Colombia won their first game of Women’s World Cup without head coach Nelson Abadía due to suspension

Colombia gained 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 obtained a crimson card on the finish of the 2022 Final Women’s America Cup 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 crimson card was equal to a two-game suspension, which meant Colombia’s first two video games in Group H on the international match. Abadía will even miss the sport towards Group H favorite Germany on Sunday.

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“He’s type of just like the dad of the staff,” Colombian midfielder Elexa Bahr stated. “However I don’t suppose it affected us in any respect. All of us got here to win the primary sport and that’s what we did.”

Angelo Marsiglia is filling in for Abadía.

“He was all the time there to offer us with the perfect situations,” Colombian ahead Linda Caicedo stated. “He was very clear with what we needed to do and to determine an order on the pitch.”

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Colombias Linda Caicedo, left, celebrates after scoring her sides 2nd aim in the course of the Womens World Cup Group H soccer match between Colombia and South Korea on the Sydney Soccer Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photograph/Rick Rycroft)

Bahr stated the staff performed a pleasant towards China earlier this month with Abadía watching from the stands.

“It was somewhat bit uncommon for us,” she stated, “however aside from that we tried to maintain the whole lot the identical.”

Caicedo, at 18 is without doubt one of the many youngsters taking part in on this World Cup, scored within the thirty ninth minute in Tuesday’s match. She’s the match’s youngest goal-scorer to this point. She debuted with the Colombian senior staff at 14 and beat most cancers at 15, and that is the most important match of her profession.

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Colombias Catalina Usme, left, celebrates after scoring the opening aim on a penalty kick in the course of the Womens World Cup Group H soccer match between Colombia and South Korea on the Sydney Soccer Stadium in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. (AP Photograph/Rick Rycroft)

“We knew that he wouldn’t be capable to be there,” Caicedo stated of Abidía, “however the data he supplied 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’ve glorious communication on the pitch,” Mario Abadía stated of Colombia’s gamers. “We do sure issues in the course of the week and in coaching, after which they present that.”