Jose Klinger scored for Ecuador in a 2-1 win against Slovakia on day two of Group B at the U20 World Cup. The young Ecuadorian fired a powerful shot from outside the box to beat the rival goalkeeper during the second half of the game.
Ecuador bounced back from defeat in their Group B debut to beat Slovakia 2-1 from behind on Tuesday to advance to the round of 16 of the Argentina U-20 World Cup-2023.
Against qualifiers Slovakia after a 4-0 thrashing of weak Fiji, the Tricolors, who lost 1-0 to the USA, will need a win to avoid jeopardizing their future in the tournament.
Forward Jose Klinger fired a shot from outside the area in the 59th minute that slipped past the Slovakian goalkeeper into the left corner to give Ecuador victory at San Juan Stadium (Western Argentina).
Justin Cuero leveled the scores for the tricolor on the brink of half-time (45+1) after taking over in the Slovak quarter.
Slovakia took the lead after 29 minutes with a mid-section shot by midfielder Máté Szolgai, but could not sustain the rhythm imposed by Ecuador, which was too good, especially in the second half, to prevent the posts from stretching twice. differences.
That leaves Ecuador and Slovakia tied on three points in Group B and already qualifying for the round of 16 behind the leaders, including the United States, who beat Fiji 3-0 earlier in the game, in San Juan. Six points.
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