Wednesday June 16, 2010 Group Stage: Group H Finished Mbombela Stadium
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Chile finally end barren streak
An impressive Chile side defeated Honduras 1-0 in the opening game of World Cup Group H at the Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit. More
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Time:90'- Honduras
- Chile
- 90+3' And Gonzalez with another attempt from distance, this one a long way wide.
- 90+2' A fierce strike from Gonzalez but well over.
- 90+1' Three minutes of added time.
90' A rare sight of goal for Honduras but Welcome leans back on his shot which drifts wide of the far post.- 89' And the resulting free-kick is blasted into the wall by Ponce.
- 88' Sanchez goes under a challenge from behind by Figueroa.
87' Former Liverpool winger Mark Gonzalez replaces Valdivia.- 86' Alvarez gets his cross in the mixer but Bravo claims confidently.
- 85' Before the fourth and final group phase of the CONCACAF qualifying group, Honduras changed their jersey design and opted for a retro look, based on the successful qualifying campaign of the 1982 World Cup. They failed to yield a point in Spain however that year and look to go without again today.
- 84' Anthony H: "I think long shots with this new ball are worthless, it just flies all over the place, the Chile goal just shows that quick passing and movement will produce far better results."
- 83' Fernandez' free-kick reaches Gary Medel but the stocky central defender has drifted offside.
- 82' Defensive change from Chile as Pablo Contreras replaces Vidal.
- 81' Sanchez eager to get his shot off but drives wide from 25 yards. A goal has been the only thing missing from his performance.
- 80' Sanchez to the by-line but his cross from the right is cut out.
- 78' Final change for Honduras. Walter Martinez replaces Nunez.
- 77' InfostradaLive: Beausejour scores his second goal for Chile in his 28th match. His first goal was against Bolivia (4-0) on June 2009.
- 76' Chile are playing in the World Cup for the eighth time. Their best result in the previous seven World Cups was third in 1962, when they hosted the event.
75' Vidal's viciously curling effort bounces off keeper Valladares and Chile put the follow-up in the net but Sanchez is penalised for handball.- 74' Héctor Zelaya scored Honduras’s first World Cup goal on this day in 1982 against Spain but nothing today so far, 28 years on.
- 73' Sanchez pulls back to Fernandez whose shot looks destined for the corner but strikes Thomas.
- 72' Valdivia needs treatment after getting a bump off Figueroa.
- 71' In fact replays indicate the ball came off Ponce's forearm, it was ball to arm but that is Honduras' second half penalty shout of the second period.
- 70' Not great defending at the near post but the ball bounces off Ponce's chest and back into the arms of Bravo.
- 69' Honduras earn just their third corner.
- 68' Sanchez squares to Isla who is just about to pull the trigger from close range when Thomas nicks the ball off his toe.
- 67' They finished second in the Conmebol qualification group, scoring 32 goals, one less than winners Brazil.
- 66' Chile's last World Cup was in 1998, when they lost 4-1 against Brazil in the second round. Those two sides could meet in the last 16 here.
- 65' Wigan's Hendry Thomas has replaced the captain Amado Guevara.
- 64' SAVE OF THE TOURNAMENT! Valladares dives full length to his right to push away Ponce's header from three yards after Vidal had headed a free-kick invitingly across goal.
- 63' Match Image Chile's goalkeeper Bravo makes a save
- 62' The Honduras defenders back off Sanchez who runs at them at pace, he does everything right except drag his shot past the far post.
- 61' Sanchez with a deliciously cushioned ball for the marauding Isla but another vital saving tackle from Figueroa.
- 60' Georgie Welcome replaces Pavon.
- 59' Another dangerously swinging free-kick is repelled by the head of Palacios.
- 58' Optajoe: "In four World Cups since 1962, Australia are the only side in 13 games to face Chile and not score against them."
- 57' Vidal pulls back to Sanchez who nicks the ball away from Palacios and goes over his outstretched leg on the edge of the penalty area but no free-kick.
- 56' Olango: "Chile could just be the surprise team of the tournament. The World Cup needs to break away from Brazil, Italy, Germany and Argentina."
- 55' Vidal almost gets a free header at the back post but is just crowded out.
- 54' Espinoza brings down Sanchez to hand Chile a free-kick in a dangerous area.
- 53' Rodrigo Millar is replaced by West Brom's Gonzalo Jara.
- 52' Sanchez' cross is deflected through to Isla but he is offside.
- 51' The corner drops to Medel in the penalty area but his shot is blocked by Mendoza.
- 50' Izaguirre needlessly hands Chile a corner.
- 49' Vidal curls an effort wide from the left.
- 48' And at the other end a desperate sliding challenge from Figueroa, coming across on the cover, denies Beausejour a clear sight of goal after more great footwork from Sanchez.
