It was one of the posters to watch this Friday. During the international break in March, Spain traveled to London to face Colombia. Qualified for Euro 2024 after finishing in first place in their group ahead of Scotland, La Roja was making its final adjustments before heading to Germany this summer. Same story with regard to the South American selection which will compete in the Copa America next June.
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However, the Cafeteros struggled to exist offensively in this first period. Confined mainly in their own half, the Colombians were not really worried by their opponents. The most frank opportunity of the first act is to the credit of Vivian. Alerted in the air on a corner from Grimaldo, the Athletic Bilbao defender did not, however, manage to lower his head enough to deceive the vigilance of Vargas (19th). Trying to shine in his turn, Cassierra had no more success than the Iberian, Raya easily catching his shot on the ground (21st).
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Upon returning from the locker room, the tone rose a notch like this deviation of Moreno’s head forcing Vargas to make a huge save to divert the danger to a corner (49th). Faced with the growing Spanish threat, Colombia showed the first signs of revolt as in this long shot from James Rodríguez slammed by Remiro above his crossbar (57th). Pushed by their supporters present in large numbers in the aisles of the London Stadium, the Cafeteros ended up forcing the opposing lock.
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Launched by James Rodríguez in the left lane, Luis Diaz tormented Vivian before crossing towards Munoz. Found at the far post, the Crystal Palace striker emerged to open the scoring with a sumptuous acrobatic scissor (0-1, 61st). Picked cold, Luis de la Fuente’s men struggled to return to this part. Close to the equalizer, Porro nevertheless lacked precision when volleying an offering from Sarabia (70th). Subsequently, Grimaldo found Vargas’ small net from a free kick while the Colombian goalkeeper seemed completely beaten (79th). In character, Colombia held on to bring down Spain, achieving a historic success while extending its beautiful streak of invincibility. La Roja should react against Brazil in four days.
Pub. 03/22/2024 11:26 p.m. Updated 03/23/2024 02:50
2024-03-22 22:26:10
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