In the early hours of Tuesday, March 28, the Tricolor played its second friendly against Australia, this time at the Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, which was part of FIFA Day.
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Coach Félix Sánchez Bas made several changes to the team that fell 3-1 against Morbios, on Thursday 24 in Sydney, he used the 3-4-3 system, which he likes the most and which gave him the winning result. from 2 -1 inhabitants.
Ecuador dominated the midfield with Jehgson Méndez, Moisés Caicedo and Junior Sornoza, who sought to make it as Pervis Estupiñán and Angelo Preciado, who were constant offensive exits, and striker Kevin Rodríguez, who showed strength and speed.
The striker already announced after three minutes that it was difficult to control when he received an assessment from Sornoza, accelerating the defender who marked him, but his shot was deflected by goalkeeper Joe Gauci.
While La Tri had a controlled game, the only dangerous action was by the locals that ended. Craig Goodwin shot goal keeper Hernán Galíndez and the rebound went to Brandon Borrello, who opened the scoring after 16 minutes.
The shot did not come to the national player, who kept control of the ball and shut down his rival. With shots and long distance attacks from Sornoza and Rodríguez, the Gauci goalkeeper turned into shape.
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In the second half, the good play of the tricolor had its reward. In the 50th minute, Rola Rodríguez beat the defender Thomas Deng with speed and power, which brought him down on the floor. Estupiñán, the Ecuadorian captain, converted the penalty goal with a shot that went straight to the center.
The goal gave a boost to the national team, which confirmed its superiority with a corner kick by Sornoza, which was decided by the defender William Pacho, who had done his duty for the national team, to seal the victory (64′).
Sánchez Bas, usefully on the scoreboard, revived the team with the arrivals of Xavier Arreaga, Marco Angulo, José Cifuentes and Angel Mena and Michael Estrada, but keeping the 3-4-3 system, to which they adapted without problems and which they gave him. the first victory over the Spaniards under the leader of the Tricolore.
