Goals by Ortegón and Caicedo for Colombia’s 2-1 win over Mexico at the U-17 World Cup | VIDEOS

The Colombian team qualified for the quarterfinals of the U-17 Women’s World Cup, which takes place in India, after beating Mexico 2-1. Thus, the South American team was in first place in group C with 6 points.

From the beginning, the cast led by Carlos Paniagua dominated the ball and generated scoring opportunities, but could not materialize them. Until at 41 minutes, Juan Ortegón took a strong shot that was impossible to stop for the Cota goal and thus, he got the 1-0.

Then, in the second stage, Colombia continued with the same intensity and prevented all the attacks of the Aztec squad. Then, at 74 ‘, a Mexican defender tried to clear a ball, but the ball went into her area and, in that place, Linda Caicedo hung the goalkeeper to make it 2-0.

The match gained excitement in the final minutes, as Caicedo scored an own goal and generated the tie for Mexico at 81′. However, the defensive solidity of the South American team allowed the scoreboard to no longer move.

In this way, the Aztec team is out of the U-17 World Cup, while Colombia will wait for the second in group D, which can be Japan, Tanzania, France or Canada. The quarterfinal match will be played on Saturday, October 22.