The match-defining highlight of what was her 102nd clean sheet came when Marie Laure Delie went clean through on goal five minutes before half-time.
It looked odds-on that the French player would put her side deservedly ahead.
But the double centurion had other ideas, facing down her opponent to keep her goal intact and help set her side on the way to three vital points.
COLOMBIA BOW OUT OF OLYMPICS
Las Chicas Superpoderosas did everything they could to take something from their game against New Zealand and stay in the Olympics.
They, however, never came closer than when Diana Ospina struck the crossbar with an audacious free-kick from out wide.
It was not to be their day, however, as they went away goalless and pointless for the second match in a row.
Having arrived at Rio 2016 full of hope despite being drawn in a tough group, the luckless Colombians have nowhere to go but home.
THE WORDS
“We couldn’t find our way in the game and their opening goal threw us off our gameplan.
“We didn’t play as a team. Daebritz’s goal gave us hope.
“We were more compact in the second half and we deserved the draw because we fought and showed spirit.” – Germany coach Silvia Neid
NEXT OLYMPICS MATCHDAY – Tuesday 9 August (all times local)
Group E
South Africa-Brazil, Manaus, 21.00
China PR-Sweden, Brasilia, 22.00
Group F
Australia-Zimbabwe, Salvador, 16.00
Germany-Canada, Brasilia, 16.00
Group G
Colombia-USA, Manaus, 18.00
New Zealand-France, Salvador, 19.00
(Courtesy: FIFA)
