In the group stage, the Jamaica women's team eliminated the Brazil women's team, while Colombia eliminated the team that won the World Cup twice - Germany women's team. Therefore, the Colombia vs Jamaica match received a lot of attention, because both teams have brave and physical playing styles.
In the first 45 minutes, both teams increased the pace of the match, ready to play an open game when necessary. The Colombian women's team created more dangerous plays, but their stars such as Usme and Caicedo did not have any favorable shots. On the Jamaica side, captain Khadija Shaw had a good chance to score in the 45+3 minute, but she headed the ball inaccurately
In the second half, the match was exciting with a series of opportunities created. In the 51st minute, the Colombian women's team took the lead. Ana Zapata made a winger-inning pass to Catalina Usme in a favorable position. After 2 touches and a delicate finish, Usme defeated excellent goalkeeper Spencer. This was her 73rd goal for the national team.
Jamaica had a chance to equalize the attack immediately. The Blackwood defender took a dangerous corner kick, the ball hit the Colombian goalkeeper's hand and then the post. The ball bounced out but midfielder Jody Brown could not score in time.
With Jamaica attacking to find an equalizer, the Colombian women's team had many opportunities to carry out counter-attacks. The South American team used many passes for Linda Caicedo to handle. The Real Madrid striker has almost increased the score for his team, after finishing in the 55th and 65th minutes.
At the end of the match, the Jamaica women's team focused all their efforts to find an equalizer. In the 82nd minute, they almost succeeded when Drew Spence's header hit the ground, sending the ball off the post. On the Colombian side, Leicy Santos headed the ball into the post in the 86th minute. These were also the last two notable shots of this match.
In the end, the Colombian women's team beat Jamaica 1-0, thereby qualifying for the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time. In the next round, the Colombian women's team will meet the English women's team - the team that defeated Nigeria in the previous match.
Starting lineups of the two teams:
Colombian women's team: Perez, D.Arias, hostina, C.Arias, Guzman, Carabali, Durango, Caicedo, Usme, Santos, Ramirez.
Women's team Jamaica: Spencer, Wiltshire, Blackwood, sampson, Carter, Spence, Van Zanten, Brown, Shaw, Chantelle Swaby, Allyson Swaby.
