Valencia double sinks Honduras
Ecuador forward Enner Valencia scored twice in a 2-1 comeback victory over Honduras on Friday that kept his team in contention at the World Cup.
Ecuador moved into second spot in Group E with a game remaining against France.
Valencia equalised three minutes later, tapping in with his left foot from close range after Brayan Beckeles had failed to clear a cross from the right.
The second-half was far less frenzied than the opening 45 minutes and Valencia’s winner came in the 65th minute when he out-jumped the Honduras defence to head home a left-sided free kick from Walter Ayovi.
“A very contested match, it was very complicated to deal with the nerves because of everything in play,” Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez said.
Ecuador moved into second spot in Group E with a game remaining against France.
Valencia equalised three minutes later, tapping in with his left foot from close range after Brayan Beckeles had failed to clear a cross from the right.
The second-half was far less frenzied than the opening 45 minutes and Valencia’s winner came in the 65th minute when he out-jumped the Honduras defence to head home a left-sided free kick from Walter Ayovi.
“A very contested match, it was very complicated to deal with the nerves because of everything in play,” Honduras coach Luis Fernando Suarez said.
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