SYDNEY-Manuela Vanegas headed a stoppage-time winner to present Colombia a 2-1 upset victory over Germany simply when the twice world champions thought they’d saved some extent in an exciting Ladies’s World Cup conflict on Sunday.
The defender powered the ball house from a nook eight minutes after German striker Alexandra Popp had transformed a penalty to cancel out a surprising strike from Colombian teenager Linda Caicedo at Sydney Soccer Stadium. Caicedo, who gave her staff a fright by collapsing in coaching on Thursday, had delighted the massed ranks of her compatriots within the 40,499 crowd with a purpose of the best high quality within the 52nd minute.
“Clearly, it’s essential be glad and euphoric as a result of it is a nice win for the entire nation and we’ve been feeling this,” stated Colombia assistant coach Angelo Marsiglia. “However look, the sport and the event nonetheless continues so we’ll go step-by-step. Now we have a really mature staff and so they know what they need.”
The 27th-ranked Colombians now want solely to keep away from a heavy defeat to Morocco of their last Group H match to succeed in the final 16, whereas Germany are nonetheless more likely to progress in the event that they beat South Korea of their final fixture. “It’s as much as us,” stated Germany coach Martina Voss-Tecklenburg. “It’s as much as us how we play and it’s our job to try this. I’m actually not anxious that we received’t make it by way of.”
The Colombians tore into the match from the kickoff and the Germans appeared rattled not solely by their aggression but in addition by the deafening noise of their yellow-shirted followers. Colombia striker Mayra Ramirez headed an opportunity down and extensive within the ninth minute and the South Individuals continued to niggle the Germans with a dig to the ribs right here and a flailing arm within the sort out there.
The nook was Germany’s main weapon of their opening 6-Zero thrashing of Morocco however Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez got here out confidently to collect the primary ball swung in from the nook flag. Germany ahead Lina Magull had an excellent likelihood within the 21st minute however her swing on the ball made contact with nothing however air and Lena Oberdorf’s subsequent effort was blocked.
Popp, who scored two targets towards the Moroccans, ought to have added to her event tally within the 42nd minute however blazed her volley excessive and extensive from shut vary. Colombia continued to launch the ball ahead to their entrance gamers at each alternative nevertheless it was not till seven minutes after the break that they had been in a position to break the stalemate.
Exhibiting no signal of the nerves that her coach stated had been behind her collapse on Thursday, the 18-year-old Caicedo gathered the ball on the left fringe of the field, reduce between two defenders and curled it into the highest right-hand nook. The stadium exploded with noise because the diminutive teenager celebrated her second purpose on the event, having develop into the youngest participant to attain on this World Cup with an identical effort within the 2-Zero opening win over South Korea.
Germany continued to spurn what possibilities they created however appeared to have snatched a draw when, with two minutes left on the clock, Oberdorf was introduced down within the field by Perez and Popp stepped as much as thump the ball confidently into the online.