It was totally a miracle - but CHILE WON 3-2 against Ecuador. I got to watch it on Univision's online watch the games as if they were on TV feature, which was pretty cool. And I'm all about jumping up and down and screaming in my apartment when Chile scores, or Ecuador scored (grrrr), or anything really happens. My neighbors must think I'm nuts.Loosely translated from EMOL.com [side note - part of why I sometimes find it really difficult to follow Chilean sports is that no one ever explains anything, everyone has nicknames or goes by a different name and is never clearly identified... which is totally evident in the write up. Original at the end.]:
SANTIAGO. - Chile's reaction was great, as is rarely seen in a National Team. Until 79' we were losing 2-1 to Ecuador, but Suazo stepped up followed by Carlos Villanueva to give Chile the win in their Copa América debut.
Chile's first half was terrible. Without spark, with no clarity, without coordination within the group, they succumbed to the speed and extended play of Luis Fernando Suarez's team.
Luis Valencia opened the scoring at the 15 minute mark, but Suazo scored a tying goal at the 20 minute mark. Ecuador took the lead again with a goal from Christian Benitez (23')
In the second half, Acosta modified his system twice to Chile's benefit, manifested by Suazo's second goal (79') and Villanueva (86'), which gave the victory to Acosta's team (CHILE!).
Chile logró una hazaña en Venezuela y se llevó los primeros tres puntos
Miércoles 27 de Junio de 2007 - 20:42 hrs
El Mercurio Online.
SANTIAGO.- Una gran reacción la de Chile. Como pocas veces visto en una selección nacional. Hasta el minuto 78 caía 2-1 ante Ecuador, pero apareció Suazo y luego Carlos Villanueva para darle el triunfo a Chile en su debut en la Copa América.
El primer tiempo fue horrible para Chile. Sin chispa, con poca clñaridad, sin juego de conjunto sucumbieron ante la rapidez y el juego largo de los de Luis Fernando Suárez.
Abrió la cuenta Luis Valencia a los 15', pero empató Suazo a los 20'. Ecuadro volvió a ponerse arriba con tanto de Christian Benitez a los 23'.
En el segundo tiempo Acosta modificó dos veces el esquema y los cambios le dierosn resultado Suazo a los 79' y Villanueva a los 86' le dieron la victoria a los de Acosta. Original article