- 47' A vital sliding challenge from Gary Medel and he just nicks the ball off Alvarez right on the 18-yard box.
46' And we are back underway with no changes to either side.
45+2' HALF-TIME! And Chile have been far the better side and have a deserved lead.- 45+1' Decent strike by Nunez from 33m but comfortably tipped over by Bravo.
- 45' Free-kick for Honduras in realistic range after Sanchez is adjudged to have fouled Izaguirre although he took plenty of ball.
- 44' Honduras stretched and Chile work the ball to Sanchez on the right-hand side of the penalty area who cuts inside and his shot hits the left arm of Figueroa but no penalty.
- 43' Chile have had 63% of the possession.
- 42' Valdivia finds Beausejour down the left and squares but the ball is cut out.
- 41' The goal was always likely as Honduras have conceded one goal in each of their three previous World Cup matches.
- 40' Honduras break but Nunez leans back on his 25-yard shot and it is high, wide and not very handsome.
- 39' This Chile side are very pleasing on the eye and one of the most impressive attacking units we've seen in this tournament.
- 38' Lovely back heel from Valdivia intended for Sanchez and only a vital sliding tackle from Osman Chavez prevents Sanchez from a sight of goal.
35' GOAL CHILE!! And that is a splendid move. Fernandez with a neat pass inside the full-back and the cross from the right by rIsla deflects off the defender Mendoza and back off Beausejour and into the net.- 34' The referee from Seychelles looks a liability in truth.
33' Wilson Palacios is booked for persistent misconduct even though he did not commit the latest foul.- 32' Sanchez leads the break and is taken out by Maynor Figueroa but incredibly no free-kick.
- 31' Amado Guevara's cross from the left is hacked cleared by Chile in their own penalty area.
- 30' This is Honduras’s second World Cup. They finished fourth in their group in 1982 after drawing 1-1 against Spain and Northern Ireland and lost 1-0 against Yugoslavia.
- 29' Astute pass from Fernandez is just cut out by a sliding challenge. That would have been a clear sight of goal for Chile.
- 28' Match Image Chile's Arturo Vidal fights for the ball with Honduras' Amado Guevara
- 27' Espinoza loses Vidal but the header from 12 yards is over the top. Another chance!
- 26' Another corner for Chile as Emilio Izaguirre deflects a cross behind.
- 25' Chile boss Marcelo Bielsa was coach of Argentina when they were eliminated in the group phase of the 2002 World Cup.
- 24' Chile are controlling the game with Honduras looking for scraps on the counter.
- 23' The corner drops to Sanchez on the edge of the penalty area, a great opportunity but he loses his footing and the ball loops over the top.
- 22' Sanchez has been really bright and squares to Valdivia whose striker from the edge of the area is deflected for a corner.
- 21' Ramon Nunez sees his corner caught by Valladares.
- 20' Roger Espinoza finds himself in space and his 25-yard left-footed effort deflects off a Chile head and goes for a corner.
- 19' Fernandez somewhat harshly booked, a tame tackle although the caution may have been for dissent.
- 18' Waldo Ponce dives in and that gives Carlos Pavon space 25 yards out but his shot is scuffed wide of the post.
- 17' Fernandez with the corner but two Chile players collide and they can't get a header on goal.
- 16' A second corner for Chile.
- 15' Honduras break but the cross from Roger Espinoza, from the left, is too deep.
- 14' A rhythmic use of the vuvuzela today!
- 13' A great move from Chile but Valdivia over hits his pass to Beausejour and a great chance to carve open the Honduras defence is spurned.
- 12' Honduras won the last encounter 2-0 in a friendly match played in Fort Lauderdale in the USA. Carlos Alberto Pavón and Amado Guevara, who start today, scored the goals.
- 11' The two teams have met five times with Honduras winning twice and Chile collecting three wins. All these matches were friendlies, the first match played in 1997 and the last one in 2009.
- 10' Viciously swerving shot from all of 35 yards from Vidal is handled by Honduras keeper Noel Valladares at the second attempt.
- 9' Lovely backheel from Sanchez but the marauding right-back Mauricio Isla can't bring the ball down.
- 8' A deflected shot from Ramon Nunez loops into the arms of Chile keeper Claudio Bravo.
- 7' Alexis Sanchez hits the deck very easily and wins a free-kick which Honduras eventually scramble clear.
- 6' Yellow card for Carlos Carmona for a cynical late, late trip on Edgard Alvarez.
- 5' Lively start from Chile who win the first corner of the match.
- 4' A splendid 30-yard curling free-kick from Matias Fernandez and it is just a whisker over the crossbar. That is one of the better set-piece efforts we have seen.
- 3' Jorge Valdivia is fouled by Wilson Palacios and that is a free-kick in a dangerous area.
