Colombia is excited about winning the women's U-20: agonizing victory against Venezuela

But what seemed like a calm match for Colombia began to be suffering as the minutes passed. The Venezuelans, emboldened in search of a comeback that would keep them in the race for a place in a World Cup to which their rival had a place as the host country, went ahead in search of a discount.

The 2-1 for Venezuela came in the 6th minute of the second stage, Marianyela Jiménez, number 10, went for a header in the area after a cross from Cristina Rivas. Neither the two Colombian central defenders, who were surprised, nor the goalkeeper Luisa Agudelo, who hesitated to come out, could control the shot.

From there, Venezuela took control of the match and Colombia began to feel the effort. The medical team had to go in to treat the goalkeeper. And a change from the rival, with the entry of Verónica da Silva, began to tilt the field towards the Venezuelan side.

Venezuela found reward for its efforts with the tying goal, at 37 in the second stage: a ball from Fabiana Vásquez found the Colombian defense very badly stopped at the moment of retreating and Floriangel Apostol took advantage of that to score from behind and fall free to finish left footed.

Paniagua had not moved the team, except for the change of Daniela Garavito for González shortly after 2-1. It was remembered almost at the end: at 89, Yesica Muñoz came in for Katerine Osorio. A very offensive change: front for a branded steering wheel. I was going for everything.

In the end, the talent of Gabriela Rodríguez appeared to give Colombia the victory, in the fourth minute of replacement, when the team, at the end of their push, had gone all out in search of 3-2. From a bitten shot by Karla Torres, which hit a rival, the ball fell to the Colombian figure, who was left facing the goal and ready to finish.

“The game is not over until the judge whistles. I am very happy, very proud, even though they tied us near the end, we were able to come back and this team knows how to work against adversity,” Rodríguez said at the end of the game.

There was no time for more. The National Team continues with a perfect campaign and dreaming of being champion in a category in which only Brazil has trophies.

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