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Late goals hand Chile winning start in Confederations Cup

By Reuters | Jun. 19, 2017

Chile’s Arturo Vidal celebrates scoring their first goal as Cameroon’s Arnaud Sutchuin Djum looks dejected REUTERS/

Alexis Sanchez came on as second half substitute to inspire Chile to a 2-0 victory over Cameroon in their opening Confederations Cup outing on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with the video assistant referee.

Sanchez provided the cross for Arturo Vidal to head home their 81st minute opener and inspired the second goal as well. He beat the offside trap but failed to score. Eduardo Vargas was on hand to put the ball into the net in the dying seconds.

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