Pre-match analysis

Pre-match analysis

First Stage – Group A

Sunday 25 Jan. 2009, at 21:00 GMT

Maturín Monumental Stadium, Maturín (VEN)

Capacity: 52 000 26ºC degrees

1 Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo

2 Ricardo Chará

3 Hernán Fertuz

4 Alex Díaz

6 Julián Guillermo Rojas

5 Yamith Cuesta

8 Dawhling Leudo

7 Cristian Nazarith

10 Sherman Cardenas

11 Elkin Blanco

9 David Leonardo Castro

9

11


Castro

Blanco


10


Cardenas


8

7


Nararith

Leudo


6

2


5

Chará

Rojas


Cuesta


3

4

Díaz

Fertuz

1

Mosquera Marmolejo

bench

12 Camilo Vargas

13 Elvis Yoan Perlaza

14 Marco Jhonner Pérez

15 Mauricio Arroyo

16 Miguel Ángel Julio

17 Andrés Mosquera Guardia

18 Javier Reina

19 Cristian Mejía
20 Segundo Ibarbo
coach: Jose Helmer Silva


referee: Antonio Arias (PAR)

assistant referee: Nicolás Yegros (PAR)

assistant referee: Julio Díaz (CHI)

1 Luis Ojeda

2 Fernando Tobio

3 Emiliano Insúa

4 Fernando Meza

13 Julián Fernández

5 Exequiel Benavides

16 Marcelo Benítez

7 Eduardo Salvio

19 Iván Gonzalo Bella

11 Jonatan Cristaldo

15 Andrés Ríos

15

11


Ríos

Blanco


19


Bella


7

16


Benítez

Salvio


13

2


5

Tobio

Fernández


Benavides


3

4

Meza

Insúa

1

Ojeda

bench

12 Diego Rodríguez

6 Federico Fernández

14 Maximiliano Oliva

9 Juan Neira

8 Franco Zuculini

17 Cristian Gaitán

18 Leandro Velásquez

10 Damián Lizio
20 Andrés Romero
coach: Sergio Batista










History: Federación Colombiana de Fútbol was founded on 1924. The team plays at the El Campín Stadium. Colombia is in the 49^th position in the FIFA World Ranking.
Main Titles: Colombia won twice the Sudamericano Under-20: 1987 and 2005, when the competition occurred in Colombia. The Colombian best player and top scorer was Hugo Rodallega (11).
Last Match: In the last match for the Sudamericano Sub-20, Colombia played against Ecuador and tied in a match with no goals: 0-0. Now, against Argentina, Colombia needs at least a draw to classify in the third position of the group.
Last Edition - 2007: In the last edition of the Sudamericano Sub-20, Peru was in group B and ended the First Stage as first. In the Final Stage the team lost 4 matches, tied 1 and won 0. Colombia ended as 6^th.
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Colombia participated 6 times of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The best result of the team was a 3^rd place in 2003. Colombia was eliminated twice in the Group Stage, once in the Round-of-16 and twice in the Quarter-Finals.
Group: Colombia is in the 3^rd position in the Group A, with 4 points in 2 matches, 1 goal scored and 0 allowed. The next match is against Venezuela, Jan 27.
Head-to-Head: The last match for the Sudamericano Sub-20 between Colombia and Argentina occurred in 2007, for the Final Stage: a draw with no goals (0-0).
News: Colombia and Argentina will play the third match of the Sudamericano, equalizing the same matches as the others of the group.










