Guatemala City, March 21 (AGN).- The Guatemalan national team failed to bring joy to the Guatemalan population by losing 0-2 to Ecuador in a friendly match, where the Guatemalans once again showed their offensive shortcomings.
Those led by Luis Fernando Tena failed to impose their style of play and were overwhelmed at key moments of the match.
In this way, Guatemala adds a new defeat against Ecuador in its history, leaving a bitter taste for what may happen in the Concacaf World Cup qualifiers.
The first match ends ᴀᴍɪsᴛᴏsᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴄɪᴏɴᴀʟ.
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Defeat of Guatemala over Ecuador
Guatemala was defeated by a B team from Ecuador, which managed to damage our team at specific moments of the match.
From the first minutes, Ecuador came out with the knife between its teeth ready to harm our team. The first score came early on the scoreboard. John Yeboah, who was making his debut with La Tricolor, created a great goal, leaving Nicholas Hagen with no options 8 minutes into the match.
Guatemala sought equality on the scoreboard, but failed to put the gunpowder to rest and did not pose any greater danger to the rival goal.
⏱️HALF TIME – ᴀᴍɪsᴛᴏsᴏ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀᴄɪᴏɴᴀʟ
Let’s go Sele!
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Already in the second half, the match continued with the same tone, with Ecuador that little by little enclosed Guatemala in its area. In the final stretch, Gonzalo Plata sealed the Ecuadorian victory with a goal in the 86th minute to end the match.
📊🔢 The statistics @EcuabetOficial of the party.
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— La Tri 🇪🇨 (@LaTri) March 22, 2024
Guatemala matches FIFA date
After the confrontation against Ecuador, the blue and white will measure their strength against Venezuela, also on American soil. The match against Vinotinto will be Sunday, March 24, at Shell Energy Stadiumen Houston, Texas.
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