Scotland demonstrates its power and beats Chile who now thinks of the United States

Cóndores knew the level of the elite on this day in Santa Laura. This is what they were looking for and this is what they found. They faced the Scottish projection team in a friendly match and suffered against the physique and talent of a team synonymous with world rugby. The Europeans took the victory by 45 to 5 against a Chilean team who had to face the complex situation of having to rise to the occasion but always thinking the real match is in two weeks when they play for the World Cup before the United States.

The realities of the teams are totally different and this was felt on the lawn of the Independencia pitch. If Scotland are an institution of the discipline, with players so strong that they could constitute four national teams if they wished, Chile are still a team in the making, which in fact faced for the first time a country of the lineage of those of the Cardo .

And the selection suffered. Although they managed to keep pace with Scotland in the opening minutes, the visitors quickly managed to make the difference with his speed and continuous breaks . They always found a way to surprise a defense that, despite having to take care of its body with USA in mind, competed throughout the game.

The complex thing is that Condors had to survive without the ball for the entire first half , generating notorious super wear on the team. With that lack of energy and a technical superiority from Scotland, the scoreboard for those first 40 minutes was bulky. Chile ended the first half with a negative score of 0-28 and with two players who had to leave due to physical discomfort : Clemente Saavedra and Tomás Dussaillant.

The good thing is that Chile improved in the second half, finding more consistency and control of the actions, despite the fact that Scotland always generated more danger. An easy to understand proposition, since they are not only a cut above in level, but also because the group from South America is impatiently awaiting its chance to integrate the workforce which will be present at France 2023. They have nothing to lose and everything to gain, so every contact was made without backing down. and give it all. Cóndores, on the other hand, has had to think about every shot, as the goal is set for July 9, in the key’s first leg against the United States.

In any event Cóndores needs to improve his ability to react to vertical plays that North Americans can achieve in the key that issues a World Cup quota. This is where Pablo Lemoine’s side were most surprised, who often found themselves with broken lines, when the Europeans broke formations. Defensive intensity in scrums, on the other hand, proved to match the rival.

The attack, on the other hand, showed their best version in the last minutes of the match, when, under time pressure, they showed themselves to be much more incisive in the rival area, even achieving their first score of the match when the clock showed 76 minutes of duel . A prize for not delivering the game, despite the fact that the difference was clear from the start.

An annotation that unleashed the madness of more than 8,000 participants in Santa Laura , but it also broke the game again. The national players relaxed after scoring and the Scots showed him that the game doesn’t end until the final whistle. Surprisingly, they converted on two other occasions and closed the match 45-5.

Now Chile thinks 100% in the United States, the friendlies and the preparation are over. The horizon determines only two life or death matches against the Americans, first on July 9 in Santa Laura and then on July 16 in Denver. 160 minutes that separate Cóndores from their first World Cup XV.