United States U20 vs Ecuador U20, 2023 FIFA U20 World Cup, Group Stage

· FIFA Under-20 World Cup
United States U20
  • 90'+2': Jonathan Gomez
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Ecuador U20

    Stoppage-time Gomez goal gives U.S. win over Ecuador to start U20 World Cup

    An injury-time goal from Jonathan Gomez gave the United States a 1-0 win against Ecuador in its opening match of the Under-20 World Cup on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Christian García.
    • 4': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Joel Ordóñez.
    • 6': Offside, USA U20. Caleb Wiley tries a through ball, but Joshua Wynder is caught offside.
    • 8': Foul by Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador U20).
    • 8': Quinn Sullivan (USA U20) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Brandan Craig (USA U20).
    • 10': Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 14': Foul by Kendry Páez (Ecuador U20).
    • 14': Obed Vargas (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Offside, Ecuador U20. Christian García tries a through ball, but Justin Cuero is caught offside.
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Obed Vargas (USA U20) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley with a cross.
    • 22': Offside, USA U20. Jonathan Gómez tries a through ball, but Diego Luna is caught offside.
    • 24': Corner, Ecuador U20. Conceded by Jonathan Gómez.
    • 25': Attempt blocked. Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
    • 25': Corner, Ecuador U20. Conceded by Justin Che.
    • 29': Diego Luna (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Joel Ordóñez (Ecuador U20).
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Quinn Sullivan (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 29': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Christian García.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Alan Minda (Ecuador U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nilson Angulo.
    • 31': Corner, Ecuador U20. Conceded by Obed Vargas.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Christian García (Ecuador U20) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kendry Páez with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Kendry Páez (Ecuador U20) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 36': Diego Luna (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Sebastián González (Ecuador U20).
    • 41': Delay in match because of an injury Jonathan Gómez (USA U20).
    • 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Jack McGlynn (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 45': Foul by Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20).
    • 45': Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Offside, USA U20. Jack McGlynn tries a through ball, but Jonathan Gómez is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, USA U20 0, Ecuador U20 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins USA U20 0, Ecuador U20 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brandan Craig (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 47': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Christian García.
    • 50': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Daniel de la Cruz.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Brandan Craig (USA U20) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Caleb Wiley (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 52': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Óscar Zambrano.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Caleb Wiley (USA U20) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna.
    • 56': Alan Minda (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Foul by Joshua Wynder (USA U20).
    • 56': Joshua Wynder (USA U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA U20).
    • 58': Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 59': Attempt blocked. Sebastián González (Ecuador U20) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Diego Luna (USA U20) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right.
    • 61': Corner, Ecuador U20. Conceded by Brandan Craig.
    • 65': Substitution, USA U20. Darren Yapi replaces Quinn Sullivan.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Justin Cuero (Ecuador U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kendry Páez.
    • 66': Substitution, Ecuador U20. Ariel Mina replaces Alan Minda.
    • 67': Foul by Justin Che (USA U20).
    • 67': Maiky de La Cruz (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 68': Corner, Ecuador U20. Conceded by Joshua Wynder.
    • 71': Substitution, USA U20. Daniel Edelman replaces Obed Vargas.
    • 71': Offside, USA U20. Justin Che tries a through ball, but Diego Luna is caught offside.
    • 74': Substitution, Ecuador U20. Tommy Chamba replaces Kendry Páez.
    • 74': Substitution, Ecuador U20. Maelo Rentería replaces Justin Cuero.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Óscar Zambrano (Ecuador U20) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Joel Ordóñez.
    • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Slonina (USA U20).
    • 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (USA U20) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Edelman.
    • 81': Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Jack McGlynn (USA U20).
    • 83': Attempt saved. Darren Yapi (USA U20) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
    • 83': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Gilmar Napa.
    • 83': Nilson Angulo (Ecuador U20) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Gilmar Napa (Ecuador U20).
    • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Luna with a cross.
    • 85': Corner, USA U20. Conceded by Gilmar Napa.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Joshua Wynder (USA U20) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack McGlynn with a cross.
    • 86': Ariel Mina (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Diego Luna (USA U20).
    • 88': Substitution, Ecuador U20. Denil Castillo replaces Sebastián González.
    • 90': Denil Castillo (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Owen Wolff (USA U20).
    • 90'+2': Substitution, USA U20. Niko Tsakiris replaces Diego Luna.
    • 90'+2': Goal! USA U20 1, Ecuador U20 0. Jonathan Gómez (USA U20) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Owen Wolff.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Justin Che (USA U20).
    • 90'+4': Maiky de La Cruz (Ecuador U20) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, USA U20 1, Ecuador U20 0.
    • 0': Match ends, USA U20 1, Ecuador U20 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 0
    38.2 Possession 61.8
    8 SHOTS 13
    0 ON GOAL 5
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    227 Accurate Passes 412
    303 Passes 494
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    12 Crosses 18
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    64 Long Balls 66
    22 Accurate Long Balls 35
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 18
    7 Tackles 21
    0.9 Tackle % 0.9
    10 Interceptions 5
    18 Effective Clearances 12
    18 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA Under-20 World Cup

    Venue: San Juan del Bicentenario
    Location: San Juan, Argentina
    Attendance: 14,865

    FIFA U-20 World Cup Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
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    2 Paraguay U20 3 0 4
    3 South Korea U20 3 0 4
    4 Panama U20 3 -2 1
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    Line-Ups

    USA United States U20 (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    1 Gaga Slonina (GK)
    17 Justin Che
    4 Joshua Wynder Yellow Card
    5 Brandan Craig
    18 Obed Vargas
    8 Jack McGlynn
    3 Caleb Wiley
    13 Jonathan Gomez
    10 Diego Luna
    7 Quinn Sullivan
    16 Owen Wolff
    United States U20 Substitutes:
    Niko Tsakiris, Michael Halliday, Antonio Carrera, Alex Borto, Darren Yapi, Daniel Edelman, Marcus Ferkranus.

    ECU Ecuador U20 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Gilmar Napa (GK)
    4 Joel Ordóñez
    3 Christian García
    16 Maiky De La Cruz
    13 Daniel de La Cruz
    19 Kendry Páez
    8 Sebastián González
    5 Óscar Zambrano
    9 Justin Cuero
    7 Alan Minda
    10 Nilson Angulo Yellow Card
    Ecuador U20 Substitutes:
    Cristian Loor, Denil Castillo, Yeltzin Erique, José Klinger, Madison Mina, Tony Jiménez, Tommy Chamba, Maelo Renteria, Cristhoper Zambrano, Stalin Valencia.

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