{"id":3194,"date":"2021-07-04T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-04T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/?p=3194"},"modified":"2021-07-04T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T10:15:04","slug":"colombias-cap-record-holder-ospina-their-copa-shoot-out-hero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/07\/04\/colombias-cap-record-holder-ospina-their-copa-shoot-out-hero\/","title":{"rendered":"Colombia’s cap record holder Ospina their Copa shoot-out hero"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina saves a shoot-out penalty from Uruguay’s Jose Gimenez during the 2021 Copa America quarter-final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Goalkeeper David Ospina was the hero as Colombia beat Uruguay on penalties in Brasilia on Saturday to reach the Copa America semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>Ospina saved two spot-kicks in the shoot-out on the day he earned his 112th Colombian cap, moving clear of the previous national record he shared with the iconic Carlos Valderrama.<\/p>\n<p>There was little to report in a drab 0-0 draw over the regulation 90 minutes before the quarter-final tie went straight to penalties.<\/p>\n<p>Ospina saved from <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/\">Jose Gimenez<\/a> and Matias Vina while Colombia scored all four of their penalties.<br \/>\nIt was a huge disappointment for Uruguay’s star forward pair Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez, who both converted their spot-kicks but almost certainly have played in their last Copa.<\/p>\n<p>It took almost half an hour for either goal to be threatened and when it was — <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/\">Duvan Zapata<\/a> found a yard of space to force a save out of goalkeeper Fernando Muslera — the Colombia striker was flagged offside.<\/p>\n<p>Spaces started to open up and Cavani then lashed wildly wide, but again an assistant’s flag went up.<\/p>\n<p>Both Zapata and Cavani were proving a nuisance for their opponents’ defenses and it was the b<a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/\">urly Colombian<\/a> whose determination created a chance for <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/\">Luis Muriel<\/a> on the stroke of halftime, but his teammate for club and country lashed well wide.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay’s <a href=\"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/\">Nahitan Nandez<\/a> came closest yet to breaking the deadlock early in the second half with a misdirected cross that Ospina had to tip away from the top corner.<\/p>\n<p>Uruguay was getting on top as Giorgian de Arrascaeta brought a save out of Ospina and Suarez had a shot charged down.<\/p>\n<p>Zapata was almost fighting a lone battle up front for Colombia, coming close with a pair of headers, but in truth, there was little to get excited about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina saves a shoot-out penalty from Uruguay’s Jose Gimenez during the 2021 Copa America quarter-final Goalkeeper David Ospina was the hero as Colombia beat Uruguay on penalties in Brasilia on Saturday to reach the Copa America semi-finals. 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