Photographie: Felipe Echeverría - Santiago Barcacel
Tonight, the VIII FIFUSA Indoor Soccer World Championship continued its course with the round of 16 of the tournament. The match between Colombia and Australia stood out for its number of goals and total dominance by the local team, the coffee growers crushed the Australians 7-0.
The Colombian team arrived after being the leader of group A, with a perfect score, while Australia classified these round of 16 as third in group D, with only one victory obtained against Pakistan by 10-1.
The match was dominated from start to finish by the Colombian team, since at no point in the game was it down on the scoreboard, it always set the tone for the attacks and defenses of the entire match, rather it analyzed its rival during the first half, and when he managed to figure it out in the second half, he gave them a rout worthy of a team that seriously aspires to the world title.
The first half went to half-time with a favorable result for the coffee growers, when Alexis Sánchez (#6), at minute 13:18, entered the game as a substitute, and immediately opened the score in the match with a header to the far post, The throw-in assist was made by Daniel Rojas (#13). The second score for the locals came at minute 6:47, at the feet of Kewin Ariza (#7), pushing the ball practically already into the area, after a failed shot by Carlos Colmenares (#10). Colombia 2-0 Australia.
Already in the second half, the Bicentenario Coliseum was almost full, with fans chanting for the Colombian team, delighted with magical triangulations, first-touch passes, and goals scored by the locals to end the game very early.
One of the most striking and pleasing goals for the public came during the second half, when at minute 6:06, Daniel Bentancourt (#11) held the ball between two defenders and pivoted to Josué Romero (#15), who , with a powerful left foot, knocked down the Australian goal.
Closing the Colombian victory, the impressive play of Josué Romero (#15) on the left wing, winning with speed and power, throwing the center to the far post that would be finished off into an empty goal by Daniel Bentancourt (#11) declaring the impressive victory and certification of the pass to the quarterfinals by the coffee growers.
The referee declared the end of the match with the stopwatch at zero, leaving the devastating Colombia with its direct pass to the quarterfinals of the FIFUSA World Cup, for now with a perfect pace throughout the entire tournament, while Australia says goodbye to the championship with increasing performance.
Party Lineups:
Colombia: (DT: Tomás Gutiérrez)
Headlines:
-#1: Duvan Mosquera: (Goalkeeper)
-#7: Kewin Ariza: (Goal X3)
-#11: Daniel Bentancourt: (Captain) (Goal X1) (Assist X1)
-#13: Daniel Rojas: (Assistence X2)
-#9: Bryan Ángel: (Reprimanded)
Substitutes:
-#15: Josué Romero: (Goal X1) (Assist X1) (Warned)
-#14: Jorge Vargas
-#8: Juan Diego Viveros
-#6: Alexis Sánchez: (Goal X1) (Assist X1)
-#12: Felix García
-#10: Carlos Colmenares: (Goal X1) (Assist X1)
-#4: Miguel Arciniegas: (Assist)
Australia (DT: Vinicius Letie)
Headlines:
-#7: Fabio Barbosa: (Captain) (Warned)
-#20: Bradley Peryman: (Goalkeeper)
-#12: Eliot Brown
-#14: Hunter Hoyko
-#8: Josh Gardner
Substitutes:
-#17: Michael Bishop
-#1: Daniel Ibrahim
-#16: Martin Rián
-#6: Skinner Day
-#10: Hamilton Patrick
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