Analysis: This is how the Colombian team played against the United States

On Saturday evening, the Colombian national senior team tied 0-0 with the United States in California, in a friendly match.

The coffee team outperformed their rivals in the first half, leaving a few aspects to be highlighted.

The game went back and forth in the first minutes. La Tricolor often stepped on the opponent’s possessions, but they also came close to him on several occasions, in which Álvaro Montero appeared appropriately.

One of the clearest North Americans was executed by Paxton Reed Aronson with a shot inside the area, who managed to stop the Colombian guard.

Colombia were seen as quick on defensive and offensive transitions, where team play prevailed, but they lacked coordination and finesse when finishing their incursions down the opposite field.

a deflected shot by Juan Camilo “Cocho” Hernandez; A left-footed shot from Cristian Arango went close to the goal and a counterattack led by Juan David Mosquera, who lacked ambition in finishing on goal and ended up with a failed pass, one of the highlights of the national representative in attacking matters. , in the first period.

In the supplementary phase, he tried to maintain his attacking inclination, but he did not achieve the necessary clarity to open the scoring either.

those who played

In this commitment, Colombia formed from the start with Alvaro Montero, Juan David Mosquera, Andrés Lleñas, Alexis Pérez, Franck Fabra, Wilmar Andrés Velazquez, Yorman Campuzano, Dylan Borrero, Diego Valois, Cristian Arango and Camilo Hernandez.

Facing the play-offs, coach Néstor Lorenzo sent Díber Cambindo onto the field, for Arango; and José Luis Chunga for Montero. He also later gave minutes to Daniel Ruiz (Poreiro), Santiago Moreno (Hernandez) and Kevin Castaño (Velasquez).

And that is precisely the point of this type of commitment is to monitor new players for consideration in the upcoming South American qualifiers.

These two teams have faced each other in 21 matches, leaving Colombia with 13 wins, four for the United States and four draws, with a victory on Saturday. After the defeat in the 1994 World Cup finals, they played 11 matches, with only one win for North Americans, according to statistician Luis Arturo Henao.