SYDNEY — Colombia received its opening match of the Women’s World Cup 2-0 over South Korea as Las Cafeteras head coach Nelson Abadía served the primary of a two-game suspension.
Colombia’s supervisor since 2017, Abadía acquired a purple card on the finish of the 2022 Copa América Femenina closing for arguing with a match official. A spokesman for CONMEBOL, the governing physique for South America’s worldwide tournaments, didn’t present another particulars concerning the incident.
The purple card was equal to a two-game suspension, which meant Colombia’s first two video games in Group H on the international match. Abadía may also miss the sport in opposition to Group H favourite Germany on Sunday.
“He’s kind of like the dad of the team,” Colombian midfielder Elexa Bahr stated. “But I don’t think it affected us at all. We all came to win the first game and that’s what we did.”
Angelo Marsiglia is filling in for Abadía.
“He was always there to provide us with the best conditions,” Colombian ahead Linda Caicedo stated. “He was very clear with what we had to do and to establish an order on the pitch.”
Bahr stated the staff performed a pleasant in opposition to China earlier this month with Abadía watching from the stands.
“It was a little bit unusual for us,” she stated, “but other than that we tried to keep everything the same.”
Caicedo, at 18 is likely one of the many youngsters enjoying on this World Cup, scored within the thirty ninth minute in Tuesday’s match. She’s the match’s youngest goal-scorer to date. She debuted with the Colombian senior staff at 14 and beat most cancers at 15, and that is the largest match of her profession.
“We knew that he wouldn’t be able to be there,” Caicedo stated of Abidía, “but the information he provided to us was very clear.”
Abadía’s son, Mario, additionally an assistant coach, attended the post-match press convention in his father’s place.
“They have excellent communication on the pitch,” Mario Abadía stated of Colombia’s gamers. “We do certain things during the week and in training, and then they show that.”
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Zeke Palermo is a pupil on the University of Georgia’s Carmical Sports Media Institute.
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