The Colombian national team thrashes Bolivia and remains firm in the women’s Copa América

It must have been 4 or 5 or maybe 6 goals. It is that Colombia failed many, but did enough to win comfortably, fairly, 3-0 against a fragile Boliviaon the second date of group A of the women’s Copa América.

It seemed that it was going to be a difficult game, not because of the rival, who did what they could to resist, but because Colombia entered a circle of inaccuracy. The victory was never at risk, but the goals were long in coming. There was a lot of waste. Colombia played their game, they danced on the field, a lot of touch, a lot of dribbling, with Linda Caicedo expressing her feints, with Catalina Usme orchestrating, yes, a lot of symphony, but the goal did not come.

The Bolivians resisted as best they could, hitting as hard as they could. Twice the Colombians fell in the area, and the judge said no. The party was that: Colombia and a devastating attack. Bolivia in a trench. Leicy tried and failed. There was aerial play, mid-distance, touching arrivals and nothing. 20 minutes and nothing. But this was not a game to suffer, those 20 minutes were more like an exploration, and that’s why at minute 21, Leicy said enough, as if the diagnosis was complete, and took a shot from mid-range and scored a great goal, the 1-0.

So it was another game, a game without pressure, although more goals were needed, that was the objective against a rival that had lost 6-1 against Ecuador. Catalina showed her magic with a nice shot, but she went to the crossbar. Then Daniela Montoya missed a goal with the goal from the front. Later Leicy wanted to be supportive and by assisting Linda, between the two of them they missed one more. And so…

Finally at minute 42, in another frenetic attack, Manuela Vanegas was brought down in the area. Penalty, the best formula to not fail more. But Catalina, who is an expert, well, she threw the ball at a stick. Not to believe Colombia finished the first half winning, but the general feeling was that it was not won, or perhaps it was a half victory.

In the second half, Colombia attacked with such voracity that it gave way to confusion and imprecision. Goals, goals, the DT asked and the people clamored in the stands. And Colombia could not. And Bolivia resisted.

And if Ramírez missed a goal with a header in front of the goal, it already seemed that the ball was no longer going in. The arc was closed so much that it was not surprising that the second goal was an own goal. After so much insistence, the third came, by Daniela Arias, with a header. So now it was a rout, now it was justice. Although it must have been 4, 5 or 6…

PAUL ROMERO
Editor of THE TIME
@PabloRomeroET

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