Colombia — DR Congo

I-Guadalajara yabamba umoya wayo — kanti i-Estadio Akron yanikeza uhlobo lomdlalo olwenza izigaba zamaqembu zicasule kakhulu. Isikolo esizwakala sikhululekile, kuyilapho i-xG ihlebela iqiniso eliyinkimbinkimbi. Ukuphikisana kungokoqobo. IKholombiya yahlulela: 64% yokubamba ibhola, amashothi angu-20, ayisishiyagalolunye eqondise emapalini, 88% ukunemba kokudlulisela ibhola, i-xG 1.03. Kwanele kakhulu ukuwina. Kodwa bachitha zombili izikhathi ezinkulu. Zombili. Iqembu elikwazi ukwakha ibhola ngokushelela lalingenakho ukuhlupheka kuze kube umzuzu wama-76. Ukwenza kwabo engxenyeni yokugcina yebala akuhambisananga nobuhle bakho konke ngaphambi kwalokho. UJames Rodríguez wayeyinjini yengxenye yokuqala — edonsa izintambo, ethola izikhala lapho abanye bebona khona izindonga. Kodwa wahlala phakathi nesikhathi esixoxwa kakhulu ngaso kusihlwa: ukubuyekezwa kwe-VAR okubandakanya yena ngqo ngesikhathi sokuvala ingxenye yokuqala. Unompempe uMaurizio Mariani wabheka isikrini, isinqumo sahamba ngokumelene neKholombiya. Kwakulungile yini? Wonke umhlaziyi egumbini uzophikisana. Okuqinisekile ukuthi kwaphazamisa umoya, futhi ngomzuzu wama-58 uJames wakhishwa — umbuzo wokuthi lokho kwakuyimbangela noma umphumela uzoqhubeka nokuxoxwa ngawo isikhathi eside ngemuva kwalobubusuku. IDR Congo ifanelwe ukudunyiswa ngempela, futhi lokho akuyona inothi lokududuza. Amasave ayisishiyagalombili. Ayisishiyagalombili. I-xG yabo engu-0.39 kanye namathuba amakhulu ayiziro aqinisekisa ukubusa kweKholombiya, kodwa unozinti owenza amasave ayisishiyagalombili yiqembu elenqaba ukudilika. Isiyalo sabo sokuzivikela sasingokoqobo. Inkinga yayiyisakhiwo — 75% ukunemba kokudlulisela ibhola, 36% yokubamba ibhola, akukho ukusika okubukhali — okusho ukuthi ukumelana kwabo kwakuhlala kuyisikhathi esibolekiwe. Ibhola langena kuDaniel Muñoz, umdlali wasemuva kwesokudla, ngomzuzu wama-76. Isilinganiso 8.19, esihamba phambili enkundleni. Lapho abakhi abaqokiwe bethula, umdlali wasemuva uyenyuka. UDavinson Sánchez (7.93) wayengumphathi ngemuva kwakhe — ukuqina kwezokuvikela kweKholombiya akuzange kuqashelwe ngenxa yokuthi iDR Congo yayingasongeli kakhulu, kodwa amashidi ahlanzekile awenzeki ngengozi. Ukusiza kunokujabula ngesikhathi kuphela umdlalo. Ukuwina i-xG ekusekelayo, okuzuzwe umdlali wasemuva kwesokudla, ngobusuku lapho abathakathi behluleka khona. Ku-FootLegion, imigomo yezwe lakho ihlala iphila phakade — akukho-VAR engayisusa. Ingabe uJames bekufanele avikelwe isikhathi eside, noma ingabe ukushintshwa kabili ngomzuzu wama-58 kwakuyisinqumo esifanele? Futhi ingabe iDR Congo ingathola noma yibuphi ubunikazi bokuhlasela ngaphambi komdlalo wabo olandelayo weqembu?