The Argentine National Team turned it around and took a vital step towards the semis of the Copa América Women

The Argentine National Team turned it around and took a vital step towards the semis of the Copa América Women

The ARGENTINE SELECTION of Women’s Soccer defeated 2-1 a Chili In its second presentation in the Copa América from Ecuador. With this victory, those led by Germán Portanova They consolidated as leaders in zone A with 6 points, taking a fundamental step towards the semifinals of the contest.

The match began with an early blow for the national team. At 13 minutes, an error in the last Argentine line allowed Vaitiare Pardo to remain in front of Solana Pereyra, the Argentine archera, who could do little to the precise definition of the Chilean attacker. Thus, the marker opened in favor of Chile, 1-0.

Shortly after, Yamila Rodríguez almost tied the scoreboard. The attacker pressed the Chilean goalkeeper, Antonia Canales, who made a mistake leaving the empty arch, but Rodriguez’s shot was diverted, crossing the entire goal line. Moments later, Florencia Bonsegundo had a similar chance, but his cross shot also went by little.

The first half concluded with a play that could have been the draw. After a center of Bensegundo, Maricel Pereyra had 1-1 on his feet, but his shot, pressed by the Chilean goalkeeper, went out of the arch.

In the complement, Chile was close to expanding the advantage with a long shot by Rosario Balmaceda. The shot, affected by the height and the wind, took a strange parable that dislodged to Solana Pereyra and ended up crashing into the stick, saving the Argentines of a second Chilean goal.

With the match in suspense, Argentina finally tied the scoreboard. A few minutes from the end, Paulina Gramaglia overflowed on the right and, precisely, sent a center to the area so that Daiana Falfán would connect a corner head that beat the Chilean archera and established the 1-1.

In the last minutes of the game, the Argentine team did not give truce and got the comeback. Aldana Cometti, again with a powerful header, marked the final 2-1taking advantage of the air game that did so much damage to the Chilean defense.

With this triumph, Argentina strengthens as the leader of his group and remains firm on his way to the semifinals of the Copa América, with an outstanding collective performance and the soul of the comeback in the last moments of the party.

The next duel of the national cast will be Monday against Peru, which is last without points after three games. Those led by Portanova now gather 6 units, followed by Ecuador and Uruguay with 4 and Chile with 3.

Source: Ambito

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