History: Asociación del Fútbol Argentino was founded on 1893. The team plays at the Monumental de Nuñez Stadium. Argentina is in the 7^th position in the FIFA World Ranking.
Main Titles: Argentina won 4 times the Sudamericano Sub-20 (1967, 1997, 1999, and 2003). The team also won 6 times the FIFA U-20 World Cup (1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007).
Last Match: In the last match of the Sudamericano Sub-20, Argentina played against Peru and won by 2-1. The goals were scored by Luis Trujillo, for PER, Jonatan Cristaldo and Eduardo Salvio, for ARG.
Last Edition - 2007: In the last edition of the Sudamericano Sub-20, Peru was in group B and classifies to the Final Stage as 3^rd of the group. In the Final Stage, the team ended as 2^nd, with 9 points in 5 matches: 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses.
FIFA U-20 World Cup: Argentina only didn’t participate of 4 editions of the FIFA U-20 World Cup (1977, 1985, 1987 and 1993). The team was champions 6 times: 1979, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2005, and 2007, 1 time Runner-Up and 1 time ended in the 4^th place.
Group: Argentina is in the 2^nd position in Group A, with 4 points in 2 matches: scored 3 and allowed 2. The next and last match is against Ecuador, January 27.
Head-to-Head: For the Sudamericano Sub-20, Argentina played 17 times against Colombia: won 6, tied 7 and lost 4, scored 23 goals and allowed 17.
News: The coach Sergio Batista is the actual champion of the Olympics Games, with the Argentina U-23.

1 Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo GK 10/09/1991

2 Ricardo Chará DF 24/05/1990
3 Hernán Fertuz DF 31/03/1989

4 Alex Díaz DF 13/01/1989

5 Yamith Cuesta DF 17/04/1989

6 Julián Guillermo Rojas MF 28/02/1990

7 Cristian Nazarith FW 13/08/1990

8 Dawhling Leudo MF 24/07/1989

9 David Leonardo Castro FW 12/05/1989

10 Sherman Cardenas MF 07/08/1989

11 Elkin Blanco MF 05/09/1989

12 Camilo Vargas GK 09/03/1989

13 Elvis Yoan Perlaza DF 07/03/1989

14 Marco Jhonner Pérez FW 18/09/1990

15 Mauricio Arroyo MF 12/01/1989

16 Miguel Ángel Julio MF 21/02/1991

17 Andrés Mosquera Guardia DF 20/02/1990

18 Javier Reina MF 04/01/1989

19 Cristian Mejía FW 11/10/1990

20 Segundo Ibarbo MF 19/08/1990

Top scorers of Colombia in this Sudameric. Sub-20

Goals	Player
1	Yamith Cuesta

COLOMBIA

All matches Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20

21/1	Colombia	1-0	Peru
23/1	Ecuador	0-0	Colombia
25/1	Colombia	Vs.	Argentina
27/1	Venezuela	Vs.	Colombia

Yellow Cards:
Javier Reina (1)

Andrés Guardiã (2)

Segundo Ibarbo (1)
Mauricio Arroyo (2)

Hernán Fertuz (1)

Red Cards:
-


1 Luis Alberto Ojeda GK 21/03/1990

2 Fernando Tobio DF 18/10/1989

3 Emiliano Insúa DF 07/01/1989

4 Fernando Meza DF 21/03/1990

5 Exequiel Benavides MF 05/03/1989

6 Federico Fernández DF 21/02/1989

7 Eduardo Salvio MF 13/07/1990

8 Franco Zuculini MF 05/09/1990

9 Juan Neira FW 21/02/1989

10 Damián Lizio MF 30/06/1989

11 Jonatan Cristaldo FW 05/03/1989

12 Diego Rodríguez GK 25/06/1989

13 Julián Fernández DF 18/07/1989

14 Maximiliano Oliva DF 24/03/1990

15 Andrés Ríos FW 01/08/1989

16 Marcelo Benítez MF 29/05/1989

17 Cristian Gaitán MF 05/01/1990

18 Leandro Velásquez MF 10/05/1989

19 Iván Gonzalo Bella MF 13/09/1989

20 Andrés Romero FW 21/12/1989

Top scorers of Argentina in this Sudameri. Sub-20

Goals	Player
2	Eduardo Salvio
1	Jonatan Cristaldo

ARGENTINA

All matches Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20

19/1	Venezuela	1-1	Argentina
23/1	Argentina	2-1	Peru
25/1	Colombia	Vs.	Argentina
27/1	Argentina	Vs.	Ecuador

Yellow Cards:
Andrés Romero (1)
Luis Alberto Ojeda (1)
Julián Fernández (2)

Exequiel Benavides (1)

Red Cards:
-

Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 2009

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