{"id":87657,"date":"2023-05-21T21:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T21:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=87657"},"modified":"2023-05-21T21:53:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T21:53:36","slug":"israel-drops-dramatic-opener-to-colombia-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/israel-drops-dramatic-opener-to-colombia-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel drops dramatic opener to Colombia 2-1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel opened up the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina with a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Colombia as a 90th minute marker by Gustavo Puerta handed La Tricolor the 3-points. Next up for Ofir Haim\u2019s squad will be a date with Senegal on Wednesday who played against Japan in their first match of the tournament.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_87668\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87668\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348557815_2851542121642557_6501217021893296537_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"960\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87668\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348557815_2851542121642557_6501217021893296537_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348557815_2851542121642557_6501217021893296537_n-610x407.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87668\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Football.org.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe young blue-and-white stood toe-to-toe with the South American side and took a 1-0 lead early on in the second half via a Dor Turgeman penalty. In the 57th minute, Ariel Lugassi sent the ball to Roy Revivo who was tripped up in the Colombia box giving the Maccabi Tel Aviv striker the opportunity to put Israel on the board which he promptly did by slotting the ball into the right hand corner of the goal for a 1-0 advantage.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_87664\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87664\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348297699_554255430187652_2295880684697859924_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1636\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348297699_554255430187652_2295880684697859924_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348297699_554255430187652_2295880684697859924_n-1352x1536.jpg 1352w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348297699_554255430187652_2295880684697859924_n-610x693.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87664\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Football.org.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nHowever, Ilay Feingold\u2019s handball in the area gave Colombia a 74th minute spot kick that Oscar Cortes put behind Israel keeper Tomer Zarfati to even up the contest at 1-1. As the game looked to be heading to a draw and a split of the points, Puerta broke free, went by a pair of blue-and-white defenders and took a left footed strike that went into the right corner of the goal to hand Colombia the win and a heartbreaking loss for Israel.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_87666\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-87666\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348283337_1442162763198059_4160071951272347830_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1440\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87666\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348283337_1442162763198059_4160071951272347830_n.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348283337_1442162763198059_4160071951272347830_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348283337_1442162763198059_4160071951272347830_n-610x610.jpg 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/348283337_1442162763198059_4160071951272347830_n-440x440.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-87666\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Credit: Football.org.il<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s very disappointing,\u201d Haim said following the defeat. \u201cWe played against an excellent national team with very talented players. We were able to keep up with them and we were the better team. We missed a great chance to score when we were leading. I am very proud of the guys and the entire team. We haven&#8217;t yet said the last word.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter we scored we played back which is natural but soccer is all about momentum and their keeper made a number of incredible saves. We showed that we can play this sport in Israel and now we have to turn our sights to Senegal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel opened up the Under-20 World Cup in Argentina with a dramatic 2-1 defeat to Colombia as a 90th minute marker by Gustavo Puerta handed La Tricolor the 3-points. Next up for Ofir Haim\u2019s squad will be a date with Senegal on Wednesday who played against Japan in their first match of the tournament. 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