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Colombia draw another blank
(Reuters) Wednesday 17 October 2007
Colombia played out their second goalless draw in as many FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they were held away to Bolivia at high altitude on Wednesday.
Bolivia, who are also yet to score a goal, picked up their first point after losing 5-0 to Uruguay in their opening match last Saturday.
The hosts had midfielder Leonel Reyes sent off for a second bookable offence in the 69th minute.
Both teams created plenty of openings, although Colombia, held 0-0 by Brazil on Sunday, had the clearer chances.
Colombia goalkeeper Agustin Julio was tested by a flurry of long-range shots in the first half, turning away two from Limberg Gutierrez and another from Juan Carlos Arce.
Bolivia's best effort came from defender Santos Amador who headed against the crossbar from a corner.
At the other end, Colombia midfielder David Ferreira squandered a clear chance when he was sent clean through, but hesitated and shot weakly at Sergio Galarza.
Colombia, apparently unaffected by the altitude, got stronger in the second half.
Substitute Jaime Castrillon broke clear down the right but had his shot saved by Galarza, and Wason Renteria forced his way past two defenders and rounded Galarza, only to have his shot cleared off the line.
Carlos Sanchez then fired wildly over when he had a clear shot on goal from a narrow angle.
Valdez strike sees off Uruguay
(Reuters) Thursday 18 October 2007
Germany-based striker Nelson Haedo Valdez scored an early goal to give Paraguay a 1-0 win over Uruguay in a hard-fought FIFA World Cup™ qualifier on Wednesday.
The result left Paraguay with four points from their opening two games in the South American qualifying group. Uruguay, who beat Bolivia 5-0 on Saturday, remain on three.
Paraguay dominated the game against the Uruguayans, who fielded four defenders and three defensive midfielders in a cautious line-up, leaving Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez isolated in attack.
Paraguay, attempting to qualify for their fourth successive world finals, quickly took control and Cristian Riveros forced a good save from goalkeeper Fabian Carini in the tenth minute.
The hosts went ahead in the 15th minute when Salvador Cabanas picked up a loose ball, flicked it past Diego Godin, broke down the left and played a short pass to Haedo Valdez, who scored from close range.
Riveros went close again from the edge of the penalty area before Uruguay produced their first real chance. Forlan pulled the ball back from the byline and Cristian Rodriguez met it with a fierce, low drive which was superbly saved by Justo Villar.
Forlan was involved in Uruguay's only significant attack in the second half when he forced another good save from Villar in the 76th minute with a dipping effort from the edge of the penalty area.
Substitutes Oscar Cardozo and Jorge Achucarro wasted good chances to increase Paraguay's lead in the last ten minutes.
Chile beat Peru to kick-start campaign
(Reuters) Thursday 18 October 2007
Chile beat arch-rivals Peru 2-0 in a 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ qualifier on Wednesday for their first win in a competitive game under new coach Marcelo Bielsa.
Striker Humberto Suazo and midfielder Matias Fernandez scored early in each half to secure Chile's first points of their campaign.
Chile, whose coach Bielsa led his native Argentina at Korea/Japan 2002, have three points from two games, while Peru, who have yet to score a goal, have one.
Suazo headed Chile ahead in the 11th minute from a corner, but the goal prompted the previously defensive Peruvians to come out of their shell.
In the 24th minute, Peru forward Jefferson Farfan sped past Waldo Ponce and produced a powerful shot which was superbly turned away by Claudio Bravo.
Nolberto Solano and Juan Vargas also missed chances to equalise before half-time and, early in the second half, Farfan just failed to connect with Vargas's low cross with the goal at his mercy.
Chile increased their lead in the 51st minute when Arturo Vidal cleverly flicked the ball over the Peru defence to Fernandez, who slipped it past Leao Butron.
Mark Gonzalez, Hugo Droguett and Suazo were all close to adding a third with long-range shots as the hosts took control towards the end.
Brazil make easy meat of Ecuador
(Reuters) Thursday 18 October 2007
Brazil thumped Ecuador 5-0 in a FIFA World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, celebrating their first home match for two years and first at the Maracana stadium since 2000 in style.
Vagner Love gave Brazil a 19th-minute lead just as the 70,000 crowd was getting impatient and the five-times world champions added four goals in a 12-minute spell late in the game.
Kaka struck twice, once with an exquisite curling shot and another with the help of a goalkeeping blunder by Daniel Viteri, and Ronaldinho and Elano also found the net.
The result was rough justice on Ecuador, who controlled the game for nearly one hour and threatened to snatch a point until Brazil's late flourish. |
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