Sanchez breaks Chile scoring record in Germany draw

ByReuters

Published 22/06/2017 at 19:56 GMT

KAZAN, Russia, June 22 (Reuters) - Alexis Sanchez became Chile's all-time leading scorer when he grabbed an early goal in their 1-1 draw against Germany at the Confederations Cup on Thursday.

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Lars Stindl equalised for the world champions just before halftime although the game petered out in the second half as the high-octane Chileans appeared to run out of gas.

The result left both teams level at the top of Group B with four points each from their opening two games, although Chile have the better goal difference. Australia and Cameroon have a point apiece after their 1-1 draw earlier on Thursday.

Sanchez's goal was his 38th for Chile as he overtook the previous record held by Marcelo Salas. (Writing by Brian Homewood; editing by Ken Ferris)

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