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By JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, editor-in-chief UNO International News Service at Hamilton for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.-
Full coverage in all sports with Bianca Carolina Cordero-Ramirez, Alison Lemon, Guy Speer Junior, Hugh Avendano, and pictures by Roberto Amaya.
If were for the FIFA Women's Soccer Rankings, Canada (11) vs Colombia (25), it will be an easy take for the host country at Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games. But, the players with the yellow shirts and blue pants are hot items in this Pan American event: they have played so far the best soccer in the tournament, with great technical skills, physical stamina and tactical acumen. They finished group A with y7 points, two victories (1-0 over Mexico and 2-0 to Argentina) and a draw (1-1 with Trinidad & Tobago). Great part of the Colombian squad is comprised by members of the team that even make United States, the 2015 Champions, to look very perplexed and only they won when goalkeeper Sepulveda got a red card in a foul over Alex Morgan
Canada ended second in group B with 3 points by goals difference (-1 against -3 of Costa Rica, a favorite to get to semifinals). In the last game, they did play to not lose by 5 goals and the results versus Brazil was 2-0, though in the second half the Reds showed some ability to complicate the Verdeamarelha when they really attack their No.6 of the world rivals.
Tonight, at 20:35 p.m., Canada will face Colombia in a duel of different style and experience. The locals have a very young team, but with some experience in adult World Cup (one of them, Kadeisha Buchanan won the Best Young Player Award; and other such as Ashley Lawrence and Fleming saw actual actions in that tournament; GK Stephanie Labbe was on the squad too).
Colombia has 11 members of their adult World Cup team, so it will be a match to look for and remember. Coach Taborda thinks South American in general and his national team in particular has being able to close the gaps with North Americans, European and Asians. ÈColombia has evolved, progressed. We can maintain the same rhythm with teams that are very athletic. And we have looked for female players that have also that kind of biotype, with physical presence and technical skills. Our Federation has worked hard in giving us full support. United Team has a team of soccer monsters and anyone knows they are difficult to dfeat. We have them there, lost only because of our goalkeeper red card and still we fought until the end, and they ended up being this 2015 World Cup champions. We defeated France, No. 2 of the world previously. Inglaterra defeated us 2-1 and end up being 3rd of the tournament ".
Colombia has won 3 AMF Futsal World Cups (Men in 2013, Women in 2014 as host country, and Men again Belarus), as well as FIFA soccer team have made to both men's and women's world cup with amazing achievements with spectacular players such as Lady Andrade, Paula Rincon, Daniela Montoya, Natalia Gaitanm Diana Ospina, Ingrid Vidal, Angela Clavijo, Maria Usme - a top scorer too -, Tatiana Ariza, Katherine Arias, Carolina Arias, y Sandra Sepulveda.
By JUAN CARLOS CORDERO, editor-in-chief UNO International News Service at Hamilton for Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games.-
Full coverage in all sports with
Bianca Carolina Cordero-Ramirez
Alison Lemon
Guy Speer Junior and Hugh Avendano.
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The road to Canada
It was certainly a 2014 Copa America Femenina to remember for Colombia, who stormed through their group by claiming four wins from four games. And though draws in the final phase against Argentina and Brazil meant that had to content themselves with a runners-up finish for the second Copa in a row, Las Cafeteras can be proud of a tournament in which they were the only unbeaten side and, spanning both phases, picked up 17 points from seven games. This tally was one more than eventual winners Brazil, though A Seleção would take the title thanks to their superior record in the decisive final stage.
Strengths and style
Attacking midfielder Yoreli Rincon reinforced her status as Las Cafeteras’ footballing spearhead at the Copa America, the gifted creator pulling her team’s strings with aplomb – as she has done for some time now – and finishing as Colombia’s three-goal leading scorer.
Already boasting a wealth of experience despite still being only 21, Rincon’s subsequent selection as player of the tournament was no doubt helped by the solid structure put in place alongside her, with keeper Sandra Sepulveda, defenders Nataly Arias and Natalia Gaitan, midfielder Diana Ospina and forward Lady Andrade particularly outstanding. All of these players will be expected to take a leading role for a country that has already taken part in one FIFA Women’s World Cup™, back at Germany 2011.
