Match Report
7 points for Ecuador U23 (3rd), 0 for Colombia U23 (5th): a 7-point gap. On recent form Colombia U23 sat only 10th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 5th overall. Against a league average of 1.43 goals per team per game, Ecuador U23 ran at 1.75 scored and 0.75 conceded, Colombia U23 at 0 and 2.
Ecuador U23 had been beaten in four straight games. Defeat had followed defeat for Colombia U23 — three in succession.
Estadio José Pachencho Romero in Maracaibo, capacity 40,800, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.