The white-haired striker Jessica Martínez could not miss such an important day, and she appeared 30 minutes into the game to put Paraguay ahead 1-0 at the Pascual Guerrero stadium.
Moments before the end of the first half, Ecuador would achieve equality through Kerly Real. With the score 1-1, the break was reached.
In the complementary, the great figure of Alicia Bobadilla appeared: the goalkeeper showed off with great saves and more than timely exits to intervene in the dangerous offensives of the Tri, maintaining the partial tie that already served Paraguay to advance to the round against the loss of Chile against Colombia (4-0), in a match played simultaneously.
In additional time, La Albirroja sentenced the story thanks to a spectacular individual play by Ramonita Martínez on the right, the center against the rival area and a header by Lice Chamorro. It was 2-1 in the 90+1 minute.
With this victory, Paraguay reached 9 points and finished in second place in group A, behind the 12 units of the host Colombia. Both teams qualified for the semifinals of the Copa América Femenina 2022.
With this, the national team ensured at least its presence in the World Cup playoff for the 2023 Cup (Australia-New Zealand). If they win in the semis -against Brazil- they will ensure their presence both in the World Cup and in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, in case of falling, the possibility of going directly to the World Cup will be in the match for the third place.
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