Colombia played its last game of the South American Women’s U-20 and against Paraguay, those led by Carlos Paniagua were looking for the runner-up of the tournament, but the Guaraníes resisted and held on to a goalless draw, they hit the scoreboard in the final minutes, but the coffee makers reacted to rescue a 1-1.
As was customary throughout the tournament, Colombia was the one that started with prominence, but the rival was in good defensive order to leave room for the talent of the coffee makers.
The game did not have many dangerous chances in the first half and rather, it was very short, where fouls were the protagonists for each side.
Paraguay did not arrive much, but the still ball was its main weapon and the clearest option came with a powerful free kick from Fiorella Fernández, but goalkeeper Luisa Agudelo was well placed to resolve.
They did not go beyond zero in that first half, but in the second half there was more action, mostly on the part of Colombia, which had input changes to improve the offensive part.
With the entry of Katerine Osorio and Maithé López, Colombia had more chances in attack, even the latter player was the one who set the pace to achieve options in the Paraguayan goal.
Likewise, Gabriela Rodríguez participated in dangerous actions and then the corner kicks in favor of Colombia were key to generating pressure in the area.
However, at the end Paraguay surprised with a goal from María Fátima Acosta, who finished powerfully to beat Luisa Agudelo and that result was burying all the possibilities of being runners-up.
Despite this, Colombia showed its class and went on the attack to generate chances, achieving the tying goal in the 90+2 minute, through Stefanía Perlaza, who was one of those who insisted the most in the area.
In the end, Colombia’s intensity had no effect and a 1-1 draw ended up being the result with which they finished the final group of the South American Women’s U-20.
