Copa América

Colombia vs Ecuador, 2021 Copa América, Group Stage

· Copa América
Colombia
  • 42': Edwin Cardona
FT
1 - 0
Ecuador

    Edwin Cardona fires Colombia to Copa America victory over Ecuador

    Colombia got their Copa America campaign off to a winning start with a scrappy 1-0 victory over Ecuador.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Jhegson Méndez.
    • 3': Offside, Colombia. David Ospina tries a through ball, but Miguel Borja is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
    • 3': Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
    • 5': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a headed pass.
    • 10': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 10': Rafael Borré (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
    • 11': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 13': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 13': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 15': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yairo Moreno.
    • 19': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
    • 19': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 25': Foul by Mateus Uribe (Colombia).
    • 25': Mateus Uribe (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 26': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yairo Moreno.
    • 33': Foul by Yairo Moreno (Colombia).
    • 33': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 36': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 36': Miguel Borja (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Fidel Martínez (Ecuador).
    • 38': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Yerry Mina (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Edwin Cardona following a set piece situation.
    • 39': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 39': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 40': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 42': Goal! Colombia 1, Ecuador 0. Edwin Cardona (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miguel Borja with a headed pass following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 43': VAR Decision: Goal Colombia 1-0 Ecuador (Miguel Borja).
    • 45': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Yairo Moreno.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 45'+5': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Substitution, Colombia. William Tesillo replaces Yairo Moreno because of an injury.
    • 45'+6': Fidel Martínez (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, Colombia 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Colombia 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 47': Foul by Juan Cuadrado (Colombia).
    • 47': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Hand ball by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 51': Foul by William Tesillo (Colombia).
    • 51': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Fidel Martínez (Ecuador) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
    • 53': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by David Ospina.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Miguel Borja (Colombia) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
    • 58': Fidel Martínez (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
    • 59': Substitution, Ecuador. Ángel Mena replaces Fidel Martínez.
    • 61': Substitution, Colombia. Duván Zapata replaces Miguel Borja.
    • 61': Substitution, Colombia. Sebastián Pérez replaces Mateus Uribe.
    • 62': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
    • 62': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 63': David Ospina (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Piero Hincapie (Ecuador).
    • 64': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
    • 64': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Wilmar Barrios.
    • 67': Foul by Piero Hincapie (Ecuador).
    • 67': Juan Cuadrado (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Edwin Cardona (Colombia).
    • 67': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Piero Hincapie (Ecuador).
    • 69': Substitution, Ecuador. Ayrton Preciado replaces Gonzalo Plata.
    • 69': Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Michael Estrada.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ayrton Preciado.
    • 75': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Wilmar Barrios.
    • 75': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Rafael Borré.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 79': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
    • 79': Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 79': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
    • 79': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Substitution, Ecuador. Damián Díaz replaces Moisés Caicedo.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 82': Substitution, Colombia. Gustavo Cuéllar replaces Edwin Cardona.
    • 82': Substitution, Colombia. Davinson Sánchez replaces Óscar Murillo because of an injury.
    • 83': Foul by Duván Zapata (Colombia).
    • 83': Pedro Ortíz (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
    • 83': Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 84': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Duván Zapata.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Piero Hincapie (Ecuador) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Damián Díaz with a cross following a corner.
    • 86': Offside, Ecuador. Pedro Ortíz tries a through ball, but Jordy Caicedo is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 87': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Yerry Mina (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Cuadrado with a cross.
    • 90': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
    • 90': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Rafael Borré (Colombia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Colombia) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by William Tesillo.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Sebastián Pérez (Colombia).
    • 90'+3': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Juan Cuadrado.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Hand ball by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
    • 90'+6': Offside, Colombia. Wilmar Barrios tries a through ball, but Rafael Borré is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Colombia 1, Ecuador 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Colombia 1, Ecuador 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/ecu.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originECU COLhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/countries/500/col.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    16 Fouls 19
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    9 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 2
    58.6 Possession 41.4
    8 SHOTS 5
    2 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    388 Accurate Passes 267
    467 Passes 343
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 3
    26 Crosses 7
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    47 Long Balls 65
    28 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    0 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 18
    13 Tackles 24
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    5 Interceptions 16
    5 Effective Clearances 20
    5 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Copa América

    Venue: Arena Pantanal
    Location: Cuiabá, Brazil

    Copa América Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Venezuela 3 +5 9
    2 Ecuador 3 +1 4
    3 Mexico 3 0 4
    4 Jamaica 3 -6 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    COL Colombia (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 David Ospina (GK)
    3 Óscar Murillo
    13 Yerry Mina
    17 Yairo Moreno
    16 Daniel Muñoz Yellow Card
    15 Mateus Uribe Yellow Card
    5 Wilmar Barrios
    10 Edwin Cardona
    11 Juan Cuadrado
    19 Miguel Borja
    18 Rafael Borré Yellow Card
    Colombia Substitutes:
    Baldomero Perlaza, Davinson Sánchez, Alfredo Morelos, Camilo Vargas, William Tesillo, Sebastián Pérez, Aldair Quintana, Gustavo Cuéllar, Stefan Medina, Luis Díaz, Duván Zapata, Luis Muriel.

    ECU Ecuador (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    12 Pedro Ortiz (GK)
    3 Piero Hincapié
    4 Robert Arboleda
    7 Pervis Estupiñán
    17 Ángelo Preciado
    23 Moisés Caicedo
    20 Jhegson Méndez
    8 Fidel Martínez
    19 Gonzalo Plata
    13 Enner Valencia Yellow Card
    11 Michael Estrada
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Christian Noboa, Alexander Domínguez, Félix Torres, Ayrton Preciado, Jordy Caicedo, Hernán Galíndez, Mario Pineida, Xavier Arreaga, Leonardo Campana, Ángel Mena, Alan Franco, Damián Díaz.

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