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Colombia tames US in opener
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 05 - 06 - 2016

Colombia scored two first half goals to tame host the United States and open the Copa America tournament with a convincing 2-0 victory in front of a big crowd Friday.
The South Americans did not take long to strike with Cristian Zapata delivering the first goal in the eighth minute, the defender seizing on a corner kick from the left and volleying the ball into the back of the net.
James Rodriguez scored the second from a penalty in the 42nd minute after DeAndre Yedlin had been penalized for handball, a call the Americans hotly contested.
"The hand ball was not a hand ball," defender Geoff Cameron told reporters. "We're disappointed, obviously. But I thought we were the better team."
Rodriguez, the Real Madrid playmaker, made no mistake with the spot kick and the two-goal cushion proved enough to give Colombia the early leg up in Group A, which also includes Costa Rica and Paraguay.
The United States, hosting the tournament for the first time and looking for some consistency after a difficult year, showed fight late in the second half but were unable to finish what chances it created.
Still, it tried to put a positive spin on its efforts and said it was happy with how it successfully controlled possession against the 2014 World Cup quarter-finalists.
"We were okay with the team performance. Against a quality team, if you don't score a goal to get back in the game and equalize it's tough," said US coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
"But overall we were totally even and we didn't give them anything."
Clint Dempsey produced the best scoring opportunity for the Americans with a 63rd minute free kick that Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina saved at full stretch.
Ultimately, though, the end result was the hosts' sixth straight defeat in Copa America matches.
It was in line with US form over the last year. The Americans finished just fourth in last year's Gold Cup and suffered a deflating defeat to Guatemala in March that led to calls for German Klinsmann to be dismissed.
The US next faces Costa Rica in Chicago Tuesday, while Colombia remains in California to take on Paraguay at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena later that same evening.


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