The Copa America 2024 continues on its course, and this Saturday, June 22, it was the turn of Group B with the leading role of a Colombian player like Julian Quiñones. The Mexican Colombo was the starter and stood out with shots that put the cast of Jamaica. For its part, first thing in the morning, Ecuador and Venezuela They met in what was a vibrant match that opened the day.
In the first turn, Ecuador suffered early on from the expulsion of Enner Valencia for a kick against Jose Martinez about 20 minutes. Wilmar Roldan He gave the Ecuadorian a yellow card, and then corrected the decision when watching the VAR. However, with ten players, Jeremy Sarmiento He opened the scoring with a shot that violated Rafael Romo in the first part.
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In a matter of minutes, Venezuela came back thanks to a goal from Jhonder Cadiz after a pass Salomon Rondon and a shot to the post Alexander Dominguez. On the other hand, ten minutes later, Rondón intervened again and Eduardo Bello He pushed the ball to the bottom.
In the second hour, in a weak match between Mexico and Jamaica, which had a controversy over a goal disallowed by Michail Antoniowas decided with a ‘violent’ shot from Gerardo Arteaga which defined a close match between the two teams. In this way, the Mexicans avoided a surprise, and joined the lead with Venezuela.
Venezuela is in first position, thanks to the two goals scored, while Mexico only scored one goal. On the other hand, Ecuador, which also scored, avoids falling into the last box, which Jamaica maintains for now. On the next day, there will be a duel of winners and a duel of losers.
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TABLE OF POSITIONS OF GROUP B IN THE AMERICAN CUP AFTER THE FIRST DATE
1. Venezuela – 3 points | +1 HD
2. Mexico – 3 points | +1 HD
3. Ecuador – 0 points | -1 HD
4. Jamaica – 0 points | -1 HD
