ALISTAIR JOHNSTON played his part in Canada’s goalless draw with Chile in Orlando, Florida to reach the Copa America quarter-finals.
The Celtic defender turned in his usual dependable shift at right-back in an encounter that threatened to boil over at times.
Chile were left with 10 men before the half-hour mark after Gabriel Suazo was red-carded following his second booking.
Johnston and Co went into the game knowing a point would be enough to secure a place in the next stage where they will face the Group B winners, likely to be Venezuela, in Arlington, Texas on Friday. However, Mexico and Ecuador are not out of the reckoning yet.
The Canadians, competing in the competition for the first time, lost 2-0 to Lionel Messi’s Argentina in their opening match, but gollowed up with a 1-0 victory over Peru where the Hoops star was the victim of a brutal headbutt by Marcos Lopez who escaped punishment.
