August 29, 2024, 8:41 AM
August 29, 2024, 8:41 AM
He made us wait, appeared and scored a goal. Gabriel Villamil He scored on Wednesday his first goal with the Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito shirt, who beat Deportivo Cuenca 3-0 in a match corresponding to the round of 16 of the Ecuador Cup, which earned him qualification for the quarterfinals.
Villamil, who started the match from the substitute bench, He was called on by his technical director Pablo ‘Vitamina’ Sánchez to enter the field of play in the second half. The goal came after a good pass connection who found the Tarija midfielder near the penalty spot, who did not hesitate to take a shot Powerful low right-hander to overcome the resistance of the rival archer and deposit the 3-0 final score.
The former Bolívar player He celebrated his goal with all his might and was congratulated by his teammates; the emotion was evident, since since he arrived in Ecuador he was always in the spotlight and was strongly criticized.
“I celebrated it with everything, it was a nice goal” that motivates me to continue working now defend my national team’s shirt for earn a place as a starter in the match we have against Venezuela,” said Villamil in a post-match press conference, expressing his hope of earning a spot in the Verde in the Double date of South American Qualifiers September.
“Happy for the qualification And for scoring my first goal in the Liga shirt, we have played everything these last few months and we are going to do what is necessary to achieve the objectives set,” he added on his social networks.
It is not yet known when Villamil will be released to join the Verde concentration in La Paz, given that Liga de Quito He will have to play this Saturday against Barcelona for the local tournament. The white club has not specified if he will be taken into account for this match. If it happens, he will not arrive in the country until Sunday.
