2024-09-03 11:03:02
In Guayaquil, La Tri tied 1-1 against the Albiceleste and no longer has a chance of advancing to the next round of the tournament.
The dream is over Ecuador in it South American Women’s Under 20 Championship. Although La Tri was local in Guayaquil, failed to qualify for the final hexagon of the tournament… This Wednesday, April 17, in the third match of those led by Eduardo Moscoso in the competition, They tied 1-1 against Argentina and they were left without a chance to advance to the next round.
The match, played at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer (the only venue for the tournament), opened after 18 minutes. The Albiceleste took the lead with a great counterattack: after a mistake in the local defense, Juliet Romero She was face to face with goalkeeper Jade López. With a feint, the forward left the tricolor behind and made it 1-0.
Knowing that only a win would be enough to stay alive in the South American Championship, Ecuador accelerated in the second half. With a much more offensive stance, they equalized from a set piece. After a corner kick, Sheyla Macias He scored the 1-1 with a good header.
Before this match, Peru had beaten Uruguay 2-1 and qualified for the next round of the tournament. Paraguay (9 points), Peru (7 points) and Argentina (5 points) have already qualified for this group.
Ecuador, which earned its place in the final minutes to take the three points and keep its chances alive, arrived at the match against Argentina with two defeats (Paraguay and Peru). In addition,Until Macías’ goal, they had not scored any goals in the South American championship.
The tie left Ecuador with no chance.
The goals of the match
ARGENTINA GOAL! 🔥🇦🇷
⚽ Julieta Romero faked a shot past goalkeeper Jade López and opened the scoring against Ecuador.
🎙 @NicolasSamuilov y @barbiefritzler
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— DSPORTS (@DSports) April 17, 2024
GOAL FOR ECUADOR! 🔥🇪🇨
⚽ Sheyla Macías scored the equaliser with a header against Argentina.
🎙 @NicolasSamuilov y @barbiefritzler
CONMEBOL #SudamericanoSub20FemeninoEnDSPORTS pic.twitter.com/OPlRCYh2mq
— DSPORTS (@DSports) April 18, 2024
When does Ecuador play again?
The Ecuadorian U20 Women’s National Team will close its participation in this phase of the tournament against Uruguay, which has already been eliminated and has no chance of advancing to the next round. The match against the Charrúas will be on Friday, April 19, at the Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer and will begin at 6:30 p.m.
The game system of the South American Women’s Under 20
The ten CONMEBOL teams are divided into two groups of five countries. Zone A includes Ecuador, Paraguay, Argentina, Peru and Uruguay. Zone B includes Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela and Bolivia.
In the first round, the teams from each group will play each other once and will have one round off. The top three from each group will qualify for the final hexagon, which will have five rounds. The teams that finish in the top four places will qualify for the World Cup.
Something to keep in mind for the qualification is that Colombia already has its place guaranteed as the host country of the World Cup. That means that if it plays in the final hexagon and finishes between first and fourth place, it will free up one more place for the World Cup.
Source: OLÈ.com Newspaper