Argentina advanced to the semi-finals of the tournament in the evening.

Tonight the first quarter-final match of the America's Cup took place, between Argentina and Ecuador.

The match was closed at 35 minutes with the help of Lisandro Martinez, but the Ecuadorians were able to amazingly match the numbers on the scoreboard in the first half until the other half, and Kevin Rodriguez became the scorer of the winning ball..

It is also possible that in the 62nd quarter the Ecuadorian Enner Valencia did not take a penalty.

Thus, the main hour of the match ended in a draw and the game went to a penalty shootout, with Argentina being the strongest with a 4:2 score. In this case, the captain of the Argentines, Lionel Messi, missed his shot and failed to score, and the goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez, saved the first two shots of the Ecuadorians