The choice of Ecuador It is necessary to find goal formulas far from the height of Quito and this Thursday he made four in the port of Guayaquil that left the renewal plan of Boliviasince in two games he has received ten goals. La Tri settles for 4-0 today in fifth place in the classification of South American qualifiers worldwith the right to a direct quota, and the Green team falls to eighth or penultimate, outside the 2026 event.
The Ecuadorian victory was scored by Enner Valencia with a penalty in the 25th minute, Gonzalo Plata in the 27th and 48th, and Alan Minda closed the numbers in the 60th. This is the fifth game under the command of Argentine Sebastián Beccacece. Bolivia paid for another defeat, after losing 6-0 to Argentina on October 15, for coach Óscar Villegas’ decision to reserve part of his squad at over 4,000 meters altitude of El Alto waiting for this match with Paraguay .
Ecuadorian dominance paid off from the opening whistle after José Sagredo’s cheeky penalty foul, verified by Argentine referee Maximiliano Ramírez on VAR, and Valencia converted a 25th-minute red card for his action. Ecuador went ahead, putting together a great action down the right side, Valencia giving Plata a big assist who put the ball past goalkeeper Vizcarra in the 27th minute.
Yeboah has been a constant nightmare on the right side of the Bolivian defense, especially when paired with Plata. A cross from Alan Minda in the center of the area left the visiting defenders without a reaction and Valencia beat the goalkeeper with a precise header, but the action was disallowed by the referee after an advanced was verified which is the position of Ecuador’s historic scorer.
From the beginning to the end of the first half it was played, mostly in the zone defended by Bolivia, who lost control of the ball and actions at that time, against a dominant and possessive Ecuador. Ecuador came back in the second half with a desire to increase the score and Plata took advantage of another pass from Valencia and beat goalkeeper Vizcarra, with a fierce shot from mid-range, in the 48th minute. Minda had his chance, with a superb shot that missed the visiting goalkeeper, in the 60th minute.
The match in Bolvia also means Guayaquil striker Ángel Mena’s farewell to the Ecuadorian team.
TECHNICAL SHEET
4 – Ecuador: Hernán Galindez; Joel Ordóñez, William Pacho, Piero Hincapié; Alan Minda (m.69, Jeremy Sarmiento), Alan Franco (m.74, Kendry Páez), Pedro Vite, Pervis Estupiñán; Gonzalo Plata (m.69, Kevin Rodríguez), Jhon Yeboah (m.69, Kenny Arroyo) and Enner Valencia (m.69, Ángel Mena).
0 – Bolivia: Guillermo Vizcarra; Yomar Rocha (m.80, Carlos Sejas), Efraín Morales, José Sagredo, Erwin Vaca; Gabriel Villamil, Héctor Cuellar, César Menacho (m.46, Gabriel Sotomayor), Luis Paz (m.46, Óscar López); Adalid Terrazas (m.46, Lucas Chávez) and Enzo Monteiro.
Objectives: 1-0, Enner Valencia (m. 25); 2-0, Gonzalo Plata (m. 27); 3-0, Gonzalo Plata (m. 48); 4-0, Alan Minda (m. 60)
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez, from Argentina. He deposed Sagredo (m.24) and reprimanded Chávez.
Incidents: The match on the eleventh date of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup was played this Thursday in the port city of Guayaquil before 41,158 fans at the Monumental stadium
Source: La Verdad
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