South American Champions Chile is the first Finalist of the Mini-world Cup in Russia. After 120 goalless minutes against Portugal Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo will shoot the penalty kick to the Trauma of European champion.
Captain and match-winner: Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo
At the Confederations Cup in Russia, South American Champions Chile after a penalty-Blackout of the European championship, Portugal was the first team to the final. The Team of Bayern Munich Star Arturo Vidal sat in Kazan in the first semi-final in a penalty shootout with 3:0 against world footballer Cristiano Ronaldo mentioned the Portuguese. In the 120 minutes of the game before any goals had fallen. All three of the Portuguese penalty takers, Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani have failed to Chiles goalkeeper Claudio Bravo. “It is madness,” said the match-winner. “Our team has given everything and the final deserves.” In the final, the South Americans meet on Sunday (kick-off 20.00 GMT, 19.45 the DW-live Ticker) in St. Petersburg, either on the world Champions Germany, or a Gold Cup winner Mexico, to determine the second finalists on Thursday (20 hrs, 19.45 the DW-live Ticker) in Sochi. Portugal plays on Sunday (15.00) in the game for third place in Moscow against the loser of the second semi-finals.
Bravo-Claudio Bravo! Portugal’s Keeper in the penalty shoot-out defeat
Brisk The Beginning
The game started rapidly. Already after six minutes, the former hope Heimer Bundesliga player Eduardo Vargas stood free in front of the Portuguese goal, but failed to goalkeeper Rui Patricio. Only a few seconds later, André Silva didn’t come over on the other side, to the presentation of Ronaldo from a very short distance to Bravo. Then laughed the game to begin with and was only in the second half again. First of all, Chile with Vidal-head to the ball (54. Minute) and a scissor kick from Vargas (57.) good scoring chances before Ronaldo from a tight angle failed due to Chile’s goalkeeper Bravo. In the 72. Minute, the world player with a deflected shot, had his best goal-scoring opportunity.
Twice Aluminum
Arturo Vidal (R) and Gary Medel cheer
In extra time the Chileans were the much more active team. In the 113. Minutes you had to actually get a foul penalty, as the Portuguese Jose Fonte got the Chile’s Francisco Silva in the penalty area of the legs. But the whistle remained silent, the Video referee not stepped in. Shortly before the final whistle, the extension (119.) the South Americans failed twice on the aluminum. Only Vidal struck from 17 metres to the left post, and then Martin Rodriguez hammered the Ball on to the crossbar. It remained at 0:0, the penalty shootout had to bring the decision. That all three Portuguese would fail to Bravo, had probably kept even the wildest optimists on the side of the Chileans. “We have fought the Move. We have to play always better in the tournament and believe that we have also in the final, the best opportunities,” said Arturo Vidal after the game in the ARD, and told his opponent: “Germany!”