Colombia beat Panama and leads Group B

Selection of Colombia and Brazil They made their debut with victories this Wednesday, vs Panama and Puerto Rico that is, in Concacaf Women’s Gold Cupon the first day of Group B of the tournament played in the United States of America.

Two games of the four teams that make up B group They played at Snapdragon Stadium, in the city of San Diego (California).

Colombia and Brazil They command Zone B with three points and are two of the four guests belonging to Conmebol in this first edition of the competition, the others being Argentina and Paraguay.

For its part, the Puerto Rican national team earned its place in the competition with a narrow victory over Haiti in the preliminary stage.

1-0. Brazil suffers with Puerto Rico
Brazil suffered but beat Puerto Rico 1-0 with an 81st-minute goal from Gabi Nunes.

Led by Debinho, a 32-year-old veteran and Kansas City player, Canarinha came to victory from the first minutes, but the Puerto Ricans stood on the field and sold the defeat dearly.

With Debinho, Duda Santos and Bio Zaneratta, Brazil tried their best to overcome the opposition’s resistance, but their chances eventually faded or were well saved by goalkeeper Sidney Martínez.

But the Puerto Ricans’ resistance was broken in the 81st minute when Nunes scored the only goal of the match.

0-6. Colombia did not give Panama a margin
Panama tried well, even got fired up, but their rebellion lasted 26 minutes, exactly when 23-year-old striker Manuela Pavi appeared to score Colombia’s first goal at the Concacaf Gold Cup, a tournament where the Cafeterias arrived as guests together with Argentinian, Brazilian and Paraguayan women.

Pavi, a player for Brazil’s Atlético Mineiro, capped Colombia’s flawless debut at the Cup in the United States with another goal in the 34th minute, her second goal which now makes her the tournament’s top scorer.

If the panorama was already complex for the Panamanians with a minus of 0-2, the approach of the Mexican coach Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Quintana went overboard with the goal of the captain of the Mexican Pachuca Catalina Usme in the 36th minute.

He The first match of group B was decided before the first half hour and in eleven minutes it looked like a defeat.

The second half could have ended, but coach Angelo Marsiglia’s students held the gas pedal. Defender Manuela Vanegas scored a great goal to make it 0-4, and Colombia’s top star, Real Madrid’s Linda Caicedo, appeared in the 84th minute to score the fifth goal.

As if it wasn’t enough, a goal in his own goal Panamanian Carina Baltrip-Reyes A minute from the end of regular time, the lapidary left 0-6.

Marsiglia led Group B of the Women’s Copa América after the first day.