BOGOTA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Guillermo Maripan scored a first-half own goal as Colombia edged to a 1-0 home win over Chile in their friendly here on Friday.
The hosts took the lead in the 35th minute when Maripan guided the ball into his own net while attempting to clear a Daniel Munoz cross.
Chile failed to register a single shot on target as Colombia ground out a scrappy win.
The teams will meet again in another friendly in the Chilean capital Santiago on Tuesday.
In other friendlies on Friday, Uruguay clinched a 2-1 away win over Argentina, Peru secured a 2-0 home victory over Bolivia, and Ecuador prevailed 2-0 at home to Costa Rica. ■
