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Friendly: Ecuador ties Jamaica

Carlos — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:38:28 +0000

Ecuador versed the “Reggae Boys” in the Giants Stadium in New York. Ecuador played a uncommon formation throughout the game, a 4-3-3. The three forwards were Montero, Rojas, and Carlos Tenorio. While Castillo, Noboa and Quiroz were the holding midfield. The back four were Miguel Ibarra, Marcelo Fleitas, Iván Hurtado & Walter Ayoví. Ecuador attacked and dominated the whole game but couldn’t find the end of the net. Matamoros made his debut in la tricolor during the end of the second half and really didn’t affect the game. Cristian Noboa & Segundo Castillo did a majestic job holding the midfield and Miguel Ibarra improved his performance since last time he played with Ecuador in the game against El Salvador. Hopefully they won’t have trouble finding the net in the crucial game against Colombia this September.

Vizuete’s Roster for Ecuador’s Friendly Against Jamaica

Carlos — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:43:17 +0000

Sixto Vizuete has released the roster of players he chose for the friendly against Jamaica.

Goalkeepers
José Francisco Cevallos (Liga de Quito)
Marcelo Elizaga (Emelec)

Defenders
Miguel Ibarra (Espoli)
Iván Hurtado (Deportivo Quito)
Marcelo Fleitas (Emelec)
Jorge Guagua (El Nacional)
Isaac Mina (Deportivo Quito)
Walter Ayoví (Monterrey, México)

Midfields
Segundo Castillo (Estrella Roja, Serbia)
David Quiroz (Emelec)
Antonio Valencia (Manchester United, Inglaterra)
Fernando Hidalgo (Barcelona)
Holger Matamoros (Deportivo Cuenca)
Christian Noboa (Rubín Kazán, Rusia)
Jefferson Montero (Villarreal, España)

Forwards
Carlos Tenorio (Al Nasr, Arabia Saudita)
Joao Rojas (Emelec)
Pablo Palacios (Barcelona)

There isn’t anything new in this roster except Holger Matamoros. I am glad Matamoros has finally been called for the national team. He plays well for Deportivo Cuenca and deserves this opportunity.

Friendly: Ecuador vs El Salvador

Carlos — Thu, 28 May 2009 22:47:11 +0000

Ecuador lost against El Salvador 1-3. Ecuador played with 3 defenders and wow was the defense horrible. The purpose of the game like Vizuete said, was to experiment, especially new defenders since our two starting center backs La Sombra & Bam Bam won’t be playing against Peru because of accumulation of yellow cards. The back three did not look convincing at all. Isaac Mina and Miguel Ibarra both looked like they could have done more defending in all three goals. As far as our forward goes Palacios disappeared as he does when he plays for Ecuador. As for Rojas & Montero, I see them having a tremendous future. For under 20 year olds they held their own but I expected a little more from Rojas. The last goal El Salvador made was just class.

Sorry for not posting recently I have been busy studying for exams for school. School is about to end to expect more frequent posts.