An soccer game was delayed for 2 hours following the severe weather in the area.
Video has shown the intense storm that slammed the Windy City Wednesday night.
Current weather at the #CHIvsCOL game #copaamerica☔?? pic.twitter.com/HRmbSD2scI
— L Castro (@lilianacr11) June 23, 2016
Thunderstorms interrupted the Copa America soccer semi-final between Chile and Colombia for nearly two hours at Soldier Field.
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The first half of the game was played as the storm rolled in, but by halftime, officials delayed the match over weather concerns.
Fans were told to seek shelter immediately as rain poured down in buckets.
The torrential rain in Chicago now starting to form considerable puddles on the Soldier Field pitch #CopaAmerica pic.twitter.com/hwcxDD45T2
— AS English (@English_AS) June 23, 2016
#CopaAmerica
— AS English (@English_AS) June 23, 2016
Confirmed : #CHIvsCOL will restart in 20 minutes!
Join us here: https://t.co/yvJgJH0PtT pic.twitter.com/nfWLvCV1aE
The rain flooded the concourse and parts of the massive stadium that was packed with more than 61,000 fans.
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Before the game could resume, groundskeepers pushed the water off the field in waves.
The rain has stopped at the #CHIvsCOL game, people are going back to their seats.#CopaAmerica #Copa100 pic.twitter.com/EM03elm9W6
— dotemirates (@dotemiratesen) June 23, 2016
Good morning friends. This is how Univision brilliantly passed time during a weather delay last night @ #CopaAmerica pic.twitter.com/laRnvXJX6J
— Cristian Nyari (@CrisNyari) June 23, 2016
At 10:25 p.m. local time, the game resumed. As players ran around the pitch, excess water flew off the ground and around their feet, causing extremely slippery and soggy conditions.
In a strange moment of the match, a streaker turned the field into a Slip and Slide as he ran onto the field, creating a hilarious situation and he and security tumbled across the soggy pitch. The invader was later apprehended by security.
Chile beat Colombia 2-0 to advance to the finals in New Jersey on Sunday where they will play Argentina.
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