05:57 PM
The Colombian National Team is already facing the United States in the penultimate friendly match before facing the Copa América.
Under the direction of Argentine coach Néstor Lorenzo, the national team arrives with an impressive undefeated record of 18 games, adding 13 wins and 5 draws, which has generated great expectations among soccer fans and experts.
Colombia has faced the United States on 21 occasions with a highly favorable balance. The Tricolor has been victorious 13 times, has tied five times and has only lost three times to the North Americans. The most recent confrontation between both teams took place in a friendly match played in Carson, California, on January 28, 2023. It ended 0-0.
Follow the minute by minute of this commitment here:
Minute 65: The Colombian team advanced its lines in the last minutes, seeking to ease the suffocation that the United States National Team subjected it to in the first moments of the second half. He has twice demanded the American goalkeeper.
Minute 60: Colombian striker Luis Díaz was close to scoring the third goal of the game. However, the ball hit the North American goal post.
Minute 57: United States goal! Timotty Weah, son of former footballer and former president of Liberia, George Weah, scored Colombia’s discount.
Minute 50: So far in the second half, the American team has been quite incisive in attack, seeking to turn the game around. However, although he has had the ball, he has not been effective when attacking.
The second half has started! Colombia beats the United States 0-2 in a friendly match.
Minute 45: The central judge of the match did not give additional time in the first half. At exactly 45 the first half ended. Colombia beats the United States 0-2 on North American territory.
Minute 40: The Colombian national team put its foot on the accelerator again. The footballers, who are playing at a temperature above 30 degrees Celsius, seem to have physically recovered from the heat stroke for a few minutes and returned to attack decisively.
Minute 35: In the last minutes the North American team went on the attack. They have managed to finish a couple of times at the goal defended by Camilo Vargas, who has excelled the times when his rivals demanded it.
Minute 30: The Colombian team has been the most incisive in attack so far in the match. So far, he has reached his rival’s goal 4 times. Of them, two have been in danger. For their part, the Americans have kicked 4 times, only one of which required serious intervention from Camilo Vargas.
Minute 25: The Colombian National Team had more possession of the ball than its rival in the last minutes. According to official statistics, the Creoles have had 51% of the ball control, while the Americans appear with the remaining 49%. The difference is minimal, but Colombia has known how to manage the match.
Minute 20: The Colombian national team has measured the wear and tear of its players after scoring the second goal. They have put together a solid block in the middle of the field.
Minute 18: Gooooal from Colombia! Rafael Santos Borré, from Chalaca, scored the second goal for the national team in the match. Colombia beats the United States 2-0.
Minute 15: In the last minutes the Colombian team was saved from tying the match. A lack of concentration in the defensive zone and goalkeeper Camilo Vargas, who could solve it easily, keeps the goal at 0.
Minute 10: The game has been dynamic. Both teams attacked on the wings, taking advantage of the speed of their wingers. They have gotten closer to the rival goal and, although the Americans have had more possession of the ball (56% against 44% of the Creoles), Colombia is still ahead on the scoreboard.
Minute 6: Goal from Colombia! Chocoan soccer player Jhon Arias scored the tricolor team’s first score in the match, after chasing a rebound from a North American defender inside the area.
These are the headlines from Colombia:
Camilo Vargas; Daniel Muñoz, Dávinson Sánchez, Jhon Lucumí, Johan Mojica; Jefferson Lerma, Matheus Uribe; Jhon Arias, James Rodríguez, Luis Díaz; Rafael Santos Borré.
