MELBOURNE: A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday (Aug 8) and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final. The captain's 51st-minute strike sent Colombian fans into delirium at a packed Melbourne Rectangular Stadium and ensured
MELBOURNE: A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final.
"We are representing the whole continent of South America," Colombia coach Nelson Abadia told reporters. What had been a testy and physical clash up to half-time exploded into life after Usme's breakthrough, with both teams attacking furiously in a match-up of two of the tournament's underdogs. Four years after Jamaica were eliminated from their group in France with three heavy defeats, coach Lorne Donaldson was proud of the Caribbeans' progress.
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