On July 1, Beijing time, the third round of the group stage of the Copa America continued to be hot, with Mexico drawing 0-0 with Ecuador and Venezuela defeating Jamaica 3-0. So far, five places have been decided in the quarterfinals of the Copa America, namely the defending champions Argentina, Canada, Venezuela, Ecuador and Colombia. At the same time, the two groups of matchups in the top half of the quarterfinals were released, Argentina vs Ecuador and Venezuela vs Canada.
A life-and-death battle is imminent! There was no temptation on both sides, the rhythm of the offensive and defensive transitions flew, the intensity of the game was full, but the shots were very sloppy, and there was no substantial threat. This half-court confrontation is more interesting, as strong as Valencia can't withstand the ferocious collision of the Mexican player and fell to the ground in pain, and the referee showed a yellow card; Rodriguez broke through with the ball in the middle circle and was tackled by a Mexican player and fell to the ground, and the Ecuadorian players protested, thinking that this was a single foul and should be given a card, but the referee still insisted that it was an ordinary foul; And Mr. Caicedo's ordinary confrontation forced the opponent to fall to the ground but received a yellow card.
Mexico, who entered the second half without a way out, attacked with all their might, and in the 66th minute, Quiñones' heavy bombardment from the periphery was saved by Dominguez, and Jimenez followed up with a shot at the neutral post. Turning his head, Valencia's powerful volley from the line of the penalty area was denied by Gonzalez. After that, in the face of Ecuador's dense defense, Mexico, which could not attack, frequently tried to shoot from a distance, but the effect was never satisfactory. And Ecuador's counterattack was also disorderly, and it was almost done with a random kick. At the last moment of stoppage time, Jamaica committed a foul in the penalty area, the referee decisively awarded the point, Mexico immediately reveled, but the referee changed the decision through VAR, and Ecuador frantically celebrated the promotion.
Coincidentally, Mexico's last Copa America group stage failed to qualify was also sniped by Ecuador in the final round, when Ecuador defeated Mexico 2-1 after already being eliminated in one round in advance, and completed Bolivia to qualify as second in the group. Mexico's old revenge has been added to its new hatred. Judging by Mexico's current strength, it is hard to imagine that he is ranked one place higher in the world than the German tank, which is a bit unworthy of his name.
Soon after the opening, Venezuelan player Marchis stepped on the sole of his shoe to escape the red card, causing controversy, and the scene booed the referee. After that, the two teams fought fiercely, but the shot was not in sight, and all the anti-aircraft guns were fired. It wasn't until Marchis, who was close to the midfield, took the ball from the side and shot like a pass, and the ball ran straight to the far corner, and Waite, who had no chance to perform in the whole half, played a divine servant.
In the 49th minute, Venezuela seized on the Jamaican defence's lack of marking, and Aramburu's precise cross set up the unmarked Belho to break the deadlock. Seven minutes later, Herrera slashed into the middle of the arc, and the young Rondon burst into the box with the ball, leaned on the defender, and calmly fired a low shot into the net in front of the goalkeeper. Ramirez was the icing on the cake in the closing stages, and Venezuela, who had won all three of their matches, sent Jamaica home with three consecutive defeats.