The United State of America settled its spot in the knockout rounds of the Copa America Centenario taking after a 2-1 win over Ecuador on Thursday.

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Clint Dempsey was the star for the Copa has, scoring once and setting up Gyasi Zardes as the U.S. proceeded with its fantasy run.

Arroyo went down the other side and had a capable shot starting late miss the objective, yet it was the U.S. that emerged in the 22nd minute of the game.

Wood comprehends how to discover Jones who whipped in a first-time cross, and Dempsey presented no botch with the jumping header, giving Ecuador goalkeeper Alexander Dominguez no likelihood.

Dempsey had an opportunity to twofold the lead five minutes at some point later however Dominguez got down well to additional his irate shot, before John Streams came up colossal to baffle an Arroyo shot.

A counterattack on the stroke of halftime allowed Dempsey to play in Alejandro Bedoya, however Dominguez was there again to give the recovery off the Nantes midfielder.

Ecuador evading on found an equalizer in first-half stoppage time however Brad Guzan made a great recovery to deny Arroyo, keeping the U.S. ahead going into the break.

The South Americans began the second time cross amazingly and ought to have adjusted when Antonio Valencia flicked on a header for namesake Enner, yet he couldn’t fast a jumping header on target.

The pleasure was then turned on its head a couple of minutes a while later when both Jones and Antonio Valencia were sent off after a difficult to miss course of action of occasions.

Antonio Valencia kicked out at Bedoya to get a second yellow, before Jones was shown a straight red for unmistakably punching an Ecuadorian player in the resulting engagement.

With both sides decreased to 10 men, it was the USA that continued with control of the match after Dempsey’s scratched shot was tapped in by Zardes in the 65th moment.

Ecuador did not down, regardless, and a free-kick collection from Walter Ayovi set up Arroyo to impact home an equalizer with a pitiless shot from outside the region in the 74th moment.

Quinteros’ men kept crippling, and Enner Valencia had two thousand opportunities to score inside the space of a moment, yet sorted out both of his headers wide.

Regardless, their push for an equalizer came to nothing, and the U.S. held finish only its second transfer round in the domain dispute.

 

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