United's Sanchez fires Chile into Copa quarters
Chile forward Alexis Sanchez continued his resurgent form at the Copa America by scoring the winning goal in his side's 2-1 victory over Ecuador.
No. | Name | |
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Saves
1
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3
Robert Arboleda
78'
Goals
0
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21
Gabriel Achilier
89'
Goals
0
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8
Carlos Gruezo
81'
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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4
Pedro Velasco
90'+6'
Goals
0
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23
Sebastián Méndez
3'
Goals
0
60'
16
Antonio Valencia
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
69'
9
Carlos Garcés
Goals
0
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10
Ángel Mena
34'
Goals
0
82'
11
Ayrton Preciado
Goals
0
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13
Enner Valencia
26'
Goals
1
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Substitutes | ||
Saves
0
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12
Pedro Ortiz
Saves
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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||
Goals
0
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No. | Name | |
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1
Gabriel Arias
44'
Saves
1
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Goals
0
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17
Gary Medel
Goals
0
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15
Jean Beausejour
52'
Goals
0
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4
Mauricio Isla
82'
Goals
0
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13
Erick Pulgar
Goals
0
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8
Arturo Vidal
86'
Goals
0
90'+2'
18
Gonzalo Jara
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
86'
16
Pablo Hernández
Goals
0
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7
Alexis Sánchez
51'
Goals
1
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6
José Fuenzalida
8'
Goals
1
70'
5
Paulo Díaz
Goals
0
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Substitutes | ||
10
Diego Valdés
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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21
Óscar Opazo
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Goals
0
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22
Ángelo Sagal
Goals
0
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Goals
0
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Saves
0
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23
Yerko Urra
Saves
0
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90'+7' | Match ends, Ecuador 1, Chile 2. | |
90'+7' | Second Half ends, Ecuador 1, Chile 2. | |
90'+6' | Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. |
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22 | Fouls | 22 |
5 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 1 |
POS | Team | GP | GD | PTS |
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