In the third round of the group stage of the Copa America, Mexico and Ecuador had a very close match on the green field. This game not only concerns the ranking of the two teams in the group, but also determines who will remain in the knockout stage.
At the beginning of the first half, the players of both sides quickly entered the state, the rhythm of the field is compact, and there are frequent conversions between offense and defense. Mexico team with excellent midfield organization and side road breakthrough, and constantly to the Ecuadorian team hinterland impact. Among them, Cesar Huerta's wonderful shot is particularly noteworthy, he received a teammate's pass in front of the penalty area, decisive kick, but unfortunately the ball slightly off the post, failed to break the deadlock.
Ecuador was not to be outdone, and they used solid defense and quick counterattacks to try to create problems for Mexico. Luis Romo's long-distance attempt was quite threatening, he started from about 30 meters away from the goal, but the ball arced in the air and eventually went out of the goal range, Ecuador also failed to score.
In the second half of the match, the players of both sides lost their physical strength, but the intensity of the match did not weaken. Ecuador's Quiñones showed good footwork in a long-distance shot in the second half, which was powerful and headed for the corner of the goal, but the Mexican goalkeeper reacted quickly and pounced the ball out of the bottom line to solve the danger.
Ecuador then continued to strengthen their attack, and Valencia's long-distance shot once again tested the Mexican defense. However, perhaps influenced by the previous attempt, Valencia's shot was a bit hasty, and the ball arced in the air, but also off-target, failing to bring Ecuador a goal.
As time went by, both players gradually showed their fatigue, but the competition on the field was still intense. In the end, both sides failed to break the deadlock in this evenly matched match and shook hands with a score of 0-0.
