TO Although Colombia to host the 2024 Women’s U-20 World Cup, the host team is participating in the qualifying South American Championship with the aim of training the team and fine-tuning details in search of the title. AND On the third date of the final hexagonal, Colombia faced Brazil, teams that arrived with a perfect score. and looking for a victory that would bring them closer to the title.
The party has tension since the first round, in which these same teams had faced each other and the result was 2-1 in favor of the Colombians. In that match, the winning goals were scored by Juana Ortegn and Gabriel Rodrguez, while Pmela Dos Santos added the score 5 minutes from the end. But During the match there were provocative and unsportsmanlike actions by players from both teams..
Faced with a gesture from the player Gi Fernandes, kissing the shield of her national team and shouting aggressively, Sintia Cabezas responded in the same way and this was recorded in the official transmission. However, The winners knew how to control themselves and did not get into confrontations at the end of the match.
Summary of Colombia vs. Brazil in the South American U-20 Women’s 2024
In that initial phase, Colombia won its 4 games against Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil, qualifying with 12 points out of 12 in dispute, while the Brazilians added 9 and the undefeated team was lost to the hosts of the World Cup on the last day. Due to the game and offensive power, those led by Carlos Paniagua were emerging as the favorites for the title, thus following the process that began for the 2022 U-17 Women’s World Cup when the Colombians were second, losing the final with Spain.
But the Brazilians, who are a power in all categories of men’s and women’s soccer, aspired to recover from the defeat suffered in the first phase and from the beginning of the match they began to compete with intensity and strong legs, to which ‘the Tricolor’ responded the same way. The most dangerous arrivals of the first half were from ‘la Verdeamarela’ and goalkeeper Luis Londoo began to be a figure with important saves.
Arriving at the first hour it seemed that Colombia’s response was arriving, but At 35, the first and only goal of the game was scored, after a cross into the area and Rebeca Costa’s header sent the ball into the back of the goal.. At that moment, spirits were already more than heated, as several Brazilian soccer players celebrated by looking at the rival bench, showing and kissing the shield.
The finishing of the first half and much of the second period saw arrivals and actions from medium distance with which the Colombians sought to reach equality. But They were not precise and each counterattack by Brazil was an opportunity to increase the difference.
In the last minutes of the game there were many crashes, fouls and actions to the limit, but The goalkeepers on both sides pushed themselves to the maximum to prevent more scores from arriving.. The tension took over Colombia and with the final whistle everything was out of control as the members of ‘la Tricolor’ had maintained their composure in the face of the provocations of days ago.
Fight between the U-20 women’s teams of Colombia and Brazil
The official broadcast cameras managed to take images of Brazilian players who were on the field and who came out of the bench to provoke the Colombians. Showing the shirt, kissing the shield and shouting angrily, the soccer players Milena Ferreira, Mari Ribeiro and Gi Fernandes herself could be identified..
Well this time There was no control of the Colombian national team players and the substitutes entered the field, in an equally reprehensible attitude., to confront and push those who had that regrettable attitude. What was the end of an intense match with a lot of friction ended with all kinds of attacks and reactions.
In statements to the ‘Fmina Ftbol’ portal, coach Carlos Paniagua referred to the unfortunate outcome of the Colombia vs. Brazil:
It was from side to side, I don’t know. Honestly, I asked Yesica (Muoz) and she told me that several players went after her and we have to see why that is recorded. The Conmebol Disciplinary Commission has to review the videos and what is happening in this. We are from football and we want football to be lived in peace and these South Americans are to bring us closer in healthy football competition. It’s unfortunate that a game ends the way it ended today.
According to the official report, Spanish judge Rivera Olmedo ended up expelling Yesica Muoz from Colombia and Ana Flvia from Brazil. But the images can leave other soccer players targeted and have sanctions for the last 2 days of the hexagonal that will give 4 places to the World Cup, apart from the one that the Colombians already have for being hosts.
