Carrascal involved in goal as Colombia beat Costa Rica in friendly | OneFootball

Jorge Carrascal showed good movement in Colombia’s match

If Jorge Carrascal is not going through his best moment at Flamengo, the situation is different with the Colombian National Team. Starting in the 3-1 friendly win over Costa Rica this Monday (01), the red-and-black midfielder was involved in one of the goals, even though he only played 45 minutes. The match took place at El Campín Stadium in Bogotá.

Colombia opened the scoring in just the 17th minute. Carrascal even looked like he would take the corner, but it was forward Luis Díaz who delivered it. The ball found center back Davinson Sánchez, who rose completely unmarked to score the opener.

HOW WAS CARRASCAL INVOLVED IN THE GOAL?

In the 23rd minute, Carrascal was directly involved in a goal. Colombia pressed the opponent’s buildup, Costa Rica’s defense failed to clear properly, and the ball ricocheted off the Flamengo player. Then the ball fell kindly for Luis Díaz, who calmly beat his marker and scored the second.

Carrascal almost scored in the 36th minute. Luis Díaz, the standout of the first half, made a great play down the left and passed to the Flamengo midfielder inside the box. First time, the red-and-black player did hit the net, but on the outside, fooling part of the stadium, which even shouted goal.

A little earlier, in the 33rd minute, Costa Rica pulled one back. After a cross into the box and a headed exchange of passes, Josimar Alcócer set up Andrey Soto nicely to reduce the deficit and spark the match. Despite being a friendly, both teams were going in hard in the challenges.

WHEN DID CARRASCAL COME OFF?

At halftime, Jorge Carrascal was replaced by the country’s idol, James Rodríguez. The substitution had already been planned, as coach Nestor Lorenzo made other changes before the second half began. Andrés Gómez, from Vasco, also left the pitch early.

With ten minutes left, James Rodríguez played a precise long ball to Luís Suárez. The forward showed great strength and speed to beat his marker and unleashed a left-footed rocket, sealing the score in Colombia’s favor.

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