At 7:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 29, the 15th round of the World Preliminary Round south America division ended another focus battle, Colombia playing at home against Peru. In the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls, and in the second half, Flores made up his mind, and finally Colombia was killed, losing the life-and-death battle 0-1.
According to the latest edition of the FIFA rankings, Colombia ranks 16th in the world and 3rd in South America, behind Brazil and Argentina. Peru is the 22nd in the world and 5th in South America, and the gap between the two sides is not large. Before the game, Colombia and Peru scored 17 points together, which was a 6-point battle.
The data shows that Colombia occupies an absolute initiative on the scene, with a possession rate of 68%, only 32% of the opponent, and the shooting ratio is an exaggerated 28-4, which is 7 times that of the opponent. However, Colombia's shooters collectively forgot to wear their shooting boots and only had 2 shots on target.
In this game, J Ronaldo created a total of 8 shooting opportunities, ranking first in the team. But the former Real Madrid superstar was powerless to save the savior, watching his teammates squander their chances again and again.
In the 85th minute, Peru, who had been passively beaten for a whole game, suddenly burst out, and Cueva broke the ball near midfield, sending a scalpel-like straight plug to directly tear open the opposing defense. Substitute Edison Flores fired a powerful left-footed shot from a tight angle that went through Ospina's crotch into the net, 1-0! It was Peru's only shot on target, and the result was converted into a goal.
For the rest of the day, Colombia was left unskilled, eventually losing 0-1 to Peru. This 0-1 allowed Colombia to set a number of embarrassing records. They won 3-0 away from home in the first leg and are now met with revenge. Second, colombia lost to Peru at home in the World Preliminary Round for the first time since August 2001, and in the first four encounters, Colombia not only won all, scoring 10 goals and keeping all clean sheets.
Third, Colombia have not won six consecutive World Cups, with a record of 2 draws and 4 losses, and their last win was last September, when they beat Chile 3-1.
With the loss of Colombia, the pattern of the World Preliminary Round South American Division has changed dramatically. Colombia was squeezed to 6th and Peru rose to 4th in the table. Of course, the happiest is Uruguay, who relied on Suarez's deadly end in this round to beat Paraguay 1-0 and now have another competitor left behind, and the World Cup 2 champions have risen from 7th to 5th.
According to the rules of the World Preliminary Round, the top four in South America advance directly to the top four, and the fifth is to participate in the play-offs. According to the results of the previous draw, the 5th place in the South American Division will be against the 5th place in the Asian Division, which is quite advantageous. Therefore, Uruguay actually only needs to keep the top 5, and it is not far from the World Cup.