Full time · International friendly

Campaz wins it
in the ninth minute
of stoppage time.

Colombia
3–1
Uzbekistan

Three goals, one heartbeat, and a winner so late the referee had almost run out of numbers. This is the night Jorge Carlos Campaz stopped the clock.

How it happened

The road to 3 - 1

  1. 18'Colombia1 - 0

    Luis Díaz

    Cuts in from the left and curls it into the far top corner. The party starts early.

  2. 37'Uzbekistan1 - 1

    Eldor Shomurodov

    Against the run of play, Uzbekistan punish a loose clearance and level the match.

  3. 61'Colombia2 - 1

    James Rodríguez

    A no-look pass, a cool finish. The captain restores the lead and points to the sky.

  4. 90+9'The clincher3 - 1

    Jorge Carlos Campaz

    The ninth minute of stoppage time. The board reads nine. Campaz collects it at the edge of the box, takes one touch to settle the world, and absolutely unloads into the roof of the net. Pandemonium. The clincher. The moment this whole page exists for.

The reaction

The world has lost its mind

Wildly over-the-top, entirely fictional, completely heartfelt reactions to the latest winner in living memory.

I have watched football for forty years. I have never, ever, in my LIFE, seen a clock that read 90+9 produce something this beautiful. Campaz didn't score a goal - he rewrote the laws of time.
Ramiro 'El Profeta' Quintero
Pundit, fictional and inconsolable with joy
My grandmother stood up. My grandmother does NOT stand up. She has not stood up since 1994. Campaz made her stand up.
Valentina Ospina
Fan watching from a rooftop in Medellín
Nine minutes of stoppage time and he scores in the ninth. That is not coincidence. That is destiny wearing the yellow shirt.
Coach Tobías Reyes
Youth coach who definitely called it
I poured the drink. I did not get to sip the drink. The ball hit the net and the drink became confetti. Worth it.
Diego 'Manos' Beltrán
Bar owner, now mopping the ceiling
Uzbekistan played well. Truly. And then a yellow comet named Campaz fell out of the sky in the 99th minute and ended the conversation.
Marina Castaño
Neutral observer (not neutral anymore)
I named my newborn son Campaz at 90+9' and 30 seconds. The paperwork is being processed. No regrets.
Andrés Mejía
New father, questionable decision-maker

Ninety minutes plus nine.
One name on every lip.

Colombia 3 · Uzbekistan 1