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The 22nd U20 World Cup will crown a debut winner! None of the four semi-finalists has been able to celebrate the title, not even in the final one of the four teams. With Ukraine and Ecuador there are even two debutants in the semi-finals. Italy (2017) and South Korea (1983) were already in the semifinals, but had to bury in them the dream of winning the title. Ukraine and Italy are facing each other in the first semi-final and the second finalist will be determined on Tuesday evening in a duel between Ecuador and South Korea!
The Elf from Ecuador celebrated the title victory in the U20 South American Championship in February, underlining the great quality. Nevertheless, hardly anyone had Ecuador on the bill and for a title win the tricolor (El Tri) was offered more than the 20-fold use. These quotas are now sinking.
Among the bookmakers Ecuador against South Korea is according to odds as a relatively clear favorite. The game starts on Tuesday evening at 19:30.
Ecuador:
The title win at the U20 South American Championship was the biggest success in the offspring for the Ecuadorian national team. By winning the title, “La Tri” qualified for only a fourth time for a U20 World Cup and was able to impressively prove the strong form. For the first time, the round of 16 could be survived – and acted Ecuador in the first games even much weaker than at the South American Championship. Nevertheless, the results fit.
Playfully, the South Americans were superior in almost all games, but on the offensive, the team was a little miss the efficiency. Again and again wrong decisions were made and thus the team of Head Coach Jorge Celico had made life difficult for himself. In the knockout phase, Ecuador is now reminiscent of the team that won the title at the beginning of the year. Both against Uruguay and against the USA, a significant increase in performance was evident in the offensive game.
One of the stars is midfielder Jose Cifuentes, who scored the quarter-finals with a blistering shot at the USA. Cifuentes, who did not qualify for the league in professional football due to his physical condition, is next to Sporting’s Lisbon legionnaire Gonzalo Plata and captain John Espinoza one of the leading players. Ecuador does not have any players who have already made it to Europe, but a team that lives the big dream and has been able to continuously increase.
Not for nothing the team is called the “big generation” – which could finally crown. The finals would be no surprise after the recent performances. Accordingly lucrative between Ecuador and South Korea is the tip on the South Americans.
South Korea:
Drama, suspense, joy, tears! The quarter-final between the Taegeuk Warriors from South Korea and the Lions from Teranga (Senegal) was the best advertisement for football. Both teams already felt like the sure winner, but at the last moment they were torn out of the dream before the penalty shoot-out had to decide. But in turn – in minute 74 Kwang-Yeon Lee held a penalty at the score of 1: 1. Only two minutes later, it was again penalty for the Africans. Ibrahima Niane recurred and transformed.
This lead continued until the 98th minute before a corner kick from South Korea’s top star Kang-In Lee hit the head of Ji-sol Lee and scored the equalizer. South Korea scored the first goal in extra time before Senegal equalized in minute 121. Only five of the ten penalty takers had their nerves under control after this nerve-wracking game. South Korea fixed the second semi-final in history with a 3-2 on penalties, the first since 1983.
More emotions are not possible in a single game. South Korea hero Ji-sol Lee (scoring the 2-2 draw) called the match itself an extremely crazy game. A game that has certainly cost South Korea a lot of power – both physical and psychological. Nevertheless, head coach Chung Jungyong continues to believe that his team has the mental strength to make the big hit come true.
Soberly, it is hard to imagine that the 120 intense minutes left no traces. Therefore, the quotas offered between Ecuador and South Korea are quite justified. An advancement of the Taegeuk Warriors is certainly not to be expected.
Ecuador U20 vs South Korea U20 head to head matches
17.05.19 FI Ecuador U20 South Korea U20 0 : 1
30.03.17 FI South Korea U20 Ecuador U20 0 : 2
20.08.12 FI South Korea U20 Ecuador U20 2 : 1