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Lorenzo rues Colombia's missing spark after Swiss shootout heartbreak
VANCOUVER, Canada, July 7 : Colombia manager Nestor Lorenzo said his side paid the price for failing to turn pressure into goals after they were knocked out of the World Cup 4-3 on penalties by Switzerland following a tense goalless draw after extra time in the last 16.In a press conference lasting little more than three minutes, Lorenzo said Colombia had done enough over 120 minutes to merit more from a match he described as tight, tactical and evenly balanced."What we lacked, without doubt, was scoring a goal," Lorenzo told reporters."We knew it was going to be a very closed (down) match, very tactical, very even. Even so, I think we deserved a little more in the 90 minutes because of the intentions we had and the shots we took." Lorenzo said the game lost rhythm as it went on, with both
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