Colombia 2 - 1 Argentina
Colombia 2-1 Argentina: Tevez off in defeat
| Scoring Summary | |
| Colombia | Argentina |
| Rubén Darío Bustos (63) | Lionel Messi (37) |
| Dayro Mauricio Moreno (83) | |
| Match Stats | ||
| Colombia | Argentina | |
| Shots (on Goal) | 4(1) | 5(3) |
| Fouls | 13 | 7 |
| Corner Kicks | 0 | 1 |
| Offsides | 3 | 2 |
| Time of Possession | 0% | 0% |
| Yellow Cards | 5 | 3 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 1 |
| Saves | 3 | 1 |
| Match Information |
|
Stadium:
Nemesio Camacho, Bogotá, Colombia
Attendance: Match Time: 19:50 ET Official(s): Larrionda, Jorge (Referee) |
Updated: November 21, 2007, 3:00 AM ET
BOGOTA, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Argentina lost their unbeaten record in 2010 World Cup qualifiers with a 2-1 loss away to Colombia on Tuesday, with forward Carlos Tevez sent off after just 25 minutes.
Both Colombian scorers were booked for taking their shirts
off to celebrate the goals.
Argentina, who now have nine points from four games while
Colombia, who are unbeaten, have eight, noticeably tired in the
second half of a game played at 2,600 metres above sea level.
Neither side created a serious chance before Manchester
United's Tevez was sent off for petulantly kicking Bustos in an
off-the-ball incident, referee Jorge Larrionda producing the
red card after being alerted by the linesman.
The dismissal galvanised Argentina more than Colombia and
the visitors went ahead 12 minutes later.
Juan Roman Riquelme took a quick free kick on the left and
found Messi, who slipped past three defenders and flicked the
ball beyond Agustin Julio into the far corner.
Hugo Ibarra and Riquelme both missed chances to add to
their score as Argentina controlled the ball for the rest of
the first half, while Messi was close to a second in the 51st
minute when he broke down the right, cut inside his marker but
shot wide.
Colombia, however, were beginning to threaten and equalised
in the 62nd minute when Bustos - who also scored from a free
kick in Saturday's 1-0 win over Venezuela - chipped a free
kick between Roberto Abbondanzieri and the near post.
With the visitors noticeably tiring, Macnelly Torres split
the Argentine defence and found Moreno who slipped the ball to
Wason Renteria, whose shot appeared to be going in before
Moreno rushed in to make sure with seven minutes remaining.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
| Venezuela | 5 | |
| Bolivia | 3 | FT |
| Colombia | 2 | |
| Argentina | 1 | FT |
