The Haiti national team was a clear underdog at Copa America 2016. Having lost both first matches in Group B, the Haitians in their final meeting confronted the players of Ecuador, for whom the victory could formalize the access to the playoff stage.
The Ecuadorian national team players started the game more actively. Already in the first ten minutes of the meeting, the Ecuadorians created several dangerous moments at the gates of the Haiti national team. And already in the 11th minute the first ball was in the net. Christian Noboa made an accurate pass to Enner Valencia, who struck the Haitians' goal from outside the penalty area, opening the score in the match. The national team of Ecuador took the lead 1: 0.
In the 20th minute, Enner Valencia acted as an assistant. After his canopy into the penalty area, Haimen Iovi easily ferried the ball into the empty net. The national team of Ecuador quickly formalized their advantage to two goals.
The score did not change until the end of the first half. However, it is worth noting that in the 28th minute, the Haiti national team represented by Jerome could play one goal. The crossbar took his blow.
In the second half, the Ecuadorians increased their scoring advantage. Christian Noboa, well-known to Russian fans, in the 57th minute brought the score to a crushing one - 3: 0 in favor of Ecuador.
In the 78th minute, Enner Valencia gave his second assist of the match. This time he was assisting his brother Antonio. The score 4: 0 was the final score for the meeting between Ecuador and Haiti.
The victory of the Ecuadorians brought this team to second place in Group B. At the same time, the Brazilian national team, which lost to the Peruvians in the second match of the same group, did not make it into the playoffs at all.
In the quarterfinals, the Ecuadorian national team will meet with the hosts of the tournament - the US team, and the Haitians will leave the tournament after three defeats.