- 2' A long ball over the top intended for Honduras' Juan Beausejour runs out of play.
1' We are underway for the first game in Nelspruit, a city of 220,000 people and the capital of the Mpumalanga province (formerly Eastern Transvaal) which lies about 60 miles west of the Mozambique border.- 12:25 Today's referee is Eddy Maillet from that footballing hotbed, the Seychelles.
- 12:20 Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda left his injured striker David Suazo on the bench and put Roger Espinoza up front with Carlos Pavon. Ramon Nunez comes into midfield.
- 12:15 Valdivia and Fernandez usually play the same role, just behind the strikers. They have only featured together five times in the Bielsa era and Chile have lost all five matches.
- 12:10 Chile coach Marcelo Bielsa sprung a major surprise in his team selection by fielding both his creative playmakers -- Matias Fernandez and Jorge Valdivia. With his leading striker Humberto Suazo still not match fit after injury, Bielsa was expected to play Esteban Paredes up front but instead opted to leave both strikers on the bench.
- 12:05 Since then, they have not won a single game in 13 matches over four more World Cups. But Chile defender Gonzalo Jara said minds were not focused on history. "Getting the three points and playing like we want to play that's the important thing," he said.
- 12:00 Chile are playing on the 48th anniversary of their last World Cup victory when they beat Yugoslavia in the third-place playoff while hosting the 1962 tournament.
- 11:55 This is the Central American country's fourth World Cup match after their debut in 1982 where they went out in the group stages.
- 11:50 A fourth Palacios brother, Edwin, was kidnapped in 2007 and found dead last year.
- 11:45 Palacios III joins the team after midfielder Julio Cesar de Leon was ruled out after a thigh injury. De Leon has 77 caps and is known as "Rambo" after the tough-as-nails Sylvester Stallone movie character.
- 11:40 Honduras called up a third Palacios brother to its World Cup squad with Jerry joining Wilson and Johnny this morning but he is not in the starting XI.
- 11:35 Honduras: 18-Noel Valladares; 2-Osman Chavez, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 7-Ramon Nunez, 21-Emilio Izaguirre, 8-Wilson Palacios, 20-Amado Guevara, 23-Sergio Mendoza, 13-Roger Espinoza, 17-Edgard Alvarez, 9-Carlos Pavon. /// Chile: 1-Claudio Bravo; 4-Mauricio Isla, 17-Gary Medel, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Arturo Vidal, 6-Carlos Carmona, 20-Rodrigo Millar, 14-Matias Fernandez, 10-Jorge Valdivia, 15-Juan Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez.
- 11:30 Chile and Honduras will have the first chance to up the tournament's goal tally in the opening game of Group H at Nelspruit.
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Summary
- 90' A rare sight of goal for Honduras but Welcome leans back on his shot which drifts wide of the far post.
- 81' Sanchez eager to get his shot off but drives wide from 25 yards. A goal has been the only thing missing from his performance.
- 75' Vidal's viciously curling effort bounces off keeper Valladares and Chile put the follow-up in the net but Sanchez is penalised for handball.
- 68' Sanchez squares to Isla who is just about to pull the trigger from close range when Thomas nicks the ball off his toe.
- 64' SAVE OF THE TOURNAMENT! Valladares dives full length to his right to push away Ponce's header from three yards after Vidal had headed a free-kick invitingly across goal.
- 62' The Honduras defenders back off Sanchez who runs at them at pace, he does everything right except drag his shot past the far post.
- 48' And at the other end a desperate sliding challenge from Figueroa, coming across on the cover, denies Beausejour a clear sight of goal after more great footwork from Sanchez.
- 47' A vital sliding challenge from Gary Medel and he just nicks the ball off Alvarez right on the 18-yard box.
- 45+1' Decent strike by Nunez from 33m but comfortably tipped over by Bravo.
- 44' Honduras stretched and Chile work the ball to Sanchez on the right-hand side of the penalty area who cuts inside and his shot hits the left arm of Figueroa but no penalty.
- 38' Lovely back heel from Valdivia intended for Sanchez and only a vital sliding tackle from Osman Chavez prevents Sanchez from a sight of goal.
- 35' GOAL CHILE!! And that is a splendid move. Fernandez with a neat pass inside the full-back and the cross from the right by rIsla deflects off the defender Mendoza and back off Beausejour and into the net.
- 27' Espinoza loses Vidal but the header from 12 yards is over the top. Another chance!
- 23' The corner drops to Sanchez on the edge of the penalty area, a great opportunity but he loses his footing and the ball loops over the top.
- 22' Sanchez has been really bright and squares to Valdivia whose striker from the edge of the area is deflected for a corner.
- 20' Roger Espinoza finds himself in space and his 25-yard left-footed effort deflects off a Chile head and goes for a corner.
