La Tri Futsal. Ecuador’s senior futsal team were beaten 5-0 by Colombia on Thursday in Xanxerê, Brazil, a day after rescuing a 2-2 draw with Venezuela in the final seconds. The U-20s did better, drawing 4-4 with Colombia in the CONMEBOL Liga Evolución North Zone.
Futsal: a heavy loss, and a U-20 point
Luis Ramírez, Jhonatan Rodríguez, Yairon Palencia, Cristian Castro and Samuel Ospina scored for Colombia in the senior game, the Colombian federation posted on X. Colombia had already beaten Brazil 3-2 in their opener.
In the U-20 game, it was 1-1 at half-time and 4-4 at the end. Juan Gómez, Angelo Santofimio and Nicolás Gutiérrez, with two, scored for Colombia, according to the Colombian federation, and Futsalplanet confirmed the score. We have not found an official list of Ecuador’s scorers yet. After two games the U-20s have one point (0-2 vs Venezuela, 4-4 vs Colombia) and the senior side also have one (2-2 vs Venezuela, 0-5 vs Colombia).
| Date | Time (ET) | Match |
|---|---|---|
| Fri, Oct 23 | 11:30 AM | Peru U-20 vs Ecuador U-20 |
| Fri, Oct 23 | 1:45 PM | Peru vs Ecuador |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 2:15 PM | Ecuador U-20 vs Brazil U-20 |
| Sat, Oct 24 | 4:30 PM | Ecuador vs Brazil |
Kickoff times are from CONMEBOL’s official fixture. The games are streamed on CONMEBOL’s YouTube channel.
La Tri talks to Fricio Caicedo
La Tri announced on X on Thursday afternoon that it had sat down with Fricio Caicedo for a video interview, under the #SelecciónMayor tag. Caicedo, 18, is a centre-back at Inter Miami. Watch the conversation below.
Youth finals at the Atahualpa on Friday
The FEF will crown two national youth champions on Friday at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito. The U-17 final is Independiente del Valle vs Universidad Católica at 11:00 Ecuador time (12:00 PM ET), and the U-19 final is Liga de Quito vs Independiente del Valle at 14:30 Ecuador time (3:30 PM ET), the federation announced on X and Primicias confirmed.
Rumor: four Aucas players on Gallardo’s list?
Rumor. Marcelo Gallardo has asked for reports on four Aucas players, Robiño Quiñónez, Álex Zova, Andrés Mena and Piero Guzmán, ahead of November’s friendlies, Bolavip reported on Thursday, citing the Ecuadorian account Mr. Offsider. None of the four has been called up before. The friendlies against Costa Rica and Bolivia are at home, which Bolavip says opens the door to more LigaPro players; the squad is expected in the first week of November. This comes from a single social media account, relayed by an aggregator, and the FEF has not commented, so treat it with caution. For the names already linked with the November squad, see Gallardo’s November radar.
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