Colombia have advanced to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup after defeating a resilient Jamaica 1-0.
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Colombia have advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history
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A second-half goal by Catalina Usme proved the difference
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Jamaica pressed but failed to find an equaliser
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Colombia 1 – 0 Jamaica | Round of 16
Goalscorer: Usme (51′)
Colombia have made history at Melbourne Rectangular Stadium with a 1-0 victory over Jamaica, winning a FIFA Women’s World Cup™ knockout stage game for the first time.
Both teams struggled to get a grip on the game in the first half. Jamaica sat deep and looked to release their talisman Khadija Shaw to create chances in transition, countering Colombia’s attacking threat by attempting to dominate them physically, particularly in midfield.
The game sprung into life in the second half though, when a superb switch of play from Ana Guzman found her captain Catalina Usme. She brought the ball down and took it beyond Deneisha Blackwood, before slotting home with aplomb to become the first player to score against Jamaica at these global finals.
Suddenly, the game opened up. Jamaica almost immediately equalised but Jody Brown’s header was denied by the post. Down the other end, Linda Caicedo found herself on the end of the resulting counter but she was denied by a fine Rebecca Spencer save.
Midfielder Drew Spence had Jamaica’s final chance to level at the death, but her header fell just the wrong side of the left-hand up-right.
Colombia will now take on England in their first-ever Women’s World Cup quarter-final.
Key stat
Catalina Usme scored her third FIFA Women’s World Cup goal, making her Colombia’s leading scorer overall in the competition. It was also Colombia’s first goal at the knock-out stages of a FIFA Women’s World Cup™.
Usme, as well as scoring the winning goal and being named the VISA Player of the Match, netted 14 Daily Fantasy points for the 87.46% of users who chose her.
VISA Player of the Match
Catalina Usme (Colombia)
Quotes
“If you believe and you work hard anything’s possible. We come out here tonight, we held our own. At the end of the day we knew it was going to be hard but we did what we could.” Khadija Shaw, Jamaica striker
“This moment is unique in the history of Colombian women’s soccer, for South America. It is a triumph of a group that has made an effort to have consistency, character, personality. It was played and won well” Nelson Abadia, Colombia coach
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