After an unsuccessful start at the Copa America (defeat to Argentina), the Chileans had to score points in the second round of the group stage. The rivals of the Chilean national team in the second game were football players from Bolivia.
Both national teams lost their first matches in the tournament with the same score 1: 2. The Chileans were unable to resist the Argentine national team, and the Bolivians in many ways sensationally lost to the Panama team. Before their second matches, both teams set themselves the task of winning in order to preserve the chances of getting out of Group D.
The game began with the advantage of the Chilean national team, however, it did not come to serious scoring chances in the first half hour of the game. Only in the final fifteen minutes, the Chileans were able to create several acute situations at the goal of the Bolivian goalkeeper. Pinilla and Sanchez had good chances, but the hits of the famous players lacked accuracy. The first half of the meeting ended with zeros on the scoreboard.
Less than a minute after the start of the second half of the meeting, the Chilean national team opened the score. Bolivian Juan Carlos Anse lost the ball near the penalty area, which was not missed by Mauricio Pinilla, who made an assist to Arthur Vidal. Chile took the lead 1-0 already in the 46th minute.
In the 61st minute, the Bolivian national team bounced back. Jasmani Campos scored the most beautiful goal. The Bolivian struck a powerful free-kick into the very web of the goal. Claudio Bravo was powerless. The numbers 1: 1 lit up on the scoreboard.
After conceding the ball, the Chileans added even more in attacking actions. In the 73rd minute, Sanchez responded with a free-kick, but the Bolivian goalkeeper parried the ball, sent to the very corner. Arturo Vidal also had scoring chances, but the Bayern player lacked accuracy and sometimes luck.
The decisive segment of the match was 8 minutes added to the main time. Chilean footballers pushed more and more dangerously on the opponent's goal, when finally, in the 8th stoppage minute, the referee pointed to the point at the Bolivian national team's goal. The ball after filing into the penalty area landed in the hand of Jasmine Campos and the referee made a very ambiguous decision. On the 10th stoppage minute, Arturo Vidal did not miss - 2: 1 in favor of Chile.
The Bolivians had a great chance to win back. In the 12th minute added to the match, Rodrigo Ramallo from the most advantageous position could not get into the corner of the goal of Claudio Bravo. After his hit from the area of the eleven-meter mark, the ball passed a few centimeters from the bar.
The meeting ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of the Chilean national team. This match was one of the most intense and dramatic confrontations at the Copa America in the group stage.
