Subj : Re: (R/T) Conmebol WCQ'2022, Round 11
To   : rec.sport.soccer
From : Mark
Date : Mon Oct 11 2021 09:15 am

On Monday, October 11, 2021 at 4:17:50 AM UTC+1, Ll|-o wrote:
> Bolivia 1-0 Peru 
> 
> Hard-fought and deserved victory for Bolivia at Estadio Hernando Siles, 
> in La Paz. Bolivia came out to play, as they do at home, while Peru 
> approached the game cautiously, trying to save fuel for the second half 
> due to the altitude. It usually doesn't work, and again it didn't. Peru 
> was eventually incisive whenever they came out of their shell, but it 
> didn't happen often enough and Lampe again was at it when they did. 
> Bolivia had a player sent off on the 76th minute, but five minutes later 
> a recently subbed in Ramiro Vaca scored their winner. 
> 
> Media here says it's Bolivia's first win over Peru in 13 years. That 
> may be technically correct, but it is only so because in the last WCQ 
> cycle, Bolivia's 2-0 home win over Peru was overturned and awarded 0-3 
> to the visitors, due to the hosts fielding an inelegible player. Both 
> sides stay where they previously were in the qualifying table. 
Lleo 30 points
Mark 30 points
> 
> Venezuela 2-1 Ecuador 
> 
> Good win by Venezuela at Estadio Olimpico de la UCV, in Caracas. Ecuador 
> were not up to their high standing in the table and collected yet another 
> away loss. Ecuador scored first, on a VAR-assisted penalty kick, but 
> Venezuela equalised at the end of the first half and turned their fortunes 
> around on a long distance free kick that counted with the generosity of 
> Ecuadoran goalkeeper Ramirez. 
> 
> This was a missed opportunity for Ecuador to improve their position in 
> the middle of the pack before facing a difficult away six-pointer at 
> Colombia. Venezuela is still at the bottom, but not as far adrift as 
> they were before. 
Lleo 0
Mark 0
> 
> Colombia 0-0 Brasil 
> 
> A game of two halves at Estadio Metropolitano de Barranquilla. In the 
> first half, a visibly nervous and a bit disjointed Colombian team did 
> little to threaten the visitors, who created the most dangerous chances. 
> The hosts got their act together in the second half and took over the 
> initiative. Brasil sat back, took on a few scares but almost stole the 
> win in counter attacks, forcing a couple of very good saves by Ospina. 
> 
> Again Colombia stops at home a WCQ winning streak by Brasil at 9. 
> Although it was yet another draw to their long collection, it was not 
> a bad result for them, not by a long shot. As for Brasil, although 
> Neymar was again a non-entity, Raphinha and Antony played well when 
> they came in and seem to be promising prospects for the near future. 
Lleo 90
Mark 30
> 
> Argentina 3-0 Uruguay 
> 
> A dominant performance and well-earned victory by Argentina in the 
> Superclasico at Monumental de Nu|#ez, Buenos Aires. Goals by Messi and 
> De Paul in the first half and Lautaro Mart|!nez in the second finished 
> off La Celeste, who have a lot to thank Muslera for keeping the score 
> semi-respectable. 
> 
> Uruguay wasn't that bad, they had their share of opportunities but 
> Emiliano Martinez came up big too. There was little they could do against 
> an Argentinian team that is playing the best football in the continent 
> right now. Uruguay are still in the qualifying area, but they have some 
> rough waters ahead in the coming rounds. As for Argentina, closing the 
> gap to Brasil is more or less irrelevant when it comes to qualifying, 
> but who knows, they might as well do that too. 
Lleo 0
Mark 60
> 
> Chile 2-0 Paraguay 
> 
> A hard-fought win for Chile on a tough game at Estadio San Carlos de 
> Apoquindo, in Santiago. La Roja made most of the play and the score was 
> kept blank in the first half by some good goalkeeping work by Anthony 
> Silva, but goals by Brereton and Isla in the 67th and 71st minute put 
> the game beyond Paraguay's reach. Tempers flared somewhat and each side 
> had a player sent off (Aranguiz for Chile and Alderete for Paraguay), 
> but Nestor Pitana managed to conduct the game to its end without further 
> incidents. 
> 
> Though the results of this round were favourable for Paraguay, they 
> couldn't take on this opportunity to close the gap to the playoff 
> spot. Chile remains in 8th, five points off the pace with seven rounds 
> to go. Although I think their mission is a bit too difficult now, they 
> still keep a glimmer of hope alive. 
Lleo 0
Mark 0
> 
Total points for predictions:
Lleo 120
Mark 120
Yay! We both did as well (or as badly) as each other. 
It was a more unpredictable round though.
--- SBBSecho 3.06-Win32
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