It was hard for the Colombian women’s team to face the United States in the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup. This Sunday they went out to play with nerves, with poor deliveries of the ball and blunders that cost them a tough defeat, 3-0, for say goodbye to the tournament.
Colombia had greater aspirations. She wanted to go further. I wanted to fight for the title. But the game against the United States was a true nightmare that ended his hopes. From the start of the match the Colombian team looked dazed, they wanted to match the actions with bravery, hunting for personal duels and were suffering from the North American offensive.
There were barely 10 minutes of play when the first error came in a bad start, the ball reached Alex Morgan who was knocked down in the area by Jorelyn Carabalí: penalty. Lindsey Horan scored the first.
With the score against, the pressure invaded the Colombian players, who were unable to react. Errors in defense were persistent, causing scares due to poor delivery of the ball. Shaw had the second, but his shot went over the top. The Colombian defense suffered. At 21 minutes came the second American goal, this time at the feet of Jenna Nighswonger.
After that score in Colombia there was some reaction. Linda Caicedo tested the goalkeeper with a great shot. Then it was Ilana Izquierdo who demanded the most from the goalkeeper. But all illusion was consumed when the third goal arrived, after the first half, through Shaw. The fourth could even have arrived on a free kick from Horan that hit one of the verticals.
Colombia paid dearly for its defensive errors and went to half-time with the pain of such a heavy defeat. In the second half the team tried to play further forward, make the rival uncomfortable, look for a discount, but the minutes were consumed and the goal did not come. The team looked better, avoided defensive failures and was clearer in delivering the ball.
The United States, meanwhile, was very close to scoring the fourth goal but Alex Morgan, one of their figures, wasted the option with the goal completely alone. Then, Moultrie missed it with a shot that went wide.
Colombia says goodbye to the Gold Cup in the quarterfinals, after having qualified second in its group, B. Its balance in the tournament is two victories, against Panama (6-0) and Puerto Rico (2-0) , and defeats against Brazil (1-0) and now with the United States.
The next challenge for the Colombian team will be its final preparation to compete in the Olympic Games.
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2024-03-04 03:12:20
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