World Cup 2014 Brazil » Round of 16 » Live commentary: Colombia - Uruguay 2:0

Full-Time Colombia goes through to the quarterfinal after a 2:0 victory over Uruguay! And the biggest achievement in the Colombian World Cup history is due to James Rodríguez and David Ospina. Rodríguez was the man for the goals tonight, scoring a stunning 1:0 in the first half and finishing a fantastic combination in the 50th minute for Colombian's second. With now five goals on his scoreline Rodríguez leads the scoring chart of the World Cup. If he adds some more in the next game he can say thanks to his keeper Ospina. He was the one who made some cracking saves against the ongoing attacks by the Uruguayan in the last thirty minutes. Uruguay found their way into the game after coach Óscar Tabárez made some changes during the second half. But those changes came to late and therefore Colombia is a well deserved participant of the quarterfinal. They will play against the home side Brazil next friday. A game with the potential to be truly amazing! But for now we thank you for your attendance and wish you a good night!

Uruguay grows desperate on David Ospina! Edison Cavani receives a fine pass on the left wing and pulls into the center. His shot from just outside the box is well placed and quite hard but still Ospina manages to get a hand on it! The following corner aims for Diego Godín but unlike against Italy the defender can't score a goal.

Pablo Armero (Colombia) is shown a yellow card
Pablo Armero triggers a turmoil at the sideline. The Colombian blocks a freekick to waste some time. Gastón Ramírez shows no remorse and takes the freekick anyway hitting Armero hard in doing so. The Uruguayan is lucky not to be send off in this scene because although Armero wasted the time it was still a quite brutal action by Ramírez. But Kuipers decides to leave him unharmed. The only Uruguayan player who is booked is Diego Lugano who's sitting on the bench and berated Armero after he fell to the ground.

Christian Stuani almost scores a goal by incident! The Uruguayan attacker sends a high ball from the right site of the box into the center and hopes for god's help. God is almost on his site as his shot gets longer and longer and almost plummets into the Colombian net at the far post. But Ospina reaches the ball with one hand and sends it past the post.

The Uruguayan attacks continue. Within seconds there are again two shots fired onto the goal. Both are blocked by defenders at cost for a corner. The cross from the right site finds the head of Cavani but the ball misses the goal.

Juan Cuadrado with a little dance on the right wing. Diego Godín falls to the ground trying to end this spectacel but in the end it is Egidio Arévalo who brings down the Colombian attacker. But the following freekick is no danger for the Uruguayan defense.

José Giménez (Uruguay) is shown a yellow card
First yellow card of the game for José Giménez. The defender slides into Teófilo Gutiérrez and receives a deserved booking. The following freekick from 25 meters out is taken by James Rodríguez. But the topscorer of the World Cup so far only hits the wall.

Goooal for Colombia, 2:0 by James Rodríguez
A great combination gives Colombia the 2:0 lead! The ball travels from the right to the left site. The Uruguayan defense is streched out so that the left full-back Pablo Armero finds acres of space. His fine cross finds Juan Cuadrado at the far post. The midfielder does very well laying of the cross into the center where James Rodríguez has no problems to score is his second goal in this match!

Both teams are back on the pitch! No changes have been made by the two coaches.

Half-Time Colombia is on its way to the quarterfinals leading with 1:0 against Uruguay after the first half. It's been 45 minutes of hard and intense work by both teams with one moment of pure genius by James Rodríguez. His sensational goal in the 28th minute was not only one of the few highlights of this match but one of the best goals scored at this World Cup so far. The lead for Colombia is overall deserved because the side of José Pekerman had more dangerous shots on goal and controled the game almost all the time. As aspected Uruguay lack ofensive power with Luis Suarez missing. If the remaining players won't show their skills in the second half Uruguay faces an early elimination from the tournament.

The heat is on in Rio! Mario Yepes blocks Diego Forlán in the Colombian box while the striker is trying to get into a good position for a cross. After the cross is cleared Forlan and Yepes exchange some more psyical and verbal interactions until Björn Kuipers disrupts the fight with some calming words.

Uruguay try to find an answer. Edison Cavani finds himself in a perfect position for a freekick. He does well bending the ball over the wall but misses the crossbar by some inches.

It is still a game which is a plessure for tactic fans but not for those who want to be entertained.

If short passing is out of the equation you go with high and long passes into the box. But those passes are very hard to control for a striker as Edison Cavani has to experience when he fails to collect the ball out of the sky with his right foot.

Now it is Diego Forlán who tries a long distance shot on the other side. But the shot from 25 meters flies high above the goal and is no danger at all for keeper David Ospina.

After nine minutes Uruguay possess the ball for the first time in this game longer than a few seconds. They push the Colombian players into their half but the Uruguayan attackers can't finde a gap in the lines.

And with power that is beyond the rules. The very fast Juan Cuadrado tries to break through on the right wing and can only be stopped by being tripped by Álvaro Pereira. But the following freekick by James Rodríguez is punched out of the box by keeper Fernando Muslera.

The game is underway! Colombia is wearing their familiar yellow jerseys while the Uruguyan are dressed in the also very known combination of black shorts and blue shirts.

The referee tonight is the Dutch Björn Kuipers. A very experienced referee who whistled the Champions-League-Finale between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid this year.

And the premises to supersde the Colombian side of the World Cup 1990 with the legendary Carlos Valderrama couldn't be better. The side of the Argentine coach José Pekerman won their group against Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan in a very superior manner. Pekerman formed a team with a good mixture of veteran players like defender Mario Yepes and young players like James Rodríguez who have a distinct attacking spirit. Nine goals in three matches show that the Uruguayan defense has a though challenge on their hands today.

It is the only change coach Tabárez makes in comparison to the match against Italy. Apart from that he trusts the same players who were able to win against the European 1:0 due to a goal by center-back Diego Godin who will organize the defense tonight.

Prior to the the game all the talk is about the Uruguayan superstar Luis Suarez. The striker was banned by the FIFA for nine international games and for four months of clubfootball after his biting-attack on the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini in the last group match. While a lot of people agree to this sanction for Suarez's third bite in his career the Uruguayan players, officials and inhabitants smell a conspirary against their country. Us against the world“ could be the Uruguayan motto for today and the suspension of Suarez could boost the team spirit of the side of coach Oscar Tabárez.