Mexico are currently level 0-0 with Chile at half-time In their final Copa América 2007 Group B Match in the Stadium General Anzoátegui in Puerto La Cruz on Tuesday.

Chile, needing a win to guarantee a place in the knockout stages of the Copa América 2007, came out with intent, almost taking the lead in the 18th minute after Rodrigo Tello took a free-kick at an acute angle to the goal, whipping it in goal-wards, with El Tri keeper Francisco Guillermo Ochoa dropping to save on the line, with appeals from Chile that the ball had crossed the line.

With the El Tri having already qualified, Mexico head coach Hugo Sanchez made nine changes from the side that Ecuador Brazil 2-1, with the El Tri boss giving a chance to some of the lesser players, but none of the new players seemed to want to make an impression on the game.

Chile were the only team to really make any goalscoring opportunities, with Carlos Villanueva failing to capitalise on his chance after breaking through the Mexican defence and Manuel Iturra’s long-range shot flashing just wide of Ochoa’s right-post.

The half finished 0-0, with Chile by far the team in control, but failing on their chances so far, which may cost them in the second-half.

Full Teamsheets for Mexico v Chile In their final Copa América 2007 Group B Match:

Mexico Team: Francisco Guillermo Ochoa, Francisco Rodríguez, Gonzalo Pineda, Johnny Magallón, Jaime Arturo Lozano, Jaime Correa, Alberto Medina, José Antonio Castro, Andres Guardado, Cuauhtémoc Blanco. Omar Bravo,

Mexico substitutes not used:, Rafael Márquez, Fausto Pinto, Adolfo Bautista, Ramón Morales, Gerardo Torrado, Fernando Enrique Arce, Juan Carlos Cacho, Nery Castillo.

Chile Team: Claudio Andrés Bravo, Pablo Contreras, Ismael Fuentes, Sebastián Roco, Gonzalo Antonio Fierro, Arturo Sanhueza, Manuel Iturra, Rodrigo Tello, Carlos Villanueva, Juan Gonzalo Lorca, Humberto Suazo.

Chile substitutes not used: Nicolás Peric, Gonzalo Jara, Miguel Augusto Riffo, Jorge Francisco Vargas, Rodrigo Meléndez, Jorge Valdivia, Alvaro Andrés Ormeño, José Luis Cabión, Gonzalo Jara, Matias Fernandez, Mark González, Reinaldo Marcelinho Navia.

Bookmark/Search this post with:

delicious | digg | google | yahoo | technorati