Congratulations to Enner Valencia, who scored Ecuador’s first goal in their 2-2 draw with Peru in the Copa America Centenario last night. Los Amarillos, who had drawn their opening match of the tournament 0-0 with Brazil over the weekend, found themselves 2-0 down after just 13 minutes before Valencia controlled a chipped pass on his chest inside the penalty area and rifled home a volleyed shot in the 39th minute.
Ecuador take on Haiti in their final match in Group B on Sunday – Valencia’s side will qualify for the quarter-finals if they win that match and Peru lose to Brazil. The Ecuadorians would be most likely to face Colombia in the last eight. The Hammers forward’s strike last night was his 15th international goal in his 26th appearance.