After a dressing room goal, Ecuador tied with Peru as a visitor. This point is valuable for the ‘Tri’.
while the Ecuadorians we rubbed our hands with three points in Peru, Edison Flores appeared at minute 69 to score the goal of the tie that keeps you alive peruvian national team in the classification.
With this valuable point, the ‘Tri’ Add 25 ones to the table. classification and remains third. His immediate pursuer, Peru, adds 21 points. The latter will have to face Uruguay and Paraguay in the following matches. Ecuador, meanwhile, must visit Paraguay and receive Argentina in March.
What does Ecuador need?
To secure a place Qatar 2022, the ‘Tri’ must add a point in each of the following matches or win one of the matches.
One of the benefits of Ecuador in this phase are the difference goals, since it maintains a total of 10 goals for, compared to -4 in Peru. If the position is defined by this value, Peru should score 14 goals in the remaining matches to match the ‘Tri’.
a complicated game
Ecuador managed to open the match with a goal from Michael Estrada in minute 2. After the goal, the match remained difficult for both teams in a back and forth between the teams.
Ecuador tried to unbalance at every opportunity, despite the casualties of Alexander Dominguez and Enner Valencia, who they could not jump onto the field due to warnings. The set was balanced on all lines.
Peru He also arrived at the meeting with a loss of Aldocorzo, right side of the ‘albiroja’. His absence was clear on the field, as he has been one of the most unbalanced players in the team.
The match met expectations. It was expected to be back and forth due to points games. The coach of the ‘Tri’, Gustavo Alfaro, defined it as one of the most important meetings of his career.
«There is nothing more transcendent and more important than playing a world Cup“said the coach.
Alfaro also recognized the difficulty of the match. He assured that they were waiting for a Peruvian team that would take care of itself from the first minute.
