The quarter-finals of the Women’s Gold Cup witnessed a fierce sporting confrontation between the United States national team and the Colombian women’s national team, where the American national team achieved a victory over the Colombian national team with a score of 3-0.
The match, which was held at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California, highlighted the efforts of Linda Caicedo, a recent addition to the Real Madrid women’s team, and highlighted the talented performance of the North American champion, the current champion of the tournament.
During the match, the American team demonstrated its strategic and athletic superiority, as it scored early in the 13th minute from a penalty kick executed by Lindsay Horan, and strengthened the score with two additional goals before the end of the first half. to Despite the dynamic play and opportunities created by Caicedo and Catalina Osme On the part of the Colombian national team, the team failed to convert opportunities into goals.
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The match took place in the presence of approximately 15,000 spectators, the majority of whom supported the local team, although a large presence of Colombian fans was noted. The match witnessed a verbal altercation between the Colombian national team’s all-time top scorer, Catalina Osme, and the 2022 Ballon d’Or winner, Alex Morgan.This was after they scored the first goal of the American night against the Tricolor team.
The misunderstanding arose during a corner kick against Colombia, where the tri-colour striker was responsible for marking the US captain. Osme was aggressive in her mission, which made the San Diego Wave player uncomfortable, who confronted the Colombian and tried to intimidate her. However, the national top scorer did not allow herself to be intimidated and responded rudely to Morgan’s grievances, so the intervention of her teammates and the central referee was necessary to resolve the conflict.
The first to show her face after elimination was Mexican Pachuca Femenino player Catalina Osme. With tears in her eyes, the Tricolor captain thanked all the people who supported the Colombian team She asked her colleagues to be aware of the mistakes they made in order to correct them in the future.
“We have to keep working. I love this team. We knew we were facing a tough opponent and that we couldn’t make the mistakes we made. It’s part of continuing to grow and continuing to mature.” I want to thank all the people who still believe in this team, despite all the failures, they never fail to send us their good cheer.“.
Meanwhile, they are focusing on the next competitions they will face, the Olympic Games, a tournament they qualified for after finishing second in the 2022 Copa America and in which they have placed their hopes of bringing a medal to the country. Catalina confirms that the entire team is focused on reaching the podium:
He added, “Now we will raise our heads because there is a wonderful challenge coming: the Olympic Games, and we will not give up to achieve the goal of climbing onto the podium.”
The Paris 2024 women’s soccer tournament will initially be managed by Angelo Marseille, according to the Colombian Football Federation. But this early elimination will be put on the table in the next Executive Committee, where the decision will be made to delay the process inherited by Nelson Abadia, or, on the contrary, to appoint a new coach to ensure success at the Olympic Games. .
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