Colombia left everything, but could not stand against England that turned it around and is in the semis

The South Americans took the lead, but the European champions managed to turn the score around to win 2-1.

The last South American hope in the women’s soccer world cup shattered this Saturday: Colombia said goodbye in the quarterfinals of the tournament that is taking place in Australia and New Zealand after losing 2-1 against England, current European champions, in a duel that was played in Sydney against 75,784 spectators.

The Caribbean national team, the great revelation of this World Cup, had reached this stage after winning group H (relegating Morocco, Germany and South Korea). and then eliminate Jamaica in the round of 16. The Europeans, meanwhile, had had a perfect run in zone D (they defeated Denmark, China and Haiti) and in the first match of direct elimination they had beaten Nigeria on penalties.

Those directed by Nelson Abbey During the first period they endured a constant siege from the English, who made goalkeeper Catalina Pérez work, but they counterattacked with bursts from the dazzling Linda Caicedo and even managed to take the lead at 44 minutes with a pumped shot from Leicy Santos which surprised goalkeeper Mary Earps.

However, the advantage was short-lived, since those driven by Sarina Wiegman leveled in the seventh minute of added time in that initial chapter: Catalina Pérez missed and left a ball served on the edge of the area girl so that Lauren Hemp only had to touch the net.

England kept pace and control in the second half against a desperate opponent who was trying unsuccessfully to regain possession of the ball they had displayed in the first half. At minute 18, the Europeans confirmed their superiority on the scoreboard with a cross shot from Alessia Russoafter an assist between the lines of Georgia Stanway.

To make matters worse, Colombia, which in the first half had suffered the departure due to injury to defender Carolina Ariasalso lost goalkeeper Pérez due to vision problems after receiving a blow to the face (she had to be replaced by Natalia Giraldo).

Led by Leicy Santos, the South Americans insistently sought an equalizer, but the Europeans were very confident in defense and were able to maintain an advantage that allowed them to reach the semifinals of a World Cup for the third consecutive edition. In that instance, they will face Australia on Wednesday at 7 in Sydney, who beat France on penalties. A day before, Spain and Sweden will meet in Auckland.

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2023-08-12 14:36:14
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