Colombia vs Bolivia, Qualifying Stage

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Colombia

83': James Rodríguez

FT
1 - 0

Bolivia

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Colombia are hosting Bolivia at Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla, Colombia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, Colombia. Yerry Mina tries a through ball, but Carlos Bacca is caught offside.
2': Alejandro Meleán (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Colombia).
4': Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Colombia).
8': Attempt saved. Luis Muriel (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Pablo Armero with a cross.
12': Attempt missed. Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mario Cuéllar.
13': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Juan Pablo Aponte.
17': Attempt saved. Mateus Uribe (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Macnelly Torres.
17': Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Luis Muriel (Colombia).
19': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
19': Offside, Bolivia. Ronald Raldes tries a through ball, but José Sagredo is caught offside.
26': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Omar Morales.
27': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Pablo Armero with a cross following a corner.
27': Attempt blocked. Macnelly Torres (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
27': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Alejandro Meleán.
28': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
28': Juan Pablo Aponte (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Danny Bejarano (Bolivia).
28': James Rodríguez (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29': Attempt missed. Carlos Sánchez (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
34': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Armero with a cross.
34': Substitution, Colombia. Luis Quiñones replaces Luis Muriel because of an injury.
35': Attempt blocked. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Quiñones.
35': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
36': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Yerry Mina.
38': Offside, Bolivia. Danny Bejarano tries a through ball, but José Sagredo is caught offside.
38': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
38': Juan Pablo Aponte (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Offside, Colombia. Macnelly Torres tries a through ball, but Pablo Armero is caught offside.
41': Foul by Omar Morales (Bolivia).
41': Pablo Armero (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Cristian Coímbra (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Foul by Luis Quiñones (Colombia).
45'+1': Attempt missed. Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Rodríguez.
45'+2': Corner, Bolivia. Conceded by Mateus Uribe.
45'+3': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Carlos Bacca (Colombia).
45'+3': First Half ends, Colombia 0, Bolivia 0.
45': Second Half begins Colombia 0, Bolivia 0.
47': Offside, Colombia. Macnelly Torres tries a through ball, but Luis Quiñones is caught offside.
49': Attempt missed. Carlos Bacca (Colombia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
50': Offside, Colombia. Macnelly Torres tries a through ball, but Carlos Bacca is caught offside.
50': Foul by Juan Pablo Aponte (Bolivia).
50': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Juan Pablo Aponte (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
53': Attempt missed. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Macnelly Torres.
56': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Luis Quiñones (Colombia).
56': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Alejandro Meleán.
57': Hand ball by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
60': Foul by Marcelo Moreno Martins (Bolivia).
60': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Cristian Coímbra.
63': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Armero with a cross.
63': Attempt blocked. Carlos Bacca (Colombia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
64': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Juan Pablo Aponte.
64': Substitution, Colombia. Duván Zapata replaces Mateus Uribe.
64': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Ronald Raldes.
65': Yerry Mina (Colombia) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Macnelly Torres with a cross following a corner.
65': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Ronald Raldes.
67': Attempt missed. Macnelly Torres (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristián Zapata following a corner.
67': Offside, Colombia. Duván Zapata tries a through ball, but James Rodríguez is caught offside.
68': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
68': Foul by Luis Quiñones (Colombia).
73': Hand ball by Juan Pablo Aponte (Bolivia).
76': Substitution, Colombia. Edwin Cardona replaces Carlos Bacca.
76': Substitution, Bolivia. Óscar Ribera replaces Mario Cuéllar because of an injury.
77': Attempt blocked. Edwin Cardona (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
77': Attempt saved. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado.
79': Attempt saved. José Sagredo (Bolivia) left footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Lampe.
79': Attempt missed. Edwin Cardona (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
81': Foul by Óscar Ribera (Bolivia).
81': Luis Quiñones (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Penalty Colombia. Juan Cuadrado draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Cristian Coímbra (Bolivia) after a foul in the penalty area.
83': Penalty saved! James Rodríguez (Colombia) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
83': Goal! Colombia 1, Bolivia 0. James Rodríguez (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
85': Offside, Bolivia. Alejandro Meleán tries a through ball, but Danny Bejarano is caught offside.
86': Danny Bejarano (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Edwin Cardona (Colombia).
87': Substitution, Bolivia. Juan Carlos Arce replaces Omar Morales.
89': Cristián Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Edwin Cardona (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Macnelly Torres.
90'+2': Foul by Pablo Armero (Colombia).
90'+2': Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Substitution, Bolivia. Limberg Gutiérrez replaces Juan Pablo Aponte.
90'+4': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Ronald Raldes (Bolivia).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Colombia 1, Bolivia 0.
0': Match ends, Colombia 1, Bolivia 0.
86': Foul by Edwin Cardona (Colombia).
87': Substitution, Bolivia. Juan Carlos Arce replaces Omar Morales.
89': Cristian Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Foul by Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia).
90'+1': Attempt saved. Edwin Cardona (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Macnelly Torres.
90'+2': Foul by Pablo Armero (Colombia).
90'+2': Juan Carlos Arce (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Delay in match Carlos Lampe (Bolivia) because of an injury.
90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+3': Substitution, Bolivia. Limberg Gutierrez Mojica replaces Juan Pablo Aponte.
90'+4': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Ronald Raldes (Bolivia).
90'+5': Second Half ends, Colombia 1, Bolivia 0.
90'+5': Match ends, Colombia 1, Bolivia 0.

Statistics

BOL		COL
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
3	Corner Kicks	8
6	Saves	1
25.9	Possession	74.1
2	SHOTS	21
1	ON GOAL	7
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
118	Accurate Passes	532
212	Passes	606
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	9
5	Crosses	31
0.0	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	27
20	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	4
6	Effective Tackles	4
9	Tackles	7
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
16	Interceptions	8
25	Effective Clearances	7
25	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venue: Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
Location: Barranquilla, Colombia
Attendance: 39,000

WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Argentina	8	+8	18
2	Colombia	8	+4	16
3	Uruguay	8	+8	15
4	Ecuador	8	+2	11

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Colombia (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	David Ospina (GK)
2	Cristián Zapata
13	Yerry Mina
17	Pablo Armero
11	Juan Cuadrado
6	Carlos Sánchez
20	Macnelly Torres
14	Mateus Uribe
7	Carlos Bacca
10	James Rodríguez
9	Luis Muriel

Colombia Substitutes:

Camilo Vargas, Davinson Sánchez, Stefan Medina, Edwin Cardona, Frank Fabra, Wilmar Barrios, Luis Quiñones, Santiago Arias, David González, Óscar Murillo, Duván Zapata, Abel Aguilar.

Bolivia (4-5-1)

No.	Name
1	Carlos Lampe (GK)
4	Cristian Coimbra
16	Ronald Raldes
14	Juan Pablo Aponte
5	Mario Cuéllar
8	Leonel Justiniano
6	Danny Bejarano
13	Alejandro Meleán
3	José Sagredo
21	Omar Morales
9	Marcelo Moreno

Bolivia Substitutes:

Moises Villarroel, Limberg Gutierrez Mojica, Bruno Miranda, Jose Luis Vargas, Guillermo Viscarra, Oscar Ribera, Mauricio Chajtur, Luis Haquin, Juan Arce, Ramiro Vaca.

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