After duel between Argentina and Canada which inaugurated last Thursday a new edition of the America Cup (2-0 Albiceleste victory thanks to goals from Julián Álvarez and Lautaro Martínez), plus the goalless draw between Peru and Chile yesterday, now it was the turn of the presentation of four other teams that are excited about the continental competition. Ecuador fell 2-1 against Venezuela at the start of Group B, while Mexico won 1-0 against Jamaica in last turn.
MEXICO 1-0 JAMAICA
Mexico won 1-0 Jamaica in the debut for the B Group of the America Cup in it NRG Stadium from Houston and shares the top of the area with Venezuela.
The summary provided by the official broadcast at halftime clearly depicted the lack of dangerous plays throughout the initial stage. Of a Luis Chávez’s shot deflected by the goalkeeper, Jahmali Waite, After three minutes they jumped two advances from him tri in the last quarter of an hour with a wide shot from Luis Romo and another attempt Cesar Montes. Those led by Jaime Lozano They closed better than their rival, but left the field with a lot of negative balance due to the injury to his midfield figure, Edson Álvarez, which forced him to be replaced.
Unlike this first part, the Mexicans came out relaxed and almost paid dearly for it. At the beginning, goalkeeper Julio González saved the goal from Kasey Palmer and, in the 49th minute, Michail Antonio’s goal was disallowed due to his offside caused an immediate reaction from the current Gold Cup championswhich featured Waite and They only opened the scoring at 68′ with a cross shot from Gerardo Arteaga (1-0).
That definition ensured the victory of the winning team, which had not competed in the Copa América since the 2016 edition and He played in two finals: Ecuador 1993, when they lost in the final against Argentina, and Colombia 2001, in which they were defeated by the host team. On the other hand, this is the third participation of the Reggae Boyz: They were in Chile 2015 and the United States 2016, tournaments in which they lost all their appearances and did not score goals.
On the next date. Mexico will face Venezuela this Wednesday from 10 p.m. (Argentine time) in the SoFi Stadium Of California. The same day from 7 p.m. Jamaica will clash with Ecuador in it Allegiant Stadium from Las Vegas.
Trainings:
Stadium: NRG (Houston)
Referee: Ismail Elfath (United States)
ECUADOR 1- VENEZUELA 2
Venezuela hit at the start of Group B of the America Cup and defeated 2-1 Ecuador in Santa Clara, California. The team led by Argentine Fernando Batista took advantage of the man after the expulsion of Enner Valencia and turned the score around in the complementary stage.
The Ecuadorian team, one of the candidates to fight for the title, was surprised after a rocky start due to the brutal kick from Valencia against José Martínez which earned him the expulsion. However, the team led by the Spanish Félix Sánchez was able to open the scoring 40 minutes into the first half thanks to a goal from Jeremy Sarmiento.
The 22-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder captured a rebound in the area and finished low on the ground to beat the effort of Rafael Romo, who had some key interventions in the match.
For the second half, the Ball Cambric made some variations that were key for Venezuela and in ten minutes he managed to turn the score around with the two players he brought in from the substitute bench. At 64′, after a quick side kick, Jhonder Cadiz defined the first suit of Alexander Dominguez for the temporary tie.
And at 74 minutes, the second of the Red wine. Salomon Rondon he hit a header that Dominguez He couldn’t contain it and the rebound was served to him. Eduardo Bellowho only had to push the ball into the unguarded goal.
With this result, Venezuela was the leader of Group B and next Wednesday the 26th they will play against Mexico to take a key step to the next phase. For his part, Ecuador will have revenge against Jamaica.
Trainings:
Stadium: Levi’s (Santa Clara, California)
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
THE POSITIONS OF GROUP B:
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