This will be the second time that the senior selections of Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago will face each other. This Thursday, starting at 19:00, at the Reales Tamarindos stadium in Portoviejo, Manabí, they will clash again with the World Cup qualifiers for Qatar 2022 in mind.
La Tricolor, under the interim coach Jorge Célico, seeks to change the image it left in the 6-1 defeat it suffered a month ago against Argentina, in Elche, Spain.
Against the Caribbean team, it is Célico's fourth match, who has two victories - against Peru (0-1) and Bolivia (3-0) - and the defeat against the Gauchos.
Time of the friendly match Ecuador vs. Trinidad and Tobago in Portoviejo
The first match between both teams dates back to 2017. Under the command of the Argentine-Bolivian coach Gustavo Quinteros, who did not manage to qualify for the 2018 World Cup due to the differences between the leaders of the Tri and Carlos Villacís, president of the FEF at that time, the national team defeated Trinidad and Tobago 3-1 at the George Capwell stadium in Guayaquil on July 26.
This is how Quinteros' team formed and made the changes: Esteban Dreer (Hamilton Piedra, 81m); Pedro Velasco, Dario Aimar, Luis León, Christian Cruz; Pedro Quiñónez (José Cevallos, 63m), Fernando Gaibor (Jordan Sierra, 86m), Gabriel Cortes (m.46, Matías Oyola), Ayrton Preciado (Jacob Murillo, 79m); Erick Castillo (Romario Caicedo, 68m) and Juan Anangonó.
And the Soca Warriors formed with: Marvin Phillip; Kevin Villaroel, Tristan Hodge, Carlyle Mitchell (Nathaniel García, 46m), Curtis González, Nathan Lewis (Hashim Arcia, 84m), Leston Paul (Tyrone Charles, 84m), Alvin Jones, Hughton Héctor (Jarred London, 84m), Jonal Williams (Sean De Silva, 63m) and Keron Clarke (Willis Plaza, 69m).
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La Tricolor took the lead with Juan Luis Anangonó's goal (19m); but towards the end of the first half, Carlyle Mitchell equalized. For the second half, the match was very contested, but Fernando Gaibor (73m, penalty) and Jacob Murillo (93m) secured the victory.
In Guadalajara 2011
For the U-22, youth category, the teams faced each other in the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. Midfielder Michael Jackson Quiñónez (17) scored for the Tri; and Trevin Casear (69m) equalized. (D)