Colombia vs Bolivia: Matheus Uribe and his' popcorn 'goal for the 3-0 of the' coffee growers' in Playoffs

Matheus Uribe appeared at the end of the match at the Metropolitano Stadium in Barranquilla to seal the win for Colombia over Bolivia. The steering wheel made a 'popcorn' close to the goal to ensure his goal and that the stadium explodes with joy in the framework of the penultimate date of the South American Qualifiers heading to Qatar 2022.

A ball stopped in favor of the 'coffeemakers' cashed in favor very close to the corner. The ball arrived precisely at the penalty point and in the first instance Davinson Sánchez forced the play to head and the ball hit the stick. The rebound, with Carlos Lampe totally out of place, was in favor of the midfielder of Porto de Portugal and he only had to push it by pulling his head.

With this victory, Colombia scored 20 points and won one of Peru, which fell to Uruguay in Montevideo and won 21 points, but still in fifth place (repechage). On the last date, those led by Reinaldo Rueda will face the Venezuelan national team, while the 'white-red' will face Paraguay in Lima.

The first goals for the yellow jersey were scored by Luis Díaz with a splendid shot in the first half of the engagement and Miguel Borja headed 20 minutes before the end.

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Colombia and Bolivia will face off this Thursday, March 24 for the South American Qualifiers simultaneously with others three commitments, including Peru vs. Uruguay. The coffee growers are the ones with the highest chance, placing in the seventh box with 17 points, four points behind the repechage place (fifth place) taken by the Peruvian national team at the moment.

The match will be played at the Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez stadium in Barranquilla with 100% of the capacity allowed. Both teams have minimal chances of attending the Qatar 2022 World Cup, but they do not lose hope and will look for the three points at any time.

Those led by Reinaldo Rueda on the last double date could not score any points. He lost to the Peruvian national team in Barranquilla 1-0 and by the same result to Argentina on the road. He hasn't scored a goal seven games ago. The last time he won was the 3-1 victory over Chile on September 09, 2021. On the other hand, 'La Verde' is placed in the eighth place and they will have to win their two matches and wait for other results to take at most the fifth place. On this date, those led by César Farias can be totally eliminated.

Both squads have met 31 times between friendlies, Copa America and qualifying processes. The advantage is the 'tricolor' square with 14 wins and 11 wins. The 'highlands' won six times. The last time they met, they drew 1-1 on September 2, as part of the ninth date of the World Cup Qualifiers to be held in Asia. The goals were scored by Roger Martinez and Fernando Saucedo.

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