David Ospina, who made big saves for Colombia in wins over the USA and Paraguay in the group stage, led the Cafeteros into the semifinals of the Copa Centenario.
First, hepreserved a scoreless draw after 90 minutes against Peru when he tipped Christian Ramos‘ shot over the crossbar in the dying seconds. Then, he stopped Miguel Trauco‘s penalty kick in theshootout with his trailing leg and Colombia went on to beat Peru, 4-2, before a sellout crowd of 79,194 fans at MetLife Stadium.
“It was a very intense game,” said Ospina, who play forArsenal. “This team have played well, we have a great staff and now we need to enjoy the moment before thinking about what’s next. You need to be calm at these moments. This stadium is filled withColombians and they enjoyed it. So now we need to enjoy it.”