Copa América

Uruguay vs Colombia, 2021 Copa América, Quarterfinals

· Colombia advance 4-2 on penalties
Uruguay
FT - Penalties
0 - 0
Colombia advance 4-2 on penalties
Colombia

Colombia head to Copa America semis after penalties win over Uruguay

David Ospina saved two penalties in a shootout to give Colombia victory over Uruguay and a place in the Copa America semifinals on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
  • 2': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
  • 4': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 4': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 5': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by Nahitan Nández.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Rafael Borré (Colombia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
  • 9': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
  • 9': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
  • 12': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Attempt missed. William Tesillo (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Offside, Colombia. William Tesillo tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 22': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
  • 22': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 26': Foul by Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay).
  • 26': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Offside, Colombia. Gustavo Cuéllar tries a through ball, but Duván Zapata is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Uruguay. Edinson Cavani tries a through ball, but Giorgian de Arrascaeta is caught offside.
  • 33': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
  • 33': Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross.
  • 35': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Diego Godín (Uruguay).
  • 35': Diego Godín (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
  • 37': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Foul by Nahitan Nández (Uruguay).
  • 38': Luis Díaz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Duván Zapata (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
  • 45': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Colombia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Tesillo.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Colombia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Uruguay 0, Colombia 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Uruguay 0, Colombia 0.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Gustavo Cuéllar (Colombia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Tesillo.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 47': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by William Tesillo.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Matias Viña (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 50': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
  • 50': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 53': Foul by Wilmar Barrios (Colombia).
  • 53': Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
  • 59': Foul by Gustavo Cuéllar (Colombia).
  • 59': Matías Vecino (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
  • 61': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 61': Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Colombia).
  • 64': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by José Giménez.
  • 65': Attempt saved. Yerry Mina (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel with a cross.
  • 66': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
  • 66': Wilmar Barrios (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Colombia. Yimmi Chará replaces Luis Muriel.
  • 68': Substitution, Uruguay. Facundo Torres replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
  • 68': Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Yimmi Chará (Colombia).
  • 69': Foul by Matias Viña (Uruguay).
  • 69': Rafael Borré (Colombia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 71': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
  • 71': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
  • 72': Foul by Matías Vecino (Uruguay).
  • 72': Yimmi Chará (Colombia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rafael Borré with a cross.
  • 75': Diego Godín (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
  • 76': Daniel Muñoz (Colombia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Foul by Edinson Cavani (Uruguay).
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Duván Zapata (Colombia) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 79': Corner, Colombia. Conceded by José Giménez.
  • 80': Substitution, Uruguay. Martín Cáceres replaces Federico Valverde.
  • 80': Foul by Yerry Mina (Colombia).
  • 80': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 83': Facundo Torres (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Foul by Rafael Borré (Colombia).
  • 86': Attempt missed. Luis Díaz (Colombia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yimmi Chará.
  • 86': Foul by William Tesillo (Colombia).
  • 86': Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 87': Substitution, Colombia. Miguel Borja replaces Rafael Borré.
  • 87': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Yimmi Chará.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Matias Viña (Uruguay) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 88': Fernando Muslera (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Foul by Luis Díaz (Colombia).
  • 90'+1': Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Gustavo Cuéllar.
  • 90'+3': Foul by William Tesillo (Colombia).
  • 90'+3': Nahitan Nández (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Uruguay 0, Colombia 0.
  • 90': Penalty Shootout begins Uruguay 0, Colombia 0.
  • 91': Goal! Uruguay 0, Colombia 0(1). Duván Zapata (Colombia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  • 92': Goal! Uruguay 0(1), Colombia 0(1). Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 93': Goal! Uruguay 0(1), Colombia 0(2). Davinson Sánchez (Colombia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 94': Penalty saved! José Giménez (Uruguay) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 95': Goal! Uruguay 0(1), Colombia 0(3). Yerry Mina (Colombia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 96': Goal! Uruguay 0(2), Colombia 0(3). Luis Suárez (Uruguay) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 97': Goal! Uruguay 0(2), Colombia 0(4). Miguel Borja (Colombia) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 98': Penalty saved! Matias Viña (Uruguay) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 98': Penalty Shootout ends, Uruguay 0(2), Colombia 0(4).
  • 0': Match ends, Uruguay 0(2), Colombia 0(4).

Statistics

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17 Fouls 12
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
3 Corner Kicks 4
3 Saves 3
50.7 Possession 49.3
9 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
349 Accurate Passes 327
424 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 21
0.3 Cross % 0.2
55 Long Balls 55
36 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 11
11 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
13 Interceptions 16
28 Effective Clearances 16
28 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: Copa América

Venue: Arena BRB Mané Garrincha
Location: Brasília, Brazil

Line-Ups

URU Uruguay (4-3-1-2)

No. Name
1 Fernando Muslera (GK)
3 Diego Godín Yellow Card
2 José María Giménez
17 Matías Viña
8 Nahitan Nández
21 Edinson Cavani
5 Matías Vecino
10 Giorgian de Arrascaeta
6 Rodrigo Bentancur
15 Federico Valverde
9 Luis Suárez
Uruguay Substitutes:
Lucas Torreira, Martín Cáceres, Giovanni González, Sergio Rochet, Martín Campaña, Sebastián Coates, Fernando Gorriarán, Jonathan Rodríguez, Ronald Araújo, Maxi Gómez, Facundo Torres, Brian Ocampo.

COL Colombia (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 David Ospina (GK)
23 Davinson Sánchez
13 Yerry Mina
6 William Tesillo
16 Daniel Muñoz
8 Gustavo Cuéllar
5 Wilmar Barrios
14 Luis Díaz
18 Rafael Borré
7 Duván Zapata
9 Luis Muriel
Colombia Substitutes:
Camilo Vargas, Leandro Campaz, Yimmi Chará, Miguel Borja, Óscar Murillo, Frank Fabra, Sebastián Pérez, Edwin Cardona, Aldair Quintana, Carlos Cuesta, Baldomero Perlaza, Stefan Medina.

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