A genius of Luciano Rodriguezwho took a shot from long distance in the final minutes and celebrated his fourth goal in the South American Sub’20, He gave Uruguay the 2-1 victory over Ecuador this Friday in the final hexagonal of the tournament that takes place in Colombia.
In the Techo stadium, the striker’s goal from Liverpool from Uruguay also came minutes after goalkeeper Randall Rodríguez saved a penalty from Sebastián González. Ecuador, meanwhile, had gone ahead with a score by Yaimar Medina, while those led by Marcelo Broli scored the provisional 1-1 with a penalty from midfielder Fabricio Díaz.
Uruguay, solid
With this result, Uruguay is the provisional leader of the hexagonal with six points, while Ecuador remains in last place with no points. La Tri entangled La Celeste from the first moments and began to be dangerous in attack thanks to the speed and activity of Medina and Alan Minda, who took advantage of the space left by their rivals in transitions.
However, Broli’s team did not stop being dangerous and also dangerously approached Gilmar Napa’s goal with a shot from Sergio Garcia which went astray. In this context, Ecuador’s goal arrived. Medina handled the ball from the right side and when he managed to settle in to finish off he took a mid-range shot that entered the Uruguayan goal with the complicity of goalkeeper Rodríguez at minute 13.
Uruguay suffered as they had not done in the championship and had a lot of difficulty breaking through the rival defense, well organized and led by Davis Bautista and Garis Mina. However, he had his clearest opportunity with a long-distance shot from central defender Facundo González that hit the post at 33, after which Luciano Rodríguez received the ball, who was knocked down in the area by the left side Yeltzin Eric.
The person in charge of collecting was Díaz, who sent the ball into the back of the net to equalize a match that was not being easy for Broli’s team. In the second half, La Celeste came out to attack and had the first clear opportunity to score with a shot by Luciano Rodríguez that Napa saved at minute 52. However, La Tri reacted and took control of the game against an opponent who looked unknown having into account what he had shown in the other matches. This is how the arrivals of Ecuador followed one another, the first of which was a counterattack led by Patrik Mercado, in which Medina participated and ended with a shot by Minda that Rodríguez saved.
The match lost intensity, but Ecuador got a penalty in the 76th minute when Denil Castillo was brought down in the box by Facundo González. However, the person in charge of collecting was Sebastián González, who had entered the second stage and took a shot that goalkeeper Rodríguez saved, with a notable stretch. The goal gave a second wind to La Celeste, who got the final 2-1 in a play in which Emiliano Rodríguez chested the ball down to Luciano Rodríguez, who did not hesitate and took a long-distance right hand that was impossible to hit. save for Napa to give his team the win.
EFE
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