QUITO, Ecuador — Six-time world women’s soccer player of the year Marta came off the bench to score twice, including a tying goal in stoppage time, as Brazil came from behind three times before winning the penalty kick shootout 5-4 against Colombia on Saturday to secure the nation’s ninth Copa America Femenina title.
The 39-year-old Marta entered the match in the 82nd minute. She scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time to make it 3-all, then scoerd again in extra time to put the Brazilians in front for the first time in the match.
Colombia’s Leicy Santos scored in the 115th minute to make it 4-all, and when overtime concluded with no more goals having been scored, the match went to a shootout.
Lorena Da Silva then saved two penalty kicks in the shootout to clinch Brazil’s fifth title in a row at the championship tournament for South American. Brazil beat Colombia for the fourth time in the past five finals.
Marta, who has played in six editions each of the Women’s World Cups and the Summer Olympics, has 122 goals in 206 games with Brazil.
Angelina Alonso in the 45th minute and Amanda Gutierres in the 80th for Brazil, which won the silver medal at the Paris Olympics last summer, losing to the United States in the final.
Gutierres scored her sixth goal of this year’s Copa America Femenina to finish as the top scorer alongside Paraguay’s Claudia Martinez.
In addition to the late score by Santos, Colombia got goals from Linda Caicedo in the 25th minute and Mayra Ramirez in the 88th. The Colombians also benefited from an own goal by Brazil defender Tarciane in the 69th minute.
The Brazilian women have won eight of the nine editions of the Copa America Femenina and are considered the best team in South America. Their best finish at the Women’s World Cup was a runner-up showing in 2007, and they have reached the Olympic final three times.