The selection of Ecuador needed to find goal formulas far from the altitude of Quito and this Thursday he produced four in the port of Guayaquil that left the renewal plan of Boliviabecause in two games he received ten goals. La Tri settled with today’s 4-0 in fifth place in the classification of the South American qualifiers Worldwith the right to a direct quota, and the Green team plummeted to eighth or penultimate, outside of the 2026 event.
The Ecuadorian victory was scored by Enner Valencia with a penalty in the 25th minute, Gonzalo Plata in the 27th and 48th minutes, and Alan Minda in the 60th minute. It was the fifth game under the command of the Argentine Sebastián Beccacece. Bolivia paid with another defeat, after losing 6-0 to Argentina on October 15, for the decision of coach Óscar Villegas to reserve part of his squad in the more than 4,000 meters of altitude of El Alto waiting for this match. Tuesday with Paraguay.
The Ecuadorian dominance from the opening whistle paid off after a rude penalty foul by José Sagredo, verified by the Argentine referee Maximiliano Ramírez in the VAR, and Valencia converted in the 25th minute. Segredo saw the red card for his action. Ecuador went ahead, putting together a great action on the right side, Valencia gave a great assist to Plata who put the ball over goalkeeper Vizcarra in the 27th minute.
The former Villarreal and Osasuna player Pervis Estupiñán, in action during the match
Yeboah became a constant nightmare on the right side of the Bolivian defense, especially when paired with Plata. A cross from Alan Minda in the heart of the area left the visiting defenders without reaction and Valencia defeated the goalkeeper with a precise header, but the action was annulled by the referee after verifying an advanced position by Ecuador’s historic scorer.
From the beginning to the end of the first half it was played, practically on the zone defended by Bolivia, which lost control of the ball and actions during that period, against a dominant and possessive Ecuador. Ecuador returned to the second half with the desire to increase the score and Plata took advantage of another pass from Valencia and defeated goalkeeper Vizcarra, with a violent shot from mid-range, at minute 48. Minda also took advantage of his opportunity, with a splendid shot that did not reach the visiting goalkeeper, at minute 60.
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The match against Bolvia also meant the farewell to the Ecuadorian team of the Guayaquil striker Ángel Mena.
TECHNICAL SHEET
4 – Ecuador: Hernán Galíndez; Joel Ordóñez, William Pacho, Piero Hincapié; Alan Minda (m.69, Jeremy Sarmiento), Alan Franco (m.74, Kendry Páez), Pedro Vite, Pervis Estupiñán; Gonzalo Plata (m.69, Kevin Rodríguez), Jhon Yeboah (m.69, Kenny Arroyo) and Enner Valencia (m.69, Ángel Mena).
0 – Bolivia: Guillermo Vizcarra; Yomar Rocha (m.80, Carlos Sejas), Efraín Morales, José Sagredo, Erwin Vaca; Gabriel Villamil, Héctor Cuellar, César Menacho (m.46, Gabriel Sotomayor), Luis Paz (m.46, Óscar López); Adalid Terrazas (m.46, Lucas Chávez) and Enzo Monteiro.
Goals: 1-0, Enner Valencia (m. 25); 2-0, Gonzalo Plata (m. 27); 3-0, Gonzalo Plata (m. 48); 4-0, Alan Minda (m. 60)
Referee: Maximiliano Ramírez, from Argentina. He expelled Sagredo (m.24) and reprimanded Chávez.
Incidents: Match of the eleventh date of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup played this Thursday in the port city of Guayaquil before 41,158 fans at the Monumental stadium
