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Despite the small audience that arrived at the Allegiant Stadium of Las Vegas, Ecuador and Jamaica They put on an entertaining show, valid for the second date of the B Group of the America Cup. As both teams had lost in their presentations in the continental tournament, the land of gambling and vice confirmed that the protagonists had to bet everything they had at their disposal to try to continue in the competition. AND The Tri was the one that had the best resources.
A threat of Kendry Paezdisabled by Jahmali Waite, marked the trend that the lawsuit would have. And the aggressive projection of Piero Hincapie, along with the misfortune of Kasey Palmer served so that the Spanish team Felix Sanchez would gain an advantage in the desert. A goal in which the Jamaican goalkeeper also had responsibility.
Before the initial stage was completed, Ecuador extended their lead thanks to a penalty taken by Kendry Paez. The intervention of the VAR was decisive for Cristian Garay sanction the maximum penalty for a handball inside the area. And from the twelve steps, the wheel of Valley Independent He crossed his shot with category.
In the complement, those of islanders in charge of the Icelandic strategist Heimir Hallgrímsson They made history when they converted the discount. It was the first conquest of Jamaica in the continental competition; and it was the work of Michail Antonio. The forward of the West Ham He captured a series of rebounds and sent the ball to the back of the net, before the desperate movements of Alexander Dominguez. With the 2 to 1the duel was open in Las Vegas.
The Tri He had to suffer more than imagined to score his first three points. The referee’s lack of judgment saved Ecuador from not sanctioning a penalty in favor of Jamaica that could have changed destiny. And since the Central Americans took the risk to go in search of a tie with all their people, in the closing Alan Minda he dressed up as Diego Maradona to capture the ball from his own field and face the victory. A goal with which he exposed all his talent and scattered the rival defense until he touched the net.What planet did you come from, Cosmic Kite?“, some journalist would have narrated from the stands when observing the magical scene displayed by the steering wheel that shines in the Witches of Belgium. Those of Felix Sanchez They were up to the task and now they will go for the classification against Mexico.
Trainings:
Stadium: Allegiant Stadium (Las Vegas)
Referee: Cristián Garay (Chile)
Television: TyC Sports and DSports
VENEZUELA-MEXICO:
The curtain on Wednesday’s day comes down tonight at the SoFi Stadium from California, where Venezuela and Mexico, the leaders of Group B, collide. The referee is the Brazilian Raphael Claus and the transmission is in charge of DSports and TyC Sports.
After making noise in the South American Qualifiers, La Vinotinto once again showed that it wants to make history and began its journey by beating Ecuador, which allows them to dream of reaching the quarterfinals for the fifth time. Their best performance was fourth place in Argentina 2011.
El Tri, which is in the midst of a change after being eliminated in the group stage of Qatar 2022, seeks to once again be a protagonist under the guidance of Jaime Lozano. In their first match they beat Jamaica 1-0.
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Trainings:
Venezuela: Rafael Romo; Jon Aramburu, Nahuel Ferraresi, Yordan Osorio, Miguel Navarro; José Martínez, Yángel Herrera; Jefferson Savarino, Eduard Bello, Yeferson Soteldo; Salomón Rondón. DT: Fernando Batista.
Mexico: Julio González; Jorge Sánchez, César Montes, Johan Vásquez, Gerardo Arteaga; Carlos Rodríguez, Luis Chávez; Uriel Antuna, Luis Romo, Julián Quiñones; Santiago Gimenez. DT: Jaime Lozano.
Stadium: SoFi Stadium (California)
Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil)
Television: TyC Sports and DSports
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