Colombia’s collective strength is drawn from both a resilient backline and a varied attack, Las Cafeteras finishing the Copa America with the competition’s best defensive record (two goals conceded) and their 12 goals scored shared between no fewer than eight different players. And in the only two games they failed to find the net, Colombia also avoided conceding.
The coachFirst hired by the Colombian FA in February 2012 to coach the women’s U-17 squad, 36-year-old coach Fabian Taborda is now preparing for the biggest challenge of his career so far. After guiding his young charges to a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups in Azerbaijan 2012 and Costa Rica 2014, this Physical Education graduate and teacher was handed the senior national team job in July 2014, just a couple of months prior to the Copa America. Not only did his team secure passage to Canada 2015, they also sealed the only available ticket for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio de Janeiro 2016.
FIFA Women’s World Cup record- This will be Colombia’s second appearance at a senior Women’s World Cup
- At Germany 2011, Las Cafeteras failed to reach the knockout stages after finishing bottom of their group
What they said“It’s a whole other level – a World Cup is the ultimate. It’s going to be a very difficult competition and we’ll need to prepare ten times more than we did for the Copa America. We need to make absolutely sure we get there in tip-top condition because women’s football is improving fast and we can’t leave anything to chance,” Tatiana Ariza, Colombia forward
It was certainly a 2014 Copa America Femenina to remember for Colombia, who stormed through their group by claiming four wins from four games. And though draws in the final phase against Argentina and Brazil meant that had to content themselves with a runners-up finish for the second Copa in a row, Las Cafeteras can be proud of a tournament in which they were the only unbeaten side and, spanning both phases, picked up 17 points from seven games. This tally was one more than eventual winners Brazil, though A Seleção would take the title thanks to their superior record in the decisive final stage.
Strengths and style
Attacking midfielder Yoreli Rincon reinforced her status as Las Cafeteras’ footballing spearhead at the Copa America, the gifted creator pulling her team’s strings with aplomb – as she has done for some time now – and finishing as Colombia’s three-goal leading scorer.
Already boasting a wealth of experience despite still being only 21, Rincon’s subsequent selection as player of the tournament was no doubt helped by the solid structure put in place alongside her, with keeper Sandra Sepulveda, defenders Nataly Arias and Natalia Gaitan, midfielder Diana Ospina and forward Lady Andrade particularly outstanding. All of these players will be expected to take a leading role for a country that has already taken part in one FIFA Women’s World Cup™, back at Germany 2011.
Colombia’s collective strength is drawn from both a resilient backline and a varied attack, Las Cafeteras finishing the Copa America with the competition’s best defensive record (two goals conceded) and their 12 goals scored shared between no fewer than eight different players. And in the only two games they failed to find the net, Colombia also avoided conceding.
The coachFirst hired by the Colombian FA in February 2012 to coach the women’s U-17 squad, 36-year-old coach Fabian Taborda is now preparing for the biggest challenge of his career so far. After guiding his young charges to a place at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cups in Azerbaijan 2012 and Costa Rica 2014, this Physical Education graduate and teacher was handed the senior national team job in July 2014, just a couple of months prior to the Copa America. Not only did his team secure passage to Canada 2015, they also sealed the only available ticket for the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament Rio de Janeiro 2016.
FIFA Women’s World Cup record- This will be Colombia’s second appearance at a senior Women’s World Cup
- At Germany 2011, Las Cafeteras failed to reach the knockout stages after finishing bottom of their group
What they said“It’s a whole other level – a World Cup is the ultimate. It’s going to be a very difficult competition and we’ll need to prepare ten times more than we did for the Copa America. We need to make absolutely sure we get there in tip-top condition because women’s football is improving fast and we can’t leave anything to chance,” Tatiana Ariza, Colombia forward
COACH FABIAN FELIPE TABORDA: Colombia is happy and we are dreaming of getting gold at the podium of Pan Am Women's Soccer
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