[1/5] Soccer Football - FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 - Round of 16 - Colombia v Jamaica - Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia - August 8, 2023 Colombia's Catalina Usme celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Hannah MckayMELBOURNE, Aug 8 (Reuters) - A second-half goal by Catalina Usme fired Colombia to a 1-0 win over Jamaica on Tuesday and carried the South Americans to their first Women's World Cup quarter-final.
"We are representing the whole continent of South America," Colombia coach Nelson Abadia told reporters.
When we qualified for the World Cup the first thing I said to my team was, 'We’re not just here to spend time, we want to make history'."
Having not conceded a goal all tournament, Jamaica stifled Colombia early, often leaving their players grimacing on the turf after heavy tackles.
Usme showed a deft touch to slip past Jamaica defender Deneisha Blackwood and fire a low, left-foot strike inside the far post.
Persons:
Catalina Usme, Hannah Mckay MELBOURNE, Nelson Abadia, Jamaica's, Lorne Donaldson, Linda Caicedo, Jorelyn, Kate Jacewicz, Chantelle Swaby, Drew Spence, Ana Maria Guzman, Deneisha Blackwood, Jody Brown, Khadija Shaw, Jamaica's Drew Spence, Tiffany Cameron, Ian Ransom, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
Soccer Football, FIFA, Jamaica, American, South Americans, Thomson
Locations:
New Zealand, Colombia, Jamaica, Melbourne, Australia, Colombian, England, South America, France