Bolivia 0 - 2 Chile
Medel bicycle kick sets up Chile win
| Scoring Summary | |
| Bolivia | Chile |
| Gary Medel (28) | |
| Gary Medel (75) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Bolivia | Chile | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 9(2) | 9(3) |
| Fouls | 9 | 8 |
| Corner Kicks | 3 | 3 |
| Offsides | 0 | 1 |
| Time of Possession | 0% | 0% |
| Yellow Cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 1 | 2 |
| Match Information |
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Stadium:
Hernando Siles, La Paz, Bolivia
Attendance: Match Time: 19:30 ET Official(s): Rivera, Víctor (Referee) |
| Teams | |
| Bolivia | Chile |
| 12 Sergio Galarza | 1 Claudio Andrés Bravo |
| 16 Ronald Raldes | 4 Ismael Fuentes |
| Miguel Hoyos | Jose Pedro Fuenzalida |
| 5 Luis Alberto Gutiérrez | 3 Gonzalo Jara |
| 15 Límberg Gutiérrez | Gary Medel |
| Lorgio Alvarez | Carlos Carmona |
| Leonel Reyes | Roberto Cereceda |
| Abdón Reyes | Pedro Morales |
| 13 Jhasmany Campos | Alexis Sánchez |
| 7 Marcelo Moreno | 9 Humberto Suazo |
| 17 Juan Carlos Arce | Jean Beausejour |
| Substitutes | |
| 1 Carlos Erwin Arias | Miguel Pinto |
| Hugo Suárez | Waldo Ponce 18 |
| Ronald Rivero | Mark González 17 |
| 4 Luis Gatty Ribeiro | Hugo Droguett 8 |
| Mauricio Saucedo | Carlos Villanueva 15 |
| 6 Ronald García | Marco Estrada |
| Joaquín Botero | Fabián Orellana |
| Substitutions | |
| Luis Gatty Ribeiro for Lorgio Alvarez (45) | Marco Estrada for Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (45) |
| Joaquín Botero for Jhasmany Campos (65) | Carlos Villanueva for Pedro Morales (54) |
| Mauricio Saucedo for Miguel Hoyos (78) | Mark González for Jean Beausejour (58) |
| Yellow Cards | |
| Límberg Gutiérrez (80) | Roberto Cereceda (22) |
| Carlos Villanueva (58) | |
| · Club Rosters: Bolivia | Chile | |
Updated: June 16, 2008, 3:00 AM ET
LA PAZ, June 15 (Reuters) - Defender Gary Medel scored twice, the first a stunning bicycle kick, to give Chile a 2-0 win in Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Sunday.Medel opened the scoring on the half hour after Pedro Morales's free kick crashed against the crossbar.
The rebound was headed back into the area by Jean Beausejour and Medel, with his back to goal, hooked the ball into the net with an overhead kick from the penalty spot.
After a sustained spell of Bolivia pressure early in the second half, Medel clinched the three points with an equally classy second goal, sweeping the ball home after collecting a corner on his chest.
The match was staged in La Paz, at 3,600 metres above sea level, after FIFA last month lifted a ban on international games being played at over 2,750 metres.
Both teams were hindered as much by a bumpy, badly-worn pitch as the altitude.
Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa's gamble of fielding an inexperienced team paid off as his side moved on to seven points from five games in the 10-team South American group.
Bolivia stayed bottom with one point.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
| Paraguay | 2 | |
| Brazil | 0 | FT |
| Argentina | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | FT |
| Bolivia | 0 | |
| Chile | 2 | FT |
