Game # 58 - QF2 Brazil vs Columbia
Jul. 6th, 2014 10:39 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catalyst2This was a great game, with two sides willing to attack unceasingly on the philosophy of "the winner is the team that scores the most" (as opposed the more common "concedes the least"). A surprising early goal from Thiago Silva put Brazil in front, with strong signs that Brazil had finally found their rhythm. This was born out by the rest of the first half as Brazil utterly dominated, only Ospina's repeated saves keeping Colombia in the game.
Colombia came out in much better form in the second half and troubled Brazil a couple of times. Just as it looked as if Colombia might equalize, a thunderous David Luiz free kick put Brazil two in front. This fired up Colombia even more and a sustained period of pressure finally resulted a a goal for Colombia (admittedly from a penalty, taken by James Rodriguez) so the last 10 minutes was a frantic Colombia raiding/Brazil defending interchange but Brazil held out to finish 2-1.
Brazil face Germany in the first semifinal. I would be quite confident for Brazil after these two quarterfinals but for the fact that Brazil will be missing both captain Thiago Silva (suspended) and star striker Neymar (injured after a clattering challenge into his back which appears to have fractured a vertebra).
Colombia came out in much better form in the second half and troubled Brazil a couple of times. Just as it looked as if Colombia might equalize, a thunderous David Luiz free kick put Brazil two in front. This fired up Colombia even more and a sustained period of pressure finally resulted a a goal for Colombia (admittedly from a penalty, taken by James Rodriguez) so the last 10 minutes was a frantic Colombia raiding/Brazil defending interchange but Brazil held out to finish 2-1.
Brazil face Germany in the first semifinal. I would be quite confident for Brazil after these two quarterfinals but for the fact that Brazil will be missing both captain Thiago Silva (suspended) and star striker Neymar (injured after a clattering challenge into his back which appears to have fractured a vertebra).
