The Colombian National Team lost 0-1 against its counterpart from Brazil, on the second day of group B of the Concacaf W Women’s Gold Cup. Thus, its qualification for the quarterfinals will be played on the last date, against Puerto Rico.
Against Brazil you cannot give in or give advantages, and just in the 4th minute the Coffee Team had a serious error at the start, with a poor delivery by goalkeeper Natalia Giraldo, the Brazilians recovered and reached the Colombian area, so that Duda Santos scored the 1-0 goal.
The goalkeeper was dismayed by her mistake, and the failures in delivering the ball were repeated, to the point that the goal kicks ended up being done by field players.
The early goal was definitive, since the Colombians could never exchange desire for clarity; They were willing, but inaccurate when it came to giving the last stitch.
To make matters worse, the refereeing by judge Tori Penso was poor, with decisions that heated up the match and was noticeable in the angry reactions of the players from both teams. However, the Colombians lost control more easily.
The truth is that the Colombian players could not associate comfortably, given the iron marking of the Brazilian defensive zone. They collided again and again and had no clear scoring options.
Catalina Usme had to go down to midfield to have the ball and guide the attacks, but in that task she left the area and the National Team never found an attacking reference.
Against Puerto Rico, the National Team hopes to confirm its classification to the quarterfinals.