After two decades, the Ecuadorians returned to play at the Monumental stadium and they did it in a big way. Three goals in five minutes returned Ecuador’s breath to return to third place in the leaderboard with 16 points.
A header by Michael Estrada in the 14th minute opened the scoring in favor of the tricolor that has the best goal advantage against Uruguay, also with 16 points. Énner Valencia, who in this game was established as the team’s top scorer with 33 goals, scored in the 17th and 19th minutes and sealed the victory.
Ecuador will face Venezuela on Sunday, while Bolivia will face Peru.
South American qualifiers.
Date 11.
Ecuador-Bolivia.
Stadium: Rodrigo Paz Delgado.
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia).
Ecuador: Moisés Ramírez; Byron Castillo, Piero Hincapie, Félix Torres; Moisés Caicedo, Carlos Gruezo, Ángel Mena, Pervis Estupiñán; Enner Valencia, Gonzalo Plata and Michael Estrada. DT: Gustavo Alfaro. .
Bolivia: Carlos Lampe; José Sagredo, Luis Haquin, Jairo Quinteros, Adriano Jusino, Jesús Sagredo; Leonel Justiniano, Boris Céspedes, Ramiro Vaca; Henry Vaca and Marcelo Martins. DT: César Farías.
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