- 10' Viciously swerving shot from all of 35 yards from Vidal is handled by Honduras keeper Noel Valladares at the second attempt.
- 4' A splendid 30-yard curling free-kick from Matias Fernandez and it is just a whisker over the crossbar. That is one of the better set-piece efforts we have seen.
- 11:35 Honduras: 18-Noel Valladares; 2-Osman Chavez, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 7-Ramon Nunez, 21-Emilio Izaguirre, 8-Wilson Palacios, 20-Amado Guevara, 23-Sergio Mendoza, 13-Roger Espinoza, 17-Edgard Alvarez, 9-Carlos Pavon. /// Chile: 1-Claudio Bravo; 4-Mauricio Isla, 17-Gary Medel, 3-Waldo Ponce, 8-Arturo Vidal, 6-Carlos Carmona, 20-Rodrigo Millar, 14-Matias Fernandez, 10-Jorge Valdivia, 15-Juan Beausejour, 7-Alexis Sanchez.
Team lineup & ratings
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Lineup
Live Team Line-Up
Starting line-up
- N. Valladares
- S. Mendoza
- O. Chávez
- M. Figueroa
- E. Izaguirre
- W. Palacios
- A. Guevara
- E. Alvarez
- R. Núñez
- R. Espinoza
- C. Pavón
Subs
- D. Suazo
- H. Thomas
66′ - E. Turcios
- R. Canales
- D. Escober
- O. García
- V. Bernárdez
- W. Martínez 78′
- G. Welcome 60′
- M. Sabillón
- J. Palacios
Starting line-up
- C. Bravo
- M. Isla
- W. Ponce
- G. Medel
- A. Vidal
- C. Carmona
- R. Millar
- M. Fernández
- A. Sánchez
- J. Beausejour
- J. Valdívia
Subs
- P. Contreras 81′
- R. Tello
- M. Pinto
- H. Suazo
- G. Jara 52′
- I. Fuentes
- G. Fierro
- M. Estrada
- F. Orellana
- E. Paredes
- M. González 87′
- L. Marín
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i think at the end...Spain Chilie and Switzerland will all have 6 pionts!! Hope spain and Chile to go through ..in the name of soccer!! :)
chile=best chile show the world very good team
I was just waiting for this game, I wish Chile scored at least 3 goals. However they showed EVERYONE how's done, they were never mentioned as a key team, nor as favorites, however now they have shown part of their repertoir.
You have to remember few of the key players were not in this game, and also, most of them are just 22, this selection has a lot ahead. Last year Chile became the world champion in sub 20.I hope now people start t pay attention to the teams outside Europe and their pretty boys.
Brutal Truth 57: I think you will find that it was the Chile fans who were doing all the singing, mate! The Hondurans had nothing whatsoever to sing about. This match was about as one-sided as they come: Chile could have won by three or four goals.
I have to say that Chile look a very decent team, and now that Spain have lost their first match to the Swiss, Chile look to be in the driving seat in the group. It's not a disaster yet for Spain since they should have a comfortable win against Honduras in their next game to set up a cracker of a decider against Chile. On the evidence of Chile's play here, it is a clash that could go either way given Spain's history of choking in major tournaments when they are made favourites to win the whole thing.
Ahaa hOUNDRAS lost teheheh bad on dem :L
Why Honduras In World Cup...Costa Rica Better Than Them....And Will Be More Interesting Match If Costa Rica Here.. _
good win chile.
I think it was only that the Hondurans were so bad that it made Chile look good, I don't rate their chances beyond the next round.........
Post-match conversation at home: "How d'ya get on today luv?"
"Well I had a real hard day at the vuvuzela."
"And how was the game?"
"What game?"
"D'ya want to see the recording then?"
"No luv, I think I've mastered the tune now".
Joking honest. After 2 tramadols and 5 large gins, I don't even notice the telly.why can't anyone score from long range,is that ball really that bad? P.S.congratulations to chile,it was the best team and best performance I saw after germany so far,good luck
...When it is night time and while everyone is sleeping, the Honduran team should quitely pack their bags and leave town...they were a disgrace to the game. A 1-2 approach would have made the Chileans sit up, but they were for holding the ball, which they very bad at.
Chile is a good team and i knew they will carry the day. Congratulations and all the best as you prepare for your next game.
Well in chille
Even Zimbabwe are a better side than Honduras, they need to give us a better game.
seems the result will remain the same
I don't enjoy the ball real.See people running here and there.Neither Hond nor Chile are good players.Ooops very boring
#61 dats y dey r lossin?!
I think Mr Aresco,that you will find that this world cup is anybody's to take..even Bafana Bafan stands a chance so stop makimg silly remarks!
Bad choice of shots
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