Ecuador shows off its strength in Quito to beat Uruguay

Ecuador cements its hopes of reaching the World Cup in the fortress at home. Although no longer in Atahualpa, but in the Rodrigo Paz Delgado stadium, the home of the Quito League, those of Guayas were shaken from defeat by Argentina with a solid victory over Uruguay 4-2. First victory for Gustavo Alfaro on the Tri bench.

Maestro Tabárez made some changes regarding the match against Chile, however he did not achieve the goal. La Celeste was very fierce at the rear. They could never stop the rapid departure of the Ecuadorians. At the tip of fast transitions and speed through the wings, the locals caused the victory.

In the 15 ‘, Moisés Caicedo slightly combs a center from Ángel Mena for the 1-0. Then, VAR comes into play, widely used to define controversial plays during the game. Thanks to video refereeing, the 2-0 was annulled to Ecuador, from Estrada, by a hand from Enner Valencia. But striker Michael Estrada had his revenge when the first half ended, taking advantage of a big mistake by Godín and a bad start from Campaña.

At the beginning of the second period, Uruguay discounted via Darwin Núñez, but the Colombian referee Roldán resorts to VAR. The play is reviewed and the goal is canceled by the Uruguayan striker. On the next play, Estrada scores the third. Knockout for Uruguay. The game was closed.

The Ecuadorian victory was sentenced, but not the scoreboard. With 15 ′ from the end, Gonzalo Plata, one of the youth with the greatest projection of the team, made the fourth. Also as a result of the review with the assistance of video, a penalty was charged for the Uruguayans near the epilogue. Luis Suárez, of opaque presentation, discounted. The forward repeated the formula in added time.

A solid presentation gave Ecuador its first points on the long road to Qatar.