Munititions stockpile goalkeeper David Ospina was the saint as Colombia killed their punishment shoot-out curse to annihilation Peru and development to the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario here Friday.
Ospina pulled off a sublime spare profound into harm time to deny Peru an objective before sparing a spot-kick from Peru guard Miguel Trauco in the shoot-out to secure a nailbiting win for Colombia.
A to a great extent disillusioning quarter-last before 79,194 fans at East Rutherford's MetLife Stadium was settled in punishments after the two sides completed a hour and a half stopped at 0-0.
After Colombia bored their initial three punishments, the tide turned to support them when Trauco saw his exertion obstructed by Ospina.
Sebastian Perez then scored Colombia's fourth punishment to put his 4-2 up and when Peru's Christian Cueva impacted his spot-kick over the bar Colombia were through.
Triumph was particularly sweet for Colombia, who had left the opposition a year ago at the same stage to Argentina.
They will now play either Mexico or Chile in the semi-finals in Chicago next Wednesday.
"Here and there you win now and again you lose, and today fortunes was on our side in the punishments," Colombia's James Rodriguez said.
"Our objective was to get into the semi-finals at any rate and we've done that. Presently we need to win the title," the Genuine Madrid star included.
Goalkeeper Ospina said he trusted Colombia could achieve the June 26 last.
"I contributed my bit, and we need to continue going from here," Ospina said. "We can get to the last. The semi will be extreme paying little heed to whoever we confront."
The tone for a niggly experience was set in the initial 18 minutes, which saw no less than 11 fouls submitted, for the most part originating from Peru.
The stop-begin nature of the challenge hampered Colombia's endeavors to manufacture force and made for a for the most part disappointing half for the skilled 2014 World Container quarter-finalists.
Carlos Bacca was the first to undermine the Peru objective, yet his shot from a tight edge following seven minutes hit the post.
The most obvious opportunity with regards to the half came following 22 minutes, Rodriguez got the ball in midfield and progressed towards objective before letting fly with a twisting low shot from 20 yards.
The strike flew past Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese yet excruciatingly for Rodriguez it struck the foot of the right hand upright and cannoned back over the objective.
Bacca jumped on the bounce back yet his shot went simply wide.
The most eminent episodes in the rest of the half were a progression of substantial conflicts which left players from both sides moving on the turf at different times.
Colombia's Daniel Torres was leveled by Peru protector Alberto Rodriguez while Juan Cuadrado likewise fell off most exceedingly terrible after a rough ethereal test by Trauco.
The wounding way of the diversion proceeded after the break, with Renato Tapia fortunate not to surrender a punishment in the 53rd moment after an explicit scow on Bacca in the container which went unpunished.
Following 63 minutes, Argentinian arbitrator Patricio Loustau had unmistakably seen enough and went after his pocket, booking Tapia for a wild foul on Rodriguez.
The dissatisfaction of Colombia's players likewise started to appear, with Cristian Zapata and Farid Diaz both getting yellow cards inside a couple of minutes of each other halfway during that time half.
The example of play proceeded as the minutes wore out, with neither one of the sides making much in the method for obvious possibilities.
Ospina pulled off a sublime spare profound into harm time to deny Peru an objective before sparing a spot-kick from Peru guard Miguel Trauco in the shoot-out to secure a nailbiting win for Colombia.
A to a great extent disillusioning quarter-last before 79,194 fans at East Rutherford's MetLife Stadium was settled in punishments after the two sides completed a hour and a half stopped at 0-0.
After Colombia bored their initial three punishments, the tide turned to support them when Trauco saw his exertion obstructed by Ospina.
Sebastian Perez then scored Colombia's fourth punishment to put his 4-2 up and when Peru's Christian Cueva impacted his spot-kick over the bar Colombia were through.
Triumph was particularly sweet for Colombia, who had left the opposition a year ago at the same stage to Argentina.
They will now play either Mexico or Chile in the semi-finals in Chicago next Wednesday.
"Here and there you win now and again you lose, and today fortunes was on our side in the punishments," Colombia's James Rodriguez said.
"Our objective was to get into the semi-finals at any rate and we've done that. Presently we need to win the title," the Genuine Madrid star included.
Goalkeeper Ospina said he trusted Colombia could achieve the June 26 last.
"I contributed my bit, and we need to continue going from here," Ospina said. "We can get to the last. The semi will be extreme paying little heed to whoever we confront."
The tone for a niggly experience was set in the initial 18 minutes, which saw no less than 11 fouls submitted, for the most part originating from Peru.
The stop-begin nature of the challenge hampered Colombia's endeavors to manufacture force and made for a for the most part disappointing half for the skilled 2014 World Container quarter-finalists.
Carlos Bacca was the first to undermine the Peru objective, yet his shot from a tight edge following seven minutes hit the post.
The most obvious opportunity with regards to the half came following 22 minutes, Rodriguez got the ball in midfield and progressed towards objective before letting fly with a twisting low shot from 20 yards.
The strike flew past Peru goalkeeper Pedro Gallese yet excruciatingly for Rodriguez it struck the foot of the right hand upright and cannoned back over the objective.
Bacca jumped on the bounce back yet his shot went simply wide.
The most eminent episodes in the rest of the half were a progression of substantial conflicts which left players from both sides moving on the turf at different times.
Colombia's Daniel Torres was leveled by Peru protector Alberto Rodriguez while Juan Cuadrado likewise fell off most exceedingly terrible after a rough ethereal test by Trauco.
The wounding way of the diversion proceeded after the break, with Renato Tapia fortunate not to surrender a punishment in the 53rd moment after an explicit scow on Bacca in the container which went unpunished.
Following 63 minutes, Argentinian arbitrator Patricio Loustau had unmistakably seen enough and went after his pocket, booking Tapia for a wild foul on Rodriguez.
The dissatisfaction of Colombia's players likewise started to appear, with Cristian Zapata and Farid Diaz both getting yellow cards inside a couple of minutes of each other halfway during that time half.
The example of play proceeded as the minutes wore out, with neither one of the sides making much in the method for obvious possibilities.
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