The coffee team battled against the British and even made it to the scoreboard, however, they couldn’t resist the attacks and ended up succumbing to the Europeans in the quarter-finals. It was the best presentation of a Conmebol team in the planetary contest.
Colombia could not with England in the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup. The coffee team, the best representative of Conmebol, since the rest of the teams said goodbye in the group stage, fought a tough battle against the Europeans, but ended up succumbing with the score of 2- 1. The opening of the account at the edge of the break excited the South Americans, but the advantage lasted only a few minutes.
The team led by Nelson Abadía reached the eight-team stage of the global competition after leaving Jamaica on the road in the round of 16 and beating their group of Morocco, Germany and South Korea , in first place in the ranking of positions. Its presentation takes historical contours. This is his third performance at the tournament of the best and they have reached their best location. In 2011 they said goodbye in the first round and in 2015 in the 16th round.
This Saturday, at the ANZ Stadium in Sydney, the relay was led by England at the start. The British national team concocted dangerous plays from the right sector of the attack, which ended in the middle. The figure Catalina Pérez has appeared there on more than one occasion, which until then has responded with confidence. Colombia endured the onslaught and when the break approached they dropped their moorings to switch to the attacking side.
So, with one minute left before regulation time expired, Leicy Santos got his whole country excited. He received on the right and controlled with that same foot. The Atlético de Madrid footballer watched goalkeeper Mary Earps only cover his near post and tried a small ball that surprised everyone. The ball took an unexpected curve and, despite stretching, the keeper couldn’t swing. It was a real goal, without a doubt one of the best in the competition.
Despite the madness unleashed on the cafe bench, parity came almost immediately. US judge Ekaterina Koroleva ordered six more minutes and in the last of them the fatal action came for Cata Pérez, who had been flawless until then. A cross from the left seemed to fall on the keeper without major complications after a series of rebounds. However, the Real Betis player didn’t put her hands correctly and after her teammates’ unsuccessful attempts to clear, Lauren Hemp defined herself in front of the empty goal. It was 1-1 heading into the break.
In the plugin, England took the necessary advantage to settle in the semi-finals. At 63′, Alessia Russo took advantage of a failed clearance by defender Daniela Arias and triggered the action with a powerful cross shot in front of Pérez. A few minutes later, a blow took the Colombian goalkeeper out of the game, who had to be replaced by teammate Natalia Giraldo. With South Americans looking for a tie, Mary Earps emerged as one of the standouts. At 70′, she reacted very well to a shot from Lorena Bedoya Durango who forced her to push herself to the maximum.
Despite attempts, the marker did not move further and it was the island team that advanced. At the end of the meeting, the strategist of the coffee makers said he agreed with what was exhibited by his managers. “The balance sheet is very positive, we show the growth of Colombian football, we show the hierarchy and the category of our footballers, who have gone and demonstrated what capacity, what technique, what arguments there were to continue moving forward,” he said. he declared.
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