Deportivo Cali took a very important step to enter the quarterfinals of the Women’s Copa Libertadores by winning 2-1 against Olimpia in a match where the Colombians suffered to overcome the initial goal of the Paraguayans and become leaders of Group A with 6 points.
As was the case on the first day against Corinthianswhere Deportivo Cali also won 2-1 against the current champion of the tournament, midfielder Tatiana Ariza was the heroine of the ‘Azucareras’ by scoring the winning goal in the final stretch of the match.
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In a one-on-one against the Paraguayan goalkeeper Glory SalebAriza consummated the comeback just when her team had been left with one player less due to the expulsion of defender Jorelyn Carabalí for a double yellow card.
Victory had become an uphill battle for Deportivo Cali when Olimpia took the lead in the first half with the initial penalty goal from Griselda Garay Lopezpractically the only shot on goal for the Paraguayan team in the entire match.
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However, the Colombians never lost face in the game, and tied it early in the second half with an own goal from Camila Barbossa.
Then they insisted until they scored the second goal when the Paraguayans were already content with the tie and tried to play as little as possible.
With this loss, Olimpia stayed with three pointsafter having won the Bolivian Always Ready 2-0 on the first day.
Table of positions of the women’s Copa Libertadores group
1 Deportivo Cali, 6 points
2 Corinthians, 3 points
3 Olympia, 3 points
4 Always, 0 points
