Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off

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CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics
First leg
Date25 March 2016
Venue Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez, Barranquilla
Referee Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Attendance10,000
Second leg
Date29 March 2016
Venue Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Referee Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
Attendance7,998

The CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off for the 2016 Summer Olympics was a men's under-23 international football play-off between a team from CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean) and a team from CONMEBOL (South America), with the winner qualifying for the final berth in the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament. [1]

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Colombia qualified to the Olympics with a 3–2 aggregate win over the United States, after a 1–1 draw in the first leg and a 1–2 win in the second leg. [2] [3]

Qualified teams

Matches

Originally qualification was to be decided using a single-leg tie in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However, in October 2015, the International Olympic Committee announced that the play-off would be a home and away series. [4] The first leg was hosted by Colombia, while the second leg was hosted by the United States. [5] [6]

First leg

Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1–1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Quintero Soccerball shade.svg67' (pen.) Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CONMEBOL)
Gil Soccerball shade.svg5'
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GK1 Cristian Bonilla
DF13 Helibelton Palacios
DF5 Davinson Sánchez
DF3 Yerry Mina
DF16 Cristian Borja Yellow card.svg 90'
MF14 Wilmar Barrios
MF6 José David Leudo Sub off.svg 31'
MF18 Andrés Felipe Roa
MF10 Juan Fernando Quintero
FW9 Harold Preciado
FW7 Andrés Rentería Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutes:
GK12 Luis Hurtado
DF2 Jherson Vergara
GK20 Álvaro Montero
MF8 Yony González
DF4 Deiver Machado
MF11 Jarlan Barrera Sub on.svg 31'
MF15 Juan Pablo Nieto
FW19 Rafael Santos Borré Sub on.svg 61'
FW17 Roger Martínez
Head coach:
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Restrepo
GK1 Ethan Horvath Sub off.svg 44'
DF7 Kellyn Acosta Yellow card.svg 66'
DF3 Matt Miazga Yellow card.svg 41'
DF4 Tim Parker
DF20 Eric Miller
MF6 Wil Trapp
MF13 Matt Polster
MF8 Emerson Hyndman
MF10 Luis Gil Sub off.svg 65'
FW18 Mario Rodríguez Sub off.svg 71'
FW9 Jordan Morris
Substitutes:
GK2 Tyler Miller
GK12 Cody Cropper Yellow card.svg 82'Sub on.svg 44'
DF15 Desevio Payne
DF5 Walker Zimmerman
MF14 Fatai Alashe Sub on.svg 65'
MF11 Paul Arriola
MF17 Jerome Kiesewetter Sub on.svg 71'
MF16 Julian Green
FW19 Khiry Shelton
Head coach:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Herzog

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Second leg

United States  Flag of the United States.svg1–2Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Machado Soccerball shade.svg57' (o.g.) Report (CONCACAF)
Report (CONMEBOL)
R. Martínez Soccerball shade.svg30', 64'
Toyota Stadium, Frisco
Attendance: 7,998
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)
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Kit left arm colombia15H.png
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Kit body.svg
Kit right arm colombia15H.png
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Kit socks long.svg
GK1 Ethan Horvath
DF15 Desevio Payne Sub off.svg 66'
DF3 Matt Miazga Red card.svg 89'
DF4 Tim Parker Yellow card.svg 51'
DF2 Kellyn Acosta
MF11 Paul Arriola Sub off.svg 45'
MF13 Matt Polster Yellow card.svg 58'
MF6 Wil Trapp
MF8 Emerson Hyndman
FW16 Mario Rodríguez Yellow card.svg 20'
FW9 Jordan Morris Sub off.svg 60'
Substitutes:
GK12 Cody Cropper
GK18 Tyler Miller
DF5 Walker Zimmerman
DF20 Eric Miller
MF10 Luis Gil Yellow card.svg 71' Yellow-red card.svg 76'Sub on.svg 66'
MF7 Dillon Serna
MF14 Fatai Alashe
FW17 Jerome Kiesewetter Sub on.svg 45'
FW19 Khiry Shelton Sub on.svg 60'
Head coach:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Herzog
GK1 Cristian Bonilla Yellow card.svg 81'
DF13 Helibelton Palacios
DF3 Yerry Mina
DF5 Davinson Sánchez
DF4 Deiver Machado Yellow card.svg 21'
MF19 Guillermo Celis
MF14 Wilmar Barrios Yellow card.svg 87'
MF10 Juan Fernando Quintero Sub off.svg 83'
MF18 Andrés Felipe Roa Sub off.svg 90'
FW9 Harold Preciado Sub off.svg 45'
FW17 Roger Martínez
Substitutes:
GK12 Luis Hurtado
GK20 Álvaro Montero
DF2 Jherson Vergara
DF16 Cristian Borja Sub on.svg 45'
MF6 José David Leudo
MF8 Yony González Sub on.svg 90'
MF11 Jarlan Barrera Yellow card.svg 87'Sub on.svg 83'
MF15 Juan Pablo Nieto
FW7 Andrés Rentería
Head coach:
Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Restrepo

Assistant referees:
Abduxamidullo Rasulov (Uzbekistan)
Jakhongir Saidov (Uzbekistan)
Fourth official:
Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Away goals are taken into consideration after 90 minutes.
  • If away goals are equal, two sets of 15 minutes ("Extra time") are played.
  • If goals are scored and the score remains equal after extra time, the away team wins due to the away goals rule.
  • If no goals are scored in extra time, the match is decided via a penalty shoot-out.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

Goalscorers

2 goals
1 goal
Own goal

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