The Ecuadorian group gained in opposition to the “Inexperienced” group because of scores from the historic ahead Enner Valencia, within the seventeenth minute, and from his current inclusion 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 purpose got here from Valencia. A shared ball within the rival space allowed the Inter striker from Porto Alegre to complete at shut vary from the purpose defended by Guillermo Viscarra and thus he was capable of open the scoring.
Ecuador’s second purpose was the work of John Yeboah. The German-Ecuadorian winger took benefit of a bouncing ball within the midfield, following a nook kick, and fired a exact shot that ended a troublesome first half for Bolivia.
Though the Bolivian group managed to place strain on the rival court docket a couple of occasions, the Spanish group of Félix Sánchez Bas dominated virtually the primary half, which moved extra simply and generated a number of purpose choices.
Firstly of the second half, the group from the highlands pushed the rival space extra firmly, and Ecuador slowed down. However the strain from the Bolivians was not sufficient and the Ecuadorian fence, protected by Alexander Domínguez, remained at zero till the final minutes.
Ecuadorian left winger Janner Corozo, who reached the Bolivia area, performed efficiently a foul by Adrián Jusino that ended with a penalty awarded within the seventieth minute The particular person accountable for the penalty was ahead Jordy Caicedo, who entered the sphere instead of Enner Valencia. Caicedo made it 3-0 with a good shot into the underside left nook.
With the whole lot outlined, The Bolivian group scored within the 88th minute with a volley from Miguel Terceros, after 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 facet, Bolivia (which is a part of Group C together with the host, Uruguay and Panama) He went out to play the pleasant with out one among his large guarantees, the 16-year-old winger Moisés Paniagua, who failed to finish his visa procedures in america in time and, due to this fact, will miss the Copa América .
Ecuador have their first win within the friendlies earlier than the Cup, after they misplaced final Sunday in opposition to Argentina 1-0. Then again, Bolivia have two wins after shedding in opposition to Mexico two weeks in the past.
On Saturday, Bolivia will face Colombia within the remaining spherical of friendlies, whereas Ecuador will face Honduras on Sunday.
The “nationalists” within the highlight
Among the many preparations for the Copa América, some members of the Ecuadorian group generated the participation of the nationalized gamers. In opposition to this background, former Manchester United star, Antonio Valencia, made enjoyable of the truth that Argentine-Ecuadorian goalkeeper Hernán Galíndez was named as captain.
“A foreigner can’t be the captain of our group. That’s extra painful than the defeat,” “Toño” Valencia wrote on his X account on Sunday after shedding to world champions 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, after being known as as much as the nationwide group in November 2023 for the American qualifiers South for the 2026 World Cup.