▁received ▁death ▁thre ats ▁over ▁matters ▁of ▁team ▁selection . ▁Bar ab as ▁G ome z ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁squad ▁pres umably ▁because ▁of ▁thre ats , ▁with ▁Hern án ▁G avi ria ▁taking ▁his ▁place . ▁ ▁Wh atever ▁the ▁truth , ▁Colombia ' s ▁players ▁were ▁affected . ▁They ▁looked ▁ed gy ▁and ▁unf oc used ▁as ▁they ▁suffered ▁a ▁shock ▁ 3 - 1 ▁loss ▁in ▁their ▁opening ▁game ▁against ▁Roman ia . ▁ ▁Colombia : ▁ 1 - 3 ▁: R oman ia ▁▁ ▁The ▁match ▁between ▁Colombia ▁and ▁Roman ia ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁either ▁side ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁phase . ▁Colombia ▁began ▁the ▁match ▁well ▁and ▁were ▁allowed ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁possession ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ians ▁who ▁seemed ▁content ▁to ▁defend ▁in ▁depth . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁Colomb ians ▁football ▁was ▁bre at ht aking , ▁demonstr ating ▁their ▁superior ▁ball ▁play . ▁However , ▁against ▁the ▁run ▁of ▁play , ▁Roman ia ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁minute ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁attack ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁when ▁Flor in ▁Rad u cio iu ▁took ▁on ▁three ▁def enders ▁before ▁firing ▁home ▁a ▁low ▁shot ▁past ▁goal keeper ▁Oscar ▁Cord oba . ▁ ▁The ▁Colomb ians ▁kept ▁on ▁showing ▁off ▁their ▁d azz ling ▁skills ▁and ▁were ▁constantly ▁threaten ing ▁the ▁equal iser , ▁however ▁on ▁the ▁half - hour ▁mark , ▁G he org he ▁H agi ▁made ▁it ▁ 2 - 0 ▁when ▁he ▁noticed ▁Cord oba ▁out ▁of