translated from Spanish: With a brilliant performance by Ospina Colombia beat Uruguay on penalties and went to the semifinal of the Copa America

Goalkeeper David Ospina contained two shots in a penalty shootout and gave the Colombia national team the passage to the semifinals of the Copa America at the expense of Uruguay, who fell in the definition by 2-4 after equalizing without goals the regulation time of the match played in Brasilia.Colombia will be measured in the next phase to the winner of the series that will later play in Goiania Argentina and Ecuador.The semifinal match of Colombia it will be played this Tuesday. The match played at the Mané Garrincha stadium in Brasilia, more tactical than lavish in goal opportunities, was characterized by the balance in the possession of the ball of both formations, which narrowed lines to avoid the transfer of spaces. In the penalty shootout the goalkeeper Ospina contained the shots of José María Gutiérrez and Matias Viñas, which left the series 2-4.Uruguay was played for the tenth time on penalties a classification in Copa America and Colombia reached the seventh. Both squads spent the first 15 minutes studying and playing neatly, with no room for mistakes beyond a few sporadic situations from the still ball. From there, Colombia took control of the ball, albeit without risk, while Uruguay began to bet on their most recognized game with long balls for their two star forwards: Luis Suarez and Edinson Cavani, to try to get to goal. In the 44th minute Colombia had the most dangerous of the first half with a shot by Duván Zapata that was contained by Fernando Muslera and, on the rebound, Luis Muriel had a clear shot that came near the Celeste goal.From the beginning of the second half the change in intensity of both teams was noticed that , in two minutes of play, they had dangerous plays. First Diego Godin for Uruguay and then David Ospina for Colombia saved their teams in the first five minutes of the second half. With the growth of Federico Valverde, Uruguay took control of the match and began to approach all fronts of the field but without concretizing in the last line. After 20 minutes to pure Celeste vertigo, but without getting the goal, Colombia recovered the ball and even Zapata had a great header at 72 that Muslera managed to cover with his feet. At the end, fatigue was noticeable in both Uruguay and Colombia and both seemed to deliver, despite some situation, the match with a view to the definition by penalties.- Technical sheet:0. Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Nahitan Nández, José María Giménez, Diego Godín, Matías Viña; Federico Valverde (m.79, Martín Cáceres), Matías Vecino, Rodrigo Bentancur; Giorgian de Arrascaeta (m.67, Facundo Torres), Luis Suárez and Edinson Cavani (m.66, Luis Suárez). Coach: Óscar Washington Tabárez.0. Colombia: David Ospina; Daniel Muñoz, Yerry Mina, Davinson Sánchez, William Tesillo; Rafael Borré (m.86, Miguel Borja), Wilmar Barrios, Gustavo Cuéllar, Luis Díaz; Duván Zapata and Luis Muriel (m.65, Yimmi Chará). Coach: Reinaldo Rueda.Penalties: Zapata: goal (0-1). Cavani: goal (1-1). Sanchez: goal (1-2). Giménez: ruling (1-2). Mina: goal (1-3). Suarez: goal (2-3). Borja: goal (2-4). Vineyard: failure (2-4). Referee: The Spaniard Jesús Gil Manzano. Admonished Diego GodínIncidencias: Match corresponding to the quarter-finals of the Copa America, played at the Mané Garrincha Stadium, in Brasilia

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