The United States was left with a victory at the beginning of group B Sat 20 world after defeat Ecuador 1-0, that despite a good presentation, he could not control his opponent in the extra minutes.

“We did our best. We tried hard until the last minute, but it didn’t happen to us,” said defender Joel Ordóñezone of the highlights of the mini-Three in commitment.

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Ecuador showed more ambition in the first half game, but in extra time, the Americans pressed and forced the tricolors to play in their own field.

He emphasized the work of the Ecuadorian defense block, but for an oversight in extras led to a goal for the North Americansawarded a 1-0 victory.

jonathan gomez received a cross pass, controlled on the edge of the area and He finished with a corner for Gilmar Napa to win (90+2 minutes).

“We had the game under control in the first half, but the result was not missing. One mistake and things got complicatedOrdonez said.

The defender admitted it “Some things need to be improved”but he did not hide his optimism that in the next presentation the result will be triumphant for the Tricolore.

“You have to work harder to achieve your goals. We try to make things work and to be able to classify to the next stage,” said Ordóñez.

The next performance of the mini-trio will be on Tuesday the 23rd against Slovakia (4 p.m.), a day in which the United States will face Fiji in the morning. (D)