Ecuador vs Jamaica, 2024 Copa América, Group Stage
· Copa AméricaEcuador beat Jamaica to keep Copa América hopes alive
Ecuador kept their hopes of qualifying for the Copa America quarter-finals alive with a 3-1 win over Jamaica in Las Vegas on Wednesday that left the 'Reggae Boyz' on the brink of elimination.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Michail Antonio (Jamaica).
- 3': Foul by Shamar Nicholson (Jamaica).
- 3': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Dexter Lembikisa (Jamaica).
- 3': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 4': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 6': Attempt missed. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a through ball.
- 8': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
- 8': Kasey Palmer (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
- 11': Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Jamaica).
- 11': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Kasey Palmer.
- 13': Goal! Ecuador 1, Jamaica 0. Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo following a corner.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Yeboah.
- 15': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Greg Leigh.
- 16': Attempt missed. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kendry Páez with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Attempt missed. Di'Shon Bernard (Jamaica) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bobby De Cordova-Reid with a cross.
- 19': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Alexander Domínguez.
- 19': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Alan Franco.
- 20': Dexter Lembikisa (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by John Yeboah (Ecuador).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 21': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
- 23': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 23': Foul by Greg Leigh (Jamaica).
- 23': John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Michail Antonio (Jamaica).
- 25': Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Jamaica).
- 28': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Willian Pacho (Ecuador).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by John Yeboah (Ecuador).
- 31': Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. John Yeboah (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kevin Rodríguez with a through ball.
- 31': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.
- 32': Attempt missed. Alan Franco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 32': Attempt saved. Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Jamaica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kasey Palmer.
- 34': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador).
- 34': Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Franco.
- 36': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Damion Lowe.
- 37': Attempt missed. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Delay in match because of an injury Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador).
- 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 39': Foul by Damion Lowe (Jamaica).
- 39': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Damion Lowe (Jamaica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Foul by Di'Shon Bernard (Jamaica).
- 42': Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kendry Páez with a cross.
- 43': Penalty conceded by Greg Leigh (Jamaica) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45': VAR Decision: Penalty Ecuador.
- 45'+4': Goal! Ecuador 2, Jamaica 0. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+6': Attempt missed. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Ecuador 2, Jamaica 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Ecuador 2, Jamaica 0.
- 45': Substitution, Jamaica. Demarai Gray replaces Damion Lowe.
- 45': Substitution, Jamaica. Michael Hector replaces Di'Shon Bernard.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica).
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Foul by Michael Hector (Jamaica).
- 49': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Michael Hector (Jamaica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado.
- 51': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica).
- 51': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Ethan Pinnock (Jamaica) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Goal! Ecuador 2, Jamaica 1. Michail Antonio (Jamaica) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 55': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
- 55': Kasey Palmer (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Hand ball by Kasey Palmer (Jamaica).
- 57': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
- 59': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 61': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 61': Foul by John Yeboah (Ecuador).
- 61': Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Foul by Michail Antonio (Jamaica).
- 63': John Yeboah (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces John Yeboah.
- 65': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica).
- 65': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ángelo Preciado following a set piece situation.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 68': Attempt saved. Shamar Nicholson (Jamaica) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 69': Attempt missed. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alexander Domínguez.
- 69': Offside, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kendry Páez (Ecuador) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin Rodríguez.
- 71': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
- 71': Michail Antonio (Jamaica) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Willian Pacho.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Shamar Nicholson (Jamaica) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Greg Leigh with a cross.
- 74': VAR Decision: No Penalty Jamaica.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 80': Foul by Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica).
- 80': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Joel Latibeaudiere (Jamaica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Offside, Ecuador. Piero Hincapié is caught offside.
- 83': Substitution, Jamaica. Kaheim Dixon replaces Shamar Nicholson.
- 84': Substitution, Jamaica. Karoy Anderson replaces Joel Latibeaudiere.
- 85': Foul by Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Jamaica).
- 85': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces Kevin Rodríguez.
- 88': Substitution, Ecuador. Carlos Gruezo replaces Kendry Páez.
- 88': Substitution, Jamaica. Renaldo Cephas replaces Dexter Lembikisa.
- 89': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
- 90'+1': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Jordy Caicedo.
- 90'+1': Goal! Ecuador 3, Jamaica 1. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Carlos Gruezo following a fast break.
- 90'+3': Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Renaldo Cephas (Jamaica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karoy Anderson.
- 90'+4': Foul by Karoy Anderson (Jamaica).
- 90'+4': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Karoy Anderson (Jamaica) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Ecuador. Janner Corozo replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Ecuador 3, Jamaica 1.
- 0': Match ends, Ecuador 3, Jamaica 1.
Statistics
 JAM |
ECU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Fouls | 8 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.2 | Possession | 44.8 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 210 |
| 332 | Passes | 275 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 23 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Competition: Copa América
Venue: Allegiant Stadium
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 24,074
Venue: Allegiant Stadium
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance: 24,074
Copa América Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Venezuela | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 3 | -6 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Ecuador (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Alexander Domínguez (GK) |
| 6 | Willian Pacho |
| 2 | Félix Torres |
| 3 | Piero Hincapié |
| 17 | Ángelo Preciado |
| 10 | Kendry Páez |
| 23 | Moisés Caicedo |
| 21 | Alan Franco |
| 11 | Kevin Rodríguez |
| 16 | Jeremy Sarmiento |
| 9 | John Yeboah |
Jamaica (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Jahmali Waite (GK) |
| 15 | Joel Latibeaudiere  |
| 5 | Ethan Pinnock |
| 6 | Di'Shon Bernard |
| 14 | Kasey Palmer |
| 17 | Damion Lowe |
| 22 | Greg Leigh |
| 2 | Dexter Lembikisa |
| 9 | Michail Antonio |
| 10 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
| 11 | Shamar Nicholson |
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