Bravo heroics send Chile to Confed Cup final
Chile’s goalkeeper Claudio Bravo reacts during a 2017 Confederations Cup semi-final football compare between Portugal and Chile during a Kazan Arena in Kazan on Jun 28, 2017.
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KAZAN: Claudio Bravo was Chile’s favourite on Wednesday as they kick Portugal 3-0 in a chastisement shoot-out in a Confederations Cup semi-finals.
The Manchester City goalkeeper saved all 3 penalties from Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma, Joao Moutinho and Nani, while Arturo Vidal, Charles Aranguiz and Alexis Sanchez nailed their spot-kicks for a South Americans.
“We are confident with a outcome and how we played, though we have still not won anything,” warned a 34-year-old Bravo.
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Chile swell to Sunday’s final in St Petersburg to face possibly Mexico or Germany, who accommodate Thursday in Sochi in a other semi-final.
“I’m really unapproachable of this team. Claudio pulled off some good saves to keep us in a game,” pronounced Chile manager Juan Antonio Pizzi. “He had a ability to predict where their players would put their kicks. Now it doesn’t matter who we get, we only need to redeem for a final.”
Losers Portugal will competition Sunday’s third-place play-off in Moscow.
Off-field issues not fatiguing adequate for Ronaldo
Chile roughly staid Wednesday’s compare in a failing stages of extra-time when both Vidal and surrogate Martin Rodriguez strike a woodwork as Portugal hung on to take a diversion to a shoot-out.
The better in Kazan will be bitterly unsatisfactory for Portugal’s luminary brazen Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Real Madrid star, who is confronting doubts about his destiny in Spain as he prepares to answer allegations of taxation semblance in a Madrid justice subsequent month, had won man-of-the-match awards in all 3 organisation matches.
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Before kick-off in Kazan, Manchester City’s new signing Bernardo Silva shook off a feet damage he suffered in a 4-0 drubbing of New Zealand to make Portugal’s starting line-up.
With Pepe suspended, Jose Fonte partnered Bruno Alves during centre-back.
Up front, AC Milan’s 21-year-old striker Andre Silva partnered Ronaldo, though a span endured a frustrating night during a hands of Chile’s defence.
Chile’s manager Juan Antonio Pizzi named a same organisation that drew 1-1 with universe champions Germany final Thursday as centre-back Gary Medel and midfielder Aranguiz both shook off knocks.
The diversion got off to a raging start that demanded early saves from both goalkeepers.
With only 6 mins gone, Sanchez put a glorious pass in behind a defence, that landed only in front of Eduardo Vargas, though Portugal’s goalkeeper Rui Patricio blocked a shot.
At a other finish moments later, a low Ronaldo cranky put Andre Silva in space, though Bravo smothered a bid during tighten range.
Aranguiz twice went tighten with efforts on a Portugal idea in a opening half and it was end-to-end things again after a break.
Chile’s Vargas forced Patricio into another automatic save, while Ronaldo dismissed during Bravo when Portugal counter-attacked immediately.
Then Vidal’s long-range bid went screaming only high and far-reaching of a Portugal goal.
Ronaldo sent a free-kick only over and had a shot blocked as both sides pounded relentlessly, though a scores remained goalless and a diversion went to additional time.
There was no letup in a gait as Portugal’s Andre Gomes went tighten while Sanchez headed Mauricio Isla’s cranky from a left only far-reaching of a post.
Joao Moutinho came on for Adrien Silva, who had worked tirelessly in midfield for Portugal, in a initial duration of additional time.
With time roughly up, Chile had a chastisement interest incited down when surrogate Francisco Silva seemed to be fouled by Fonte in a area before Vidal, afterwards Rodriguez rattled Portugal’s woodwork.
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