The Ecuadorian team has a good participation in the South American U-17 that is played in Paraguay. And today, from 6:00 p.m., they faced Chile in the last match of the group stage of the competition, which grants seven places for the category World Cup, which will be played in November of this year in Qatar.
The national team won 3-1 with goals from Johan Martínez (minute 8), Edwin Quintero (minute 20) and Luis Fragozo (minute 74). The Chileans’ discount came in the added minutes, through Renato Vera.
With the victory, the national team secured its place in the category world championship and qualified directly for the semifinals.
La Tricolor arrived as the leader of group A, with 7 points. In its debut of the tournament, which began this month, Ecuador beat Paraguay 2-1, tied 0-0 with Colombia and beat Uruguay 2-1.
Chile, on its side, occupies fourth place, with 4 points. The Chileans tied 1-1 with Uruguay on the first date, then lost 0-1 against Colombia and won 1-0 against Paraguay.
The match was broadcast by DSports, Channel 13 (Chile) and digital platforms. (D)
