Uruguay beat Ecuador 2-1 this Friday and continues with a perfect score in the final hexagonal of the South American U-20 that takes place in Colombia.
Marcelo Broli’s team began losing with a goal from Ecuadorian Yaimar Medina at the Metropolitano de Techo stadium in Bogotá.
The Independiente del Valle winger advanced from the right side, hooked and finished off with his left foot in the 14th minute.
Goalkeeper Randall Rodríguez tried to stop the ball with his body, but the ball stung the grass and passed him.
For the second consecutive game, Ecuador paid dearly for its mistakes in defense. In minute 34 the Uruguayan center back Facundo González shot from medium distance.
The ball hit the crossbar and when it was in the air the Ecuadorian winger Yeltzin Erique took Luciano Rodríguez ahead. The referee called a penalty and Fabricio Díaz converted it into a goal.
Then Sebastián González missed the coach of the Tricolor, Jimmy Bran, by missing a penalty.
In 1985, the defense of La Celeste was again fundamental. Juan Sebastián Boselli sent a pass from his own field. The ball was left without an owner and Luciano Rodríguez scored the second with a powerful shot from outside the area.
Uruguay reaches six points (after victory against Colombia) and is firm in its intentions to get one of the four places in the World Cup in Indonesia.
If it remains in the top three, it will qualify for the Pan American Games in Santiago.
Ecuador continues without points, after losing to Brazil in the first game of the final phase of the South American. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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