Early mornings might be chilly in capital Bogota this time of the yr, however Colombia had been decided to be well-prepared once they landed in India for the Beneath-17 Ladies’s World Cup.
To make sure the 10-and-a-half hour time distinction between Colombia and India didn’t hamper his gamers’ efficiency because of jet lag, Colombia coach Carlos Paniagua made his gamers get up one hour earlier every day to prepare for coaching. So, from the beginning of the month, they began waking up at 8am, 7am, and so forth. Quickly they had been waking up at 3am, having breakfast and hitting the coaching subject.
“Mornings are very chilly in Bogota. It was not straightforward for the ladies to have breakfast at 3.30 am after which be on the bottom at 4am to start out coaching at 4.30am. They understand how necessary it’s and so they did it with none criticism,” he had mentioned on eve of the match.
That’s what Colombia had been keen to do to make it to the knockouts for the primary time. In 4 earlier appearances, the South People haven’t gone previous the group levels.
Colombia’s snug 2-0 win over China in Group C on Saturday was solely their second win within the competitors. The star of the present was skipper Linda Caicedo, who netted each the objectives.
Paniagua mentioned: “Once we landed in India, the gamers struggled a bit however now they’ve adjusted to the time distinction, the local weather. We performed nicely towards Spain within the first recreation and as we speak towards China as nicely,” he mentioned after their victory on the DY Patil Stadium.
The staff landed in India at 7am on October 8 and the coach made certain the gamers hit the mattress solely within the evening. So, they’d breakfast, lunch after which coaching. “We had one of many laziest and most tough coaching classes that day,” mentioned Colombian defender Mary Jose Alvarez. Since then the Colombia gamers are feeling nice, and with every outing their confidence of creating it to the knockouts is rising.
Mexico produced a a lot better show to beat defending champions Spain 2-1 within the different Group C conflict between the 2018 finalists. Mexico, Spain, Colombia and China are all on three factors and the 2 qualifiers shall be determined after the ultimate group video games on Tuesday. Within the final spherical, Mexico play Colombia and Spain face China.
Spain dominated within the first-half however like their 1-0 victory within the first match towards Colombia, they couldn’t convert their probabilities. Their finest alternative got here within the thirty eighth minute when Vicky Lopez shot over the bar.
The second half was extra even and all of the objectives got here by defensive lapses. Mexico went forward within the forty seventh minute when Spanish goalkeeper Sofia Fuente parried a cross from Montserrat Saldivar on to the trail of Maribel Flores, who slotted residence. Spain equalised within the 74th minute after Mexico goalkeeper Renatta Cota spilled a Carla Camacho cross which deflected off the submit to Judit Pujols, who tapped in.
Spain regarded in management thereafter and pushed for the winner, however of their effort to play from the again, misplaced possession. Mexico, who additionally struck the submit as soon as in every half, latched on to the chance and moved it ahead rapidly with Saldivar scoring the winner within the eighty fifth minute.