Olympics | Spain beat Colombia on penalties to reach women's soccer semifinals

PARIS, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Spain came back from the brink of exit to beat Colombia on penalties after the two sides tying 2-2 in regular time in a women's soccer quarterfinal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday.

Thanks to goals from Mayra Ramirez and Leicy Santos, Colombia were 2-0 in front until the 79th minute when Jennifer Hermoso pulled one back for Spain.

The World Cup title holders, who had been seekin