The numerical inferiority from the first half conditions the Ecuadorians and is taken advantage of by Vinotino

The scores by Jhonder Cádiz, at minute 64, and ‘Eduard Bello, 74’, opened the door for the Venezuelan squad, adding the three units with which it is momentarily placed as leader of Group B of the continental competition. sector in which Mexico and Jamaica are also present, who would play later.

La Vinotino took advantage of the numerical superiority that the expulsion of Enner Valencia gave them in the first half and after a few minutes with doubts, they adjusted at halftime to be superior in the complement and seal the victory.

A favorable first half for Ecuador
During the first part of the match, Ecuador had the best moments of collective performance and had the first approaches to the enemy’s goal, but everything changed in the 22nd minute when forward Valencia made a reckless move by raising his instep too much and hitting a rival defender.

Although the play was first judged with a warning, after being reviewed by the Colombian referee Wilmer Roldán he changed the decision and showed the red card to Valencia.

Despite this adversity, the Ecuadorians still had the ability to go ahead on the scoreboard, thanks to a header goal from a dead ball by Jeremy Sarmiento in the 40th minute.

The remaining minutes of the first half were of Venezuelan pressure, which foreshadowed that this would be the tone of the second half.