S. America Under-20: Paraguay advance, Uruguay win group
January 29, 2009
Paraguay are through to the final round of the South American Sub-20 Championships, thanks to a 2-1 win over Chile. Uruguay beat Brazil 3-2 to maintain a 100 percent record.
Chile needed a win over Paraguay in order to advance, and gained confidence when Mauricio Gomez put them ahead after only five minutes.
But Santander Ospina equalised in the 56th minute and added the winning goal just a minute later.
As such, Chile fail to make it through and finish fourth in Group B. Bolivia, who didn’t play today, end in fifth place.
Uruguay won their fourth of four games, coming back from behind to beat Brazil.
Maximiliano Cordoba scored the opener for Uruguay after 22 minutes but Brazil turned things around through Douglas Costa (33rd) and Alan Kardec (64th).
However, Abel Hernandez equalised four minutes after Brazil’s second goal and went on to net the winner with six minutes to play.
Uruguay finish first in this group, followed by Paraguay and Brazil. Venezuela, Argentina and Colombia advanced from Group B.
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S. America Under-20: Brazil through to next round
January 27, 2009
Brazil have secured a spot in the final round of the South American Sub-20 championships, beating Chile 2-0 on Monday.
Dentinho put the Brazilians in the lead after just ten minutes and Maylson decided the clash by adding a second in minute 77.
Brazil are second in this group, behind Uruguay, and are certain of finishing in third place or higher.
Chile (fourth) have three points, one less than Paraguay. The two face each other in their final group game on Wednesday.
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S. America Under-20: Paraguay crush Bolivia
January 27, 2009
Paraguay did themselves a great favor on Monday, beating already eliminated Bolivia 5-1 at the South American sub-20 championships.
Gustavo Cristaldo put the Paraguayans ahead on seven minutes and Robin Ramirez doubled the advantage in the 21st.
Dario Tudor did get one back a minute later but Ramirez again scored in the 74th and 83rd minutes to complete a hat-trick. The fifth and final goal came from Celso Ortiz on 90 minutes.
After a draw and a defeat, this is Paraguay’s first win at the tournament.
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S. America Under-20: Venezuela too strong for Peru
January 26, 2009
Venezuela remain on course for a spot in the final round of the South American Sub-20 tournament, having beaten Peru 3-1 on Sunday.
Angelo Peña put the Venezuelans in the lead on 21 minutes and Pablo Camacho doubled the advantage seven minutes after the break.
Juan Barros got one back for Peru in minute 83 but Jonathan Del Valle converted a penalty kick three minutes later to make sure that there wouldn’t be any last-minute surprises.
Group A remains undeciced as Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador all have five points from four games. Peru finish last with zero points.
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S. America Under-20: Venezuela too strong for Peru
January 25, 2009
Venezuela remain on course for a spot in the final round of the South American Sub-20 tournament, having beaten Peru 3-1 on Sunday.
Angelo Peña put the Venezuelans in the lead on 21 minutes and Pablo Camacho doubled the advantage seven minutes after the break.
Juan Barros got one back for Peru in minute 83 but Jonathan Del Valle converted a penalty kick three minutes later to make sure that there wouldn’t be any last-minute surprises.
Group A remains undeciced as Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and Ecuador all have five points from four games. Peru finish last with zero points.
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S. America Under-20: Argentinia held by Colombia
January 25, 2009
Sub-20 World Champions Argentina have been held to an entertaining 2-2 draw by Colombia at the South American championships in Venezuela.
Not even a minute had been played when Marcos Perez gave Colombia an early lead and the player went on to slam home a second in minute 22.
But a strike from Leandro Velasquez gave the Argentinians new hope in the 34th minute and Eduardo Salvio equalised with a header on 52 minutes.
Colombia were actually the better side in the second half but no more goals were scored.
Argentinia face Ecuador in their last Round 1 match on Tuesday, with Colombia set to meet with hosts Venezuela.
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S. America Under-20: Uruguay’s second-half show leaves Paraguay stunned
January 25, 2009
Uruguay were down 1-0 by half time but slammed four part their Paraguayan opponents for what turned out to be a comfortable 4-2 victory.
Robin Ramirez put Paraguay in the lead on 21 minutes but Rodrigo Cabreda equalised six minutes after the break and Santiago Garcia made it 2-1 after another few minutes.
Nicolas Lodeiro of Nacional added another goal to his tournament tally in the 78th minute, immediately followed by Uruguay’s fourth goal through Jonathan Urretaviscaya.
Santander Ospina got a late consolation goal for Paraguay.
Uruguay have nine points from three games and are certain of a spot in the next round. Paraguay are currently fourth and need good results versus Bolivia and Chile if they want to advance to the final stage.
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S. America Under-20: Late goals help Chile past Bolivia
January 25, 2009
After losing to Uruguay on Thursday, Chile did themselves a great favor beating Bolivia 2-0 in their second match. Bolivia no longer have a chance of making it into the next round.
No goals were scored in the first half and the second seemed to be heading for a similiar outcome.
But things changed on 79 minutes when Mauricio Gomez finally broke the deadlock. A few minutes later, the forward added a second to decide the clash.
Chile face Brazil and Paraguay in their remaining two matches. The game with Paraguay is likely to be decisive in this group.
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S. America Under-20: Argentina eliminate Peru
January 24, 2009
Argentina clinched their first win of the South American Under-20 Championships in Venezuela, coming back from behind to beat Peru 2-1.
Peru had already lost their first two matches and only a miracle could help them at this point. The underdogs had a great start with Luis Trujillo opening the score after only three minutes.
But the Argentinians came back through Velez Sarsfield forward Jonathan Cristaldo in the 25th minute and Eduardo Salvio (Lanus) netted the winner with 14 minutes left to play.
Argentina now share second place in this group with Colombian, whom they are set to face on Sunday. Peru are out of contention and finish their tournament against Venezuela in two days from now.
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S. America Under-20: Brave Bolivia can’t stop Brazil
January 23, 2009
Brazil needed to come back from behind to earn three points from their South American Under 20 Championships match with Bolivia.
Jehanmed Castedo surprisingly put the Bolivians in the lead on 23 minutes but Walter, who also scored in Brazil’s opening match, equalised 12 minutes later.
Six minutes had been played in the second half when Tales de Souza netted what turned out to be Brazil’s winning goal.
Uruguay lead Group B with six points from two games. Brazil follow with four points. Bolivia have lost both of their first two games and aren’t likely to make it through to the next round.
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