By . Neil Ashton . Follow @@neilashton_ . Colombia coach Jose Pekerman admitted their quarter-final clash with Brazil was out of control after a staggering 54 fouls between the two teams. Pekerman admitted there was friction between the two teams after Brazil progressed to the World Cup semi-final against Germany in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Brazil won 2-1, but the game was frequently interrupted by the incredible number of fouls committed. VIDEO Scroll down to watch distraught Columbian fans after the World Cup semi final . Ouch: Fernandinho consistently fouled James Rodriguez but managed to escape a booking . Booked: Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar fouls Colombia's Carlos Bacca to give away a penalty . The Colombia coach said: ‘There are good players on both teams and when that happens you create friction because of the competitiveness. ‘Each one wants to win the dual and that leads to friction. It is not wise to play a game like this, but the tension was very high. ‘Brazil needed to win the game. There was a lot of intensity and that interrupted the game. ‘Good players can still be faulted, sometimes there is no continuity. We sort of lost momentum because of that friction. ‘There will always be decisive moves where a set piece can open up the game. That can lead to a divided game and doesn’t allow you to have freedom.’ Colombia's James Rodriguez is embraced by Colombia's head coach Jose Pekerman .
There were 54 fouls during Brazil's 2-1 World Cup semi-final win over Colombia .
Colombia coach Jose Pekerman admitted that there was friction between his side and Brazil .
By . Neil Ashton . Follow @@neilashton_ . Colombia coach Jose Pekerman admitted their quarter-final clash with Brazil was out of control after a staggering 54 fouls between the two teams. Pekerman admitted there was friction between the two teams after Brazil progressed to the World Cup semi-final against Germany in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. Brazil won 2-1, but the game was frequently interrupted by the incredible number of fouls committed. VIDEO Scroll down to watch distraught Columbian fans after the World Cup semi final . Ouch: Fernandinho consistently fouled James Rodriguez but managed to escape a booking . Booked: Brazil's goalkeeper Julio Cesar fouls Colombia's Carlos Bacca to give away a penalty . The Colombia coach said: ‘There are good players on both teams and when that happens you create friction because of the competitiveness. ‘Each one wants to win the dual and that leads to friction. It is not wise to play a game like this, but the tension was very high. ‘Brazil needed to win the game. There was a lot of intensity and that interrupted the game. ‘Good players can still be faulted, sometimes there is no continuity. We sort of lost momentum because of that friction. ‘There will always be decisive moves where a set piece can open up the game. That can lead to a divided game and doesn’t allow you to have freedom.’ Colombia's James Rodriguez is embraced by Colombia's head coach Jose Pekerman .
coach Jose Pekerman admitted their quarter-final staggering 54 fouls between the two teams. Pekerman admitted there was friction between the distraught Columbian fans after the World Cup