England beat Colombia to face Australia in Women’s Cup semi
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Lionesses won, by 2-1, the last South American selection
England, current European champions, qualified for the semifinals of the Women’s World Cup this Saturday morning (12) by beating Colombia, by 2-1, at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney, in the capital of Australia, in the last duel of the quarterfinals. The South Americans took the lead with a great goal from Leicy Santos, but then the Lionesses drew with Lauren Hemp and turned with Alessia Russo.
For the third consecutive edition, the Lionesses will compete in the semifinals of a World Cup. The confrontation will be next Wednesday (16), at 7 am (Brasília time), the English team will face the host Australia that advanced by defeating France by 7 to 6 on penalties, at dawn today (12).
The teams had a balanced first half, with few real chances to score. The Lionesses struggled with advanced Colombian marking. At 26 minutes, the first two finalizations appeared, both with Daily. In the first of them, after a corner kick, the Colombian defense moved the remaining ball away for shirt number 9 to test towards the goal, but the ball went straight into the hands of goalkeeper Catalina Pérez. In the next minute, Daily struck a beautiful shot from outside the area, but the ball went wide.
Closed in defense, in the rare opportunities in the opposing field, the Colombians stood out. In the 43rd minute, in a play by LInda Caicedo who advanced to the edge of the area until crossing to Leicy Santos, who got rid of the marking before kicking from the edge of the area, opening the scoring with a beautiful goal from coverage, with no chances for the goalkeeper Mary Earps.
But Colombia’s joy was short-lived. In the 50th minute, Alessia Russo receives a cross in the area and kicks it over goalkeeper Catalina Pérez, who fails when trying to catch it. The ball escapes in front of Lauren Hemp who does not forgive and sends it to the back of the goal, guaranteeing the draw for England.
In the second half, the Lionesses turned the score around in the 17th minute, after a failure in the opposing defense. Stanway managed a precise throw between the lines of the Colombian guard to Alexia Russo, who spun inside the area and shot straight, turning the scoreboard for England. The Colombians pressed for a draw. At 25 minutes, Bedoya risked a ball from outside the area, but goalkeeper Mary Earps masterfully defended. Then, on the 36th minute, it was striker Chacón who balanced with Caicedo before kicking hard, but the English defense brushed it off. Despite the efforts of the South Americans, England managed the time and the advantage until the final whistle, guaranteeing a place in the semifinals.
Australia beats France on penalties
In the first game, early this Saturday (12), Australia secured a historic classification by overcoming France on penalties, by 7-6, after a 0-0 draw in regulation time and overtime. It took 20 collections to define the result. On the Matidas side, goalkeeper Arnald shone when he saved three kicks and it was up to Vine to convert the last of them, guaranteeing the classification. There were four missed kicks by the French side (Becho, Dali, Perisset and Bacha) and three by the Australian (Catley, Arnold and Hunt).
This is the first time that Australia has advanced to the semi-finals in eight World Cup appearances. France, on the other hand, suffered the third consecutive elimination in the quarterfinals.
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