The Colombian National Team faces Saudi Arabia in a friendly duel in Murcia, Spain, a meeting that serves the Arabs to prepare for the World Cup in Qatar and the nationals to try to improve the bad image following elimination.
40 minutes The Arabs ask for a penalty for a kick by Cuesta that, apparently, was off the field when he went out to the duel. Luckily there is no VAR because it did seem like an infraction
36- Minutes New Arab approach but only the attacker gets entangled, under pressure from Muñoz
31 minutes- Salva Chunga in first clear arrival from Saudi Arabia
Minute 29- Pause for hydration
Minute 26- Good intention of Balanta in the pass but Borré’s shot comes out soft for the goalkeeper to save
24 minutes Alzate’s rifle that comes out of ‘picabarra’ .. Saudi Arabia is saved
Minute 22- Great start from Colombia, which dominates with sufficiency: Atuesta gets excited and fails, denying Borré a better pass
15 minutes- Suárez’s frontal shot that goes into the goal but the play is invalidated due to a very unclear foul in the Arab area
Minute 14- He returns to the fray with Colombia, Borré’s shot that the goalkeeper rejects as best he can
Minute 8- Gooooollll from Colombia! On the right Atuesta appeared free to put in a lethal center, perfect for Borré’s shot, who playing 9, surprising the centrals, is lethal
Minute 3- Good association of Balanta with Luis Suárez, weak shot
Minute 2- Great pass from Atuesta to Borré, but they sanction doubtfully out of place
ROLL THE BALL IN MURCIA, SPAIN
CONFIRMED ALIGNMENT OF COLOMBIA WITH SURPRISES!
Coach Cárdenas bets on a very populated midfield, appeals to the experience of Dávinson Sánchez, Yairo Moreno and Daniel Muñoz and relegates Juan Camilo Hernández and Jhon Lucumí.
This is the main payroll:
This is how the rival goes:
Under the sun and waiting for a good attendance from the Colombian public, the atmosphere was the best in the concentration of the team led, on an interim basis, by Héctor Cárdenas, with the company of Amaranto Perea, the technical assistant of the new national coach, Néstor Lorenzo .
