Video: Colombia thrashed and eliminated Venezuela from the South American Women's U20

With Brazil already qualified, the tricolor team will have enough to draw against Uruguay to win a spot in the 2022 Costa Rica World Cup

With the double of Gisela Robledo and a goal from Ingrid Guerra, the Colombia team recovered in the final home run of the South American Women's U20 this Thursday, April 21.

The tricolor team defeated Venezuela 3-0 and scored his first three points in the standings, as well as leaving his goal difference at 0, so that with only one draw on the last date against Uruguay will be enough to qualify for the 2022 Costa Rica U-20 Women's World Cup.

The national team had started the final home run on the left foot after falling to Brazil 3-0. And after recovering by applying the same result to Venezuela, now the verdeamarhela, got its ticket to the orbital event in Central America with these results.

The Paniagua team was totally superior on the pitch and as time progressed it gained confidence to approach the vinotinto arc.

The coffee team was even able to beat Venezuela 5-0 after two key plays in which the ball did not enter it. Due to lack of aim, Gabriela Rodríguez wasted an opportunity at 43′, while in the 58th minute, a shot by Mariana Muñoz that the Venezuelan goalkeeper managed to draw in two halves over the line drowned out early goal cries for Colombia.

The first goal of the match came in the 36th minute after a solo overflow of María Camila Reyes on the left wing that left Gisela Robledo totally free. The Tenerife attacker only had to push left-handed the first goal of the night and peace of mind for those led by Carlos Paniagua.

Colombia widened the scoring differences in the second half after a brilliant right to place unstoppable by Ingrid Guerra. In the 70th minute the tricolor team gained confidence and that goal gave him the illusions he needed to get his first three points in the home run.

When everything seemed finished, the goal of tranquility came to improve Colombia's goal difference. Gisela Robledo emerged after receiving a pass from Juana Ortegón and eluding the goalkeeper of the vinotinto defined without angle the goal of the final rout at the Nicolás Chahuán Stadium in La Calera, Chile.

Relive, below, the best plays of the match and the goals that have Colombia dreaming of the second place in the world competition in Costa Rica, in the absence of this Sunday, April 24 match at 4:00 p.m. against Uruguay:

The coffee players will have the challenge of ratifying their candidacy and high level to return to a new World Cup after 12 years without reaching this U20 instance, when they ranked fourth in Germany 2010.

It should be remembered that since this competition was played in 2004, Brazil has come out as the first eight times, except for the 2020 edition, which was not organized due to the health emergency caused by covid-19.

This is how the standings of the final home run are going in the absence of a match for the Colombians:

Colombia's leadership could change if Venezuela beats Brazil and Colombia thrashes Uruguay. However, the point for Colombia serves to qualify, because with 4 units and a goal difference of 0 it would draw with Uruguay, but the criterion of the highest goals scored would make the national team qualify for the world championship, since Colombia has three goals converted, while the Charrúas have two.

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