Goalie Forbes earning rave reviews in Colombia

Forbes helped her team capture the inaugural Colombian professional women league’s title with a 1-0 win over Atletico Huila on Saturday at the Estadio Nemesio Camacho El Camp?n in Bogota.

The two-legged final was played with Santa Fe defeating Atl?tico Huila 2-1 in the first encounter, for a 3-1 aggregate score, and qualifying for the 2017 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

The fan base in Colombia football is impressive and scores of supporters have been behind Forbes, grabbing opportunities for autographs and photographs, especially since the team’s success on the weekend.

One fan at the game was seen displaying a placard which read “We love you Kimika. I want your gloves.” Colombia’s league teams can field a maximum of eight foreigners, with players from Venezuela, Paraguay, Costa Rica and Panama alongside Forbes among players in the 18-team league.

The 26-year-old Forbes, born in Plymouth, Tobago, kept 10 clean sheets in 16 games for her club and has been a key part of the team’s campaign this year.

She was over the moon on Monday and deservedly so.

“I feel incredible and overwhelmed to be a part of history once again,” Forbes said.

“It is such an amazing feeling to play in the first professional women’s league in Colombia and to finish the league as part of the team that won the title. I was also the first goalkeeper to go five games without conceding a goal which they said was some form of record.

I am thrilled at the moment,” added Forbes who also enjoyed success with Paraguayan club Sportivo Limpeno last year.

“Football is the most beautiful sport in the world and hard work definitely pays off. I am very happy and thanking the Lord for blessing me with opportunity to play professionally and be part of such an amazing team.”