Colombia defeated Paraguay on Tuesday 2-1 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and advanced to the quarterfinals as Group A winner.
Colombia defeated Paraguay on Tuesday 2-1 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena and advanced to the quarterfinals as Group A winner.
Carlos Bacca and James Rodriguez scored for Colombia, while Victor Ayala scored for Paraguay.
Unfortunately for the Paraguayans, James recovered in time from a left shoulder dislocation suffered in the first game against the United States on Friday at the opening of the tournament.
The Real Madrid striker chimed in on both goals for his team. At 12 minutes he took a corner that fell to Carlos Bacca who finished with a header to make it 1-0. James made it 2-0 with a cannon shot 30 minutes in, his sixteenth goal with the national team.
Victor Ayala pulled on back for Paraguay in the 71st minute.
Game stats
Colombia – Paraguay 2 – 1 (2-0)
Stadium: Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Los Angeles)
Attendance: 42,766
Referee: Heber Lopes. Lines: Kleber Lucio and Bruno Boschilia (Brazil)
Goals: Colombia: Carlos Bacca (12), James Rodríguez (30); Paraguay: Víctor Ayala (71)
Yellow cards: Colombia: Jeison Murillo (45+3); Paraguay: Darío Lezcano (63)
Red cards: Paraguay: Oscar Romero (81)
Teams:
Colombia: David Ospina – Santiago Arias, Cristian Zapata (Jerry Mina, 89), Jeison Murillo, Farid Díaz – Juan Cuadrado, Sebastián Pérez (Guillermo Celis, 58), Daniel Torres, Juan Cuadrado (Marlos Moreno, 87), Edwin Cardona – Carlos Bacca and James Rodríguez. Coach. José Pekerman
Paraguay: Justo Villar – Bruno Valdés, Paulo Da Silva, Gustavo Gómez, Miguel Samudio – Oscar Romero, Celso Ortiz, Robert Piris Da Motta (Víctor Ayala, 46) y Miguel Almirón – Edgar Benítez (Jorge Benítez, 46) y Darío Lezcano (Antonio Sanabria, 67). Coach: Ramón Díaz
AFP
