The Coffer Growers went a goal down against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chile-c2871 but managed an emphatic turnaround as they won the 2014 FIFA Wold Cup qualifying fixture with a 3-1 result.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Uruguay-c3035 in their previous qualifying fixture. Los Cafeteros came from behind to register a 3-1 victory.
Atletico Madrid star forwards, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Tigre-c40732 hailed the team’s victory against a tough fixture, attributing the result to the hard work put in by the whole squad.
Continuing on the topic, he added that they overcame their resilient rivals because of their greater maturity which managed to hold on to their nerves despite going a goal down early in the match.
Reflecting on the importance of the international fixtures, the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 striker stated that by beating direct rivals, Colombia have taken a major leap of six points towards their ambitions.
"It's a magnificent victory," Falcao stated while talking on Colombian television.
"We thought this might happen and the work of the whole team was very important. We got six points from this play-off date.”
"The win was a reward for the maturity and the hierarchy of a team that was not intimidated by the disadvantage in the first half."
Falcao also had good words for their Chilean rivals, praising them for the great personnel they boast off, their team effort and the tactical stability they showed during the 90 minutes. He pointed out the manner in while Chile did not allow spaces to Colombian
players.
“The Chilean team is very good. What happened was that we worked as a team, stayed compact and didn't allow them to play football. They will surely get up and recover because they have great players," the Atletico Madrid striker remarked.
Falcao was amongst the scorers again as he hit the back of the net for Colombia’s second goal, his second in as many games. El Tigre added to his goal scoring numbers in the current season, which already read eight goals from 5 games.
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