospina and his teammates to atone for their shootout defeat to Chile in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Copa America.

Colombia will face Argentina in the last four on Tuesday while hosts Brazil meet Peru in the other semi-final on Monday.

“We want to achieve important things and this was a step towards doing that,” Ospina said after the match.

“They [Uruguay] are tough opponents and we had to work hard to beat them. We know that nobody is going to gift us anything. Now we’re going to rest and start preparing for our next match,” the Napoli goalkeeper added.

Veteran Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani said the Celeste were satisfied with their performances throughout the tournament, in spite of the unhappy ending.

“That’s the way it is with penalty kick shootouts, they can go either way,” the Manchester United player said.

“We played well and so did they. It’s always sad to be eliminated but we ought to keep our heads high because we improved as the tournament progressed.

“That’s why we’re staying positive and already thinking about what’s ahead.”

Both sides mustered just three shots on target while Colombia had a slight edge in midfield, controlling 51 percent of possession and completing 425 passes compared to Uruguay’s 409.

Los Cafeteros had the best of the early chances, with William Tesillo heading just over the bar and Duvan Zapata forcing a smart save from goalkeeper Fernando Muslera just before half-time.

Uruguay were more assertive early in the second half and almost went ahead just before the hour when Cavani found Giorgian De Arrascaeta.


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But Ospina denied after a low drive into the bottom corner.

Colombia rallied late and created a series of half-chances, including headers from Yerry Mina and Zapata which Muslera was again able to keep out.

(Xinhua/NAN)

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