Ecuador and Bolivia met in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa on Tuesday and had to contend with torrential downpour and a number of menacing puddles.
Ecuador and Bolivia met in a 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa on Tuesday and had to contend with torrential downpour and a number of menacing puddles.
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Despite the treacherous conditions, the match was not abandoned and the drenched players had to battle it out for the full 90 minutes.
Despite the treacherous conditions, the match was not abandoned and the drenched players had to battle it out for the full 90 minutes.
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Ecuador won the game 2-0, with late goals from Miller Bolanos and Felipe Caicedo securing the three points.
Ecuador won the game 2-0, with late goals from Miller Bolanos and Felipe Caicedo securing the three points.
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Bolivia's Juan Carlos Zampiery attempts to get to the ball ahead of Ecuador's Jefferson Montero ...
Bolivia's Juan Carlos Zampiery attempts to get to the ball ahead of Ecuador's Jefferson Montero ...
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... but Zampiery ends up taking a dip in one of the pitch's many mini-swimming pools.
... but Zampiery ends up taking a dip in one of the pitch's many mini-swimming pools.
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Groundsmen did their best to try to drain the pitch at halftime.
Groundsmen did their best to try to drain the pitch at halftime.
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Ecuador went joint-top of South America's World Cup qualifying table, having won two games out of two.
Ecuador went joint-top of South America's World Cup qualifying table, having won two games out of two.
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Bottom side Bolivia, meanwhile, has lost both its qualifying games.
Bottom side Bolivia, meanwhile, has lost both its qualifying games.
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