In a match that had everything any football fan could have asked for, Colombia earned a little payback against Brazil, snapping Dunga's unbeaten streak in his second term as La Canarinha's coach. Taking advantage of Brazil's sloppy defending, Jason Murillo scored the game's only goal to give Colombia a life line in a tight Group C.
Even with the Brazilians enjoying most of the game's possession, Colombia had the best chances of going ahead before Murillo's goal. Brazil's clearest chance to equalize came after Neymar sent his header exactly to David Ospina's position. The Brazilian superstar had another chance of scoring, but he was not able to do that even with the help of his hand. Referee Enrique Osses handed him a yellow card, which will ban Neymar from his team's next match.
After the break, Roberto Firmino missed an incredible shot with no goalkeeper in sight, earning quite a few trolls for his performance. After that, Colombia defended their advantage while James Rodriguez barely missed his shot from outside the box.
When the final whistle was blown, Neymar kicked the ball out of frustration, hitting a Colombian player in the process. While Los Cafeteros argued with the Brazilian, Neymar tried to head-butt Victor Ibarbo, enraging the rest of the players, who immediately tried to get even with La Selecao's Number 10. Before he left the pitch, the Chilean ref handed him a red card, and now the Brazilian team will have to wait for the match report to know how many games they will have to play without their superstar.
Both teams will be playing next Sunday, with Colombia facing Perú and Brazil taking on Venezuela.
