Colombia stuns Germany with stoppage-time aim in huge Ladies’s World Cup upset

SYDNEY — Manuela Vanegas scored within the seventh minute of stoppage time as Colombia upset Germany, 2-1, on the Ladies’s World Cup on Sunday.

The defender headed in to settle an exhilarating recreation and put her nation getting ready to advancing to the knockout stage.

Alexandra Popp had scored an 89th-minute penalty and appeared to have earned two-time champion Germany a 1-1 draw after 18-year-old Linda Caicedo had struck a surprising opener for Colombia.

However Vanegas got here up with a late twist to large celebrations from Colombia followers who dominated the Sydney Soccer Stadium crowd.

The Germans thought they’d secured a degree after Colombia goalkeeper Catalina Perez was penalized for bringing down Lena Oberdorf within the field.

Popp, who scored twice in her nation’s 6-0 rout of Morocco in its opening recreation of the event, fired straight down the center to degree the sport.

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That had disillusioned the gang, which passionately cheered Colombia on all through and erupted after Caicedo’s aim within the 52nd.

The Actual Madrid teenager had suffered a well being scare earlier within the week, however produced a second of second of magic to attain her second of the event.

It was all of the extra particular coming after she’d dropped to the bottom holding her chest in coaching in the course of the week.

Caicedo scored from distance within the 2-0 win towards South Korea on Tuesday. However whereas that aim concerned an error from goalkeeper Yoon Younger-geul, on this event it was all about particular person brilliance.

Amassing the ball from simply inside the realm after a nook, she labored her means into house by bewildering two German defenders in a fast-stepping transfer earlier than lashing a shot into the highest nook.

Caicedo, adopted by her teammates, charged towards the nook to get nearer to the gang because it went wild.

Germany has by no means did not advance from the group stage of the World Cup.

It’s nonetheless anticipated to beat South Korea in its final recreation of Group H, however will probably need to accept second place.

The runners up finally 12 months’s Euros ought to have been forward within the first half when Popp was responsible of lacking the goal with a volley from shut vary shortly earlier than the break.

Earlier Lina Magull had the possibility to check Perez from shut vary, however mis-kicked and the chance was wasted.