Rodriguez Buyarkan Impian Uruguay di Piala Dunia
Rodriguez Wonder Volley, the Smiling Assassin Who Destroyed Uruguay`s Dream
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
Rio de Janeiro (B2B) - James Rodriguez mencetak gol keduanya pada menit 49 sekaligus menggandakan keunggulan Kolombia menjadi 2-0 atas Uruguay pada laga 16 besar Piala Dunia 2014 di Stadion Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Minggu pagi WIB.
Gol tersebut berawal dari umpan silang Pablo Almero dari sayap kiri yang disambut sundulan Juan Cuadrado, bola tak mengarah ke gawang, namun ke kaki James yang sukses menggetarkan jala gawang Fernando Muslera untuk kedua kalinya, seperti dilansir Yahoo Sports.
Sebelumnya James juga mencetak gol spektakuler pada menit 28 yang menaklukkan Muslera.
Kolombia semakin dekat untuk kali pertama melakoni babak perempat final Piala Dunia mereka, menghadapi tuan rumah Brasil di Fortaleza.
Berkat gol tersebut untuk sementara James memuncaki daftar pencetak gol terbanyak Piala Dunia 2014 dengan lima gol, disusul Neymar (Brasil), Lionel Messi (Argentina) dan Thomas Mueller (Jerman).
Rio de Janeiro - A sensational display from James Rodriguez fired Colombia into the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time on Saturday with the attacking midfielder scoring twice in a 2-0 victory over Uruguay including a contender for goal of the tournament.
Rodriguez became the World Cup's top scorer with five goals and, based on comparative last-16 displays, a buoyant Colombia will fancy their chances against their next opponents Brazil who squeezed past Chile on penalties earlier in the day.
Rodriguez, who looks years younger but turns 23 on July 12, the day before the World Cup final, epitomised everything that was good about their confident performance against Uruguay, who struggled at the Maracana without their banned talismanic striker Luis Suarez. And while Suarez name might have been on everyone's lips at the start of the afternoon following his banishment from the tournament for biting Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, Rodriguez was the talking point afterwards.
Rodriguez tilted the match Colombia's way by scoring his truly stunning opening goal after 28 minutes and became the tournament's top scorer after 50 minutes with his fifth goal in four games.
