Colombia beats Saudi Arabia 4-3
- Colombia’s under-19 team beat Saudi Arabia’s under-21 side 4-3 on June 2 in its opening match of the 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament. - Miguel Solarte scored in the 62nd minute for Colombia’s fourth goal, after Antonio Simancas and Juan David Palacios had also scored, ESPN’s match log showed. - Colombia’s next group matches are against China on June 5, DR Congo on June 7 and Tunisia on June 10.
Colombia opened its 2026 Maurice Revello Tournament campaign with a 4-3 win over Saudi Arabia on Tuesday in a seven-goal group-stage match that turned repeatedly before Miguel Solarte’s second-half strike stood up as the winner. ESPN’s live match log listed Colombia as an under-19 side and Saudi Arabia as an under-21 team, with the game played in the tournament’s Group A. WinSportsTV posted a clip of Solarte’s goal on X, and the social post matched ESPN’s scoring sequence showing the Colombian forward as the scorer of his team’s fourth goal. The official Maurice Revello Tournament site lists Solarte, born in 2008, among Colombia’s squad for the competition. ### How did a 4-3 game unfold so quickly? Saudi Arabia struck in the 1st minute through Turki Al Ghamil, according to ESPN’s match timeline, before Colombia answered in the 19th minute through Antonio Simancas. (espn.com) Saudi Arabia went back ahead in the 23rd minute on a goal by Saad Haqawi. Juan David Palacios Heredia scored in the 31st minute to level the match again, ESPN’s log showed, and Saudi Arabia reclaimed the lead in the 35th minute through Saud Haroun. (x.com) Colombia then drew level at 3-3 just before halftime when Palacios scored again in the 45th minute. Eyad Houssa put Saudi Arabia on the scoresheet again in the 48th minute in ESPN’s gamecast, but the same match entry also listed Colombia as the 4-3 winner, indicating a discrepancy in the automated timeline. (espn.com) ESPN’s score line and commentary log showed Solarte scoring at 62 minutes and Colombia leading 4-3 afterward. ### Who scored for Colombia? Antonio Simancas scored Colombia’s first goal in the 19th minute, and Juan David Palacios Heredia added goals in the 31st and 45th minutes, according to ESPN. (espn.com) Solarte then scored in the 62nd minute for the goal that completed Colombia’s four-goal total. The Maurice Revello Tournament roster page identifies Simancas, Palacios and Solarte as members of Colombia’s squad, with Solarte listed as a player for Slavia Prague. (espn.com) The squad page also shows goalkeeper Juan Covilla and midfielder Jesús Chinchía among the selected players. ### What tournament is this, exactly? (espn.com) The Maurice Revello Tournament said on April 2 that its 2026 edition runs from May 31 to June 13 and features 10 teams. The competition, formerly known as the Toulon Tournament, is an international youth event for national teams. The official team page for Colombia lists four Group A fixtures: Saudi Arabia on June 2, China on June 5, DR Congo on June 7 and Tunisia on June 10. (tournoimauricerevello.com) Soccerway’s tournament page shows the same Group A schedule. ### What comes next for Colombia? Colombia’s next match is against China on June 5 in Group A, according to the official tournament site. (tournoimauricerevello.com) The team then faces DR Congo on June 7 and Tunisia on June 10 as it tries to advance from the group stage. (tournoimauricerevello.com)
