The game is getting stretched now as both sides start to look leggy. It's been a high tempo game in (what I can only imagine) are sweltering conditions. I'll be honest, no research has gone into that last point. It looks hot though.

Alexis Sanchez remains the most dangerous looking player on the pitch but Enner Valencia is starting to throw his weight about for Ecuador.

Tears. Tears of pain as Ivory Coast miss a chance to equalise with the very last kick of the game and Thailand hang on to take the win...

Noel Fitzpatrick: Cracking game but Chile trying to score Arsenal goals...need a few shots from distance

Ecuador will be pleased with 0-0 thus far - but they could also really poop this party with a win tonight. Enner Valencia gets a shot away and Claudio Bravo does well to get down and make the save.

Jorge Valdivia is your Robin Friday, your Rodney Marsh of Chilean football.

The number 10 was once given a 20-match ban for vandalising a hotel and later got another 10-game ban for missing a team meeting after going out with five team-mates after the baptism of his daughter.

Her head was well and truly wetted. He's a character for sure but also capable of unlocking this Ecuador defence...

No holds barred stuff as Ecuador's Osbaldo Lastra smashes the back of Jorge Valdivia. He is incensed by that challenge and the Ecuador man is lucky to get away with it. A proper reducer.

Game on!

Chile make a change as Jean Beausejour comes off at the break, with another former QPR man Eduardo Vargas on in his place.

Chile have attempted 314 passes so far - no team made more in the first half of a game in the last Copa America in 2011. They have been impressive in the middle third.

She did, but you don't want to miss this.

Watch as Ivory Coast's Ines Nrehy misses an almost open goal against Thailand with the scores tied at 1-1 in the side's Group B match at the 2015 Women's World Cup in Ottawa.

Half-time reading? You love a bit of gossip, don't you?

Here are the top stories from the Friday newspapers:

• Liverpool could hijack Chelsea's bid for unsettled on-loan Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao, 29. (Daily Star)

• Manchester United are ready to bid for Tottenham striker Harry Kane, 21, with chief executive Ed Woodward determined to lead the negotiations. (Manchester Evening News)

• Arsenal and Manchester United target Jackson Martinez, 28, is on the verge of a move to a top European club, according to the Porto striker's agent. (Daily Mail)

Click here to read the full gossip column

Ugali Ujang: Haha! Alexis Sanchez is pure joy to watch..!

And there's half-time. Excellent watch so far, just lacking a goal.

Image source, Getty Images

Claudio Bravo hasn't had much to do in the Chile net, but he turned on the style when he made one flying save to keep out a shot from Fidel Martinez.

Brilliant atmosphere in Santiago tonight. Lovely stuff.

Arturo Vidal and Alexis Sanchez link up again, some marvellous one-twos on display in this first half from Chile. They're just lacking the goal their enterprise deserves.

Mauricio Isla and Arturo Vidal link up beautifully down the Chile right but Isla's low cross is just about smuggled away. A long ball over the top then finds Jorge Valdivia but the mulleted maverick can't bring the ball down.

Moments later Isla shoots wide after another neat move. Lovely, lovely football!

Image source, Reuters

Chile pump in a cross, Ecuador centre-half Walter Ayovi heads it clear. And again.

That's not going to cut it.

You can certainly see why Mauricio Isla ended up at Juventus. He's been terrific at right wing-back for Chile. I'm not sure why he didn't do more for QPR to be honest.

Former West Brom man Gonzalo Jara has gone into the book for an off the ball incident, Ecuador having more of it now. A few nerves around the place perhaps?

Oooof! Ecuador striker Fidel Martinez with a tackle befitting this time of night. Late, high and rash. A booking.