Catalina Usme is one of those forwards capable of driving rival defenses crazy: fast, strong, technical, does not give a ball for lost and with an eye for goal.
On Tuesday she received an award for her tenacity when she scored the goal that qualified her for the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup for the first time in her history, and FIFA chose her as the player of the match.
ON VIDEO: Historical! Colombia qualified for the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Cup thanks to this great goal
“I only saw that the ball was coming, I dominated it in the best way and it stayed for me to score,” he recalled at a press conference.
“All the emotions came to my head when the ball hit the net.”
Catalina Usme’s great goal
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It was the second goal for the América de Cali attacker in the World Cup, after the first goal against South Korea, in Colombia’s first game in the World Cup.
“Today I thought all day about doing the best for and for the team, regardless of who scored the goal,” said the scorer. “Thank God I had the coldness to pocket what I had left.”
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However, the player insists that Colombia reached the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand with a view to playing “seven finals”, in reference to the number of games that are played until reaching the final of the tournament.
“This cannot be the ceiling for this team, we have come to play seven finals and we have to continue building the path step by step,” said Catalina, who is already thinking about her next rival, England.
“We are going to look at England in the face and we are going to go out and compete face to face for that final,” he said.
“WE HAVE TO KEEP DREAMING BECAUSE THIS TEAM HAS WHAT” ?
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