At 8:00 am Beijing time on July 11th, another key match in the Copa America semifinals was played between Uruguay and Colombia. Under the sunshine of the stadium, the players of both sides are ready to play, ready to provide the audience with a wonderful duel.
Uruguay showed a strong desire to attack at the start of the first half, with Nunez frequently creating threats in front of the field and trying to break through the Colombian defense on several occasions, but failing to convert them into effective goals. However, the turning point of the game came in the 30th minute, when Uruguayan midfielder Bentancur was injured in a scramble and was forced to leave the field, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over Uruguay's offense.
Colombia, on the other hand, took advantage of this change in Uruguay's personnel and gradually took control of the field. In the 42nd minute, Jairo showed his value as the centerpiece of the team, with a precise pass that found Lerma in the penalty area, who scored a header to give Colombia the lead. This goal not only let the Colombian team morale, but also let J Luo in this America's Cup of the number of assists reached 6 times, successfully breaking the Messi maintained the single session of the record of assists.
In the first half of extra time, the situation on the field changed again. Colombian defender Muñoz was sent off by the referee after accumulating two yellow cards for consecutive fouls, and the Colombians had to play with ten men for the rest of the match. However, this unfavorable situation did not let the Colombian team in disarray, they relied on the tenacious defense and efficient counterattacks to keep the 1-0 score until halftime.
The second half resumed with Uruguay stepping up their attack in an attempt to equalize the score. Suarez showed his shooting skills in one of the attacks, hitting the post with a shot, unfortunately failing to change the score. As the game progressed, Uruguay created some chances, but could not find a way to break through in the face of Colombia's dense defense.
In the end, the ten-man Colombia managed to advance to the Copa America final with a 1-0 victory over Uruguay thanks to the only goal of the first half. They will compete with Argentina on July 15 at 8:00 p.m. for the honor of being the champions.
