Brazil almost bottled it against Chile but made it via penalties thanks to an inspired Julio Cesar. They will now face either Uruguay or Colombia in the Quarter final, here is how the action unfolded.

Brazil starting XI: Cesar, Alves, Silva, Luiz, Fernandinho, Marcelo, Hulk, Fred, Neymar, Oscar, Gustavo.

Chile starting XI: Bravo, Mena, Isla, Silva, Sanchez, Vidal, Vargas, Medel, Jara, Aranguiz, Dias.

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The teams are out!

1′ Chile get a freekick in the 1st minute, cleared by the Samba defense

3′ Crunching challenge by Fernandinho, goes unpunished

5′ Corner to Brazil

6′ Marcelo does really well to get a shot in, just wide!

7′ Neymar continues to receive treatment on the sidelines

9′ Brazil simply cannot keep the ball, good pressure by Sampaoli’s Chile

11′ Vargas goes down in the box, no foul

12′ Chile get a taste of their own medicine as Brazil close them down in their own half with Marcelo closing down Sanchez

12′ Hulk goes down with the slightest touch by Isla, no penalty and rightfully so!

13′ Foul by Silva on Gustavo, free kick to Brazil

15′ Neymar’s free kick is held well by Bravo

16′ Brazil break with Neymar who takes too long and doesn’t shoot nor pass, the chance is lost!

17′ Yellow card for Mena who will now miss the Quarter final fixture if Chile make it

18′ Goal!!! David Luiz scores from Neymar’s corner! Brazil lead 1-0!

The goal was actually deflected home by Jara and has been credited to Luiz

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21′ Sanchez shows some neat footwork to earn a free kick

24′ Chile’s sole outlet seems to be the right hand side right now

26′ Another Chilean cross is cut-out and Brazil start a counter, Neymar scuffs his shot wide

28′ This is good football by the Brazilians, they have done everything to perfection

29′ Neymar falls awkwardly on his head, Scolari is absolutely fuming on the touchline!

32′ Goal!!! A mistake by the Brazilian defense gifts Chile the equalizer as Sanchez scores! 1-1! Just too careless by Hulk who has had an awful tournament so far!

 

36′ Brilliant football by Brazil, Neymar’s header is deflected wide, nothing comes of the corner

39′ And Fred almost scores! A brilliant Dani Alves pass is controlled well by Neymar but half cleared by the Chile defense and ricochets almost back into the goal

40′ Yellow card for Francisco Silva, he will now miss the next game

42′ Alves tries a shot from 30 odd yards, good save by Bravo, nothing comes of the corner

45′ Half chance for Fred but his header is wide

45+1′ Chance for Chile again as the Brazil defense is caught napping. Charles Aránguiz is picked out well by Sanchez but his shot is saved by Cesar.

The 2 added minutes are up and it’s half-time. Score is 1-1. Brazil will be disappointed they did not make more of their chances and were pegged back by a defensive error, Chile will consider themselves lucky to be square.

Chile celebrate their equalizer

Chile celebrate their equalizer

 

Second half is underway…

47′ Free kick to Chile

48′ Punched away by Cesar

49′ Fernandinho’s shot is just wide

53′ As expected, Neymar and Sanchez have been the best players for their teams

55′ Hulk scores!!! Or does he? He did, but he used his right arm to bring the ball down, still, a marginal call by Howard Webb and the goal is ruled out, poor Hulk!

56′ Felipe Gutiérrez is on for Vargas

I can confirm that Hulk was booked by Webb for “handling the ball”.

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60′ Yellow card for Gustavo, he will miss the next game

64′ Jo comes on for Fred

64′ what a save by Julio Cesar! Brilliant reactions to stop Charles Aránguiz from scoring

69′ Chile are growing more and more into the game now, clearly the better team

72′ Ramires comes on for Fernandinho as Scolari looks for that added drive in midfield

74′ Jo should have scored there from a delightful cross by Hulk, still 1-1.

81′ Decent chance for Neymar, just couldn’t direct his header to the corners and headed it straight at Bravo

83′ Brazil are now playing route-one football, so unlike them

84′ Hulk dances past the Chile defense and makes Bravo pull out a good save, Brazil are knocking on the door now

87′ Vidal comes off, Mauricio Pinilla is on for him

89′ Good play by Pinilla and Mena, throw in for Chile

90+1′ Big scramble in the Brazilian box as the ball is cleared by the defense for a throw in, Chile finishing strong here

90+3′ Corner to Chile, brilliant delivery that was begging to be connected with, Brazil get away with it, Chile get a throw in, nothing comes of it.

 

Full time: 1-1, both teams had chances to win it, we will now move on to extra time folks!

Brazilians regroup before extra time

Brazilians regroup before extra time

Brazil 1-1 Chile after 90 mins;

Possession: 48%-52%.
Pass accuracy: 71%-79%.
Shots: 15-7.
Fouls: 21-14

Extra time is under way…

91′ Hulk drives at the Chilean defense and wins a free kick, he sure is pumped

92′ Neymar’s free kick is saved by Bravo, nothing comes off to the corresponding corner

93′ Jo clatters into Bravo, high foot, the striker is booked

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100′ Another half chance for Jo, his shot is deflected and cleared

101′ Oscar gets his header in, straight at Bravo, Brazil doing all the attacking now!

102′ Yellow card for Pinilla

103′ Hulk shoots! Saved by Bravo! Attack after attack by Brazil

105+1′ Yellow card for Dani Alves for taking down Pinilla, Sanchez is on the ball

Half time in extra time, still 1-1

106′ Willian comes in for Oscar

106′ Chance for Jo from a Neymar corner, his header is over the bar

108′ Rojas comes on for Gary Medel who has defended brilliantly today

111′ Pinilla tried to create a Maxi Rodriguez moment by taking the ball down his chest and shooting, buts it’s woefully hit and is over the bar

113′ Chile are hanging on here and getting those 30 yard shots into the stands whenever they get a sniff

116′ Chile were under severe pressure there, but Brazil simply could not find that final pass, penalties look likely now

119′ Hulk tries one final shot, way over

120′ Oh! Pinilla hits the bar! What a shot that was! Brazil then start a counter and win a corner! Ramires then gets on the end of a Willian pass and shoots wide!

 

Chile could have won it with a minute to spare

Chile could have won it with a minute to spare

 

Full time, after 120 minutes the teams are still locked at 1-1! Penalties await us!

Brazil will take the 1st kick…

David Luiz for Brazil….. SCORES!

Pinilla for Chile….. SAVED! 1-0 Brazil!

Willian for Brazil…..WIDE! 

Sanchez for Chile…..SAVED! Still 1-0 Brazil, Cesar has saved 2 penalties!

Marcelo for Brazil….. SCORES!

Aranguiz for Chile….. SCORES! 2-1 Brazil

Hulk for Brazil…..SAVED! Chile can be back to equal terms if they score now!

Diaz for Chile…..SCORES! 2-2! This is brilliant!

Neymar for Brazil…..SCORES! 3-2 to Brazil!

Jara for Chile…..MISSES! Hits the post!

 

Brazilian players rejoice after their win

Brazilian players rejoice after their win

 

Brazil are through, Chile go home!

Final Score: Brazil 1-1 Chile ; Brazil win 3-2 on penalties!

 

 

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