The Ecuadorian crew received in opposition to the “Inexperienced” crew due to scores by the historic ahead Enner Valencia, within the seventeenth minute, and by his latest incorporation John Yeboah, within the twenty fourth, and Jordy Caicedo, within the seventieth. Miguel Terceros scored for Bolivia in ’88.
After a masterful mixture of touches on the left wing, the primary objective got here from Valencia. A divided ball within the rival space allowed the Inter Porto Alegre striker to complete at shut vary from the objective defended by Guillermo Viscarra and was in a position to open the scoring.
The second objective for Ecuador was the work of John Yeboah. The German-Ecuadorian winger took benefit of a ball that was bouncing within the center distance, following a nook kick, and positioned a exact shot that ended up complicating issues for Bolivia within the first half.
Though the Bolivian crew managed to press on the rival court docket on a couple of events, the primary half was dominated nearly completely by the Spanish crew of Félix Sánchez Bas, who moved with higher ease and generated a number of objective alternatives.
Initially of the second half, the crew from the highlands pressed the rival space extra firmly, whereas Ecuador slowed down. However the stress from the Bolivians was not sufficient and the Ecuadorian fence, guarded by Alexander Domínguez, remained at zero till the ultimate minutes.
A play by the Ecuadorian left winger Janner Corozo, who reached the Bolivian space, turned a foul by Adrián Jusino that resulted in a penalty awarded within the seventieth minute. The particular person answerable for the penalty was ahead Jordy Caicedo, who entered the sector changing Enner Valencia. Caicedo made it 3-0 with a agency shot to the underside left nook.
With all the pieces outlined, The Bolivian crew scored within the 88th minute with a volley from Miguel Terceros, following a nook kick, which was unattainable for goalkeeper Domínguez.
Within the United States-2024 Ecuador is a part of Group B together with Mexico, Venezuela and Jamaica. On the opposite aspect, Bolivia (which is a part of Group C together with the host, Uruguay and Panama) He went out to play the pleasant with out considered one of his nice guarantees, 16-year-old winger Moisés Paniagua, who didn’t handle to finish his visa procedures in the US on time and, subsequently, will miss the Copa América.
Ecuador marks its first victory within the friendlies previous to the Cup, following dropping final Sunday in opposition to Argentina 1-0. Bolivia, alternatively, has two defeats following dropping in opposition to Mexico two weeks in the past.
On Saturday, Bolivia will face Colombia within the final spherical of friendlies, whereas Ecuador will face Honduras on Sunday.
The “nationalized” within the highlight
Within the midst of preparation for the Copa América, the participation of nationalized gamers generated criticism amongst some members of the Ecuadorian crew. On this sea of background, former Manchester United star Antonio Valencia reproached the truth that the Argentine-Ecuadorian goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez was named captain.
“It’s not doable for a foreigner to be captain of our crew. That’s extra painful than defeat,” wrote “Toño” Valencia on his X account on Sunday following dropping to world champion Argentina.
On this context, John Yeboah – born in Hamburg and of Ghanaian and Ecuadorian descent – silenced the criticism directed at foreigners by revealing his potential as a starter, following his call-up to the nationwide crew in November 2023 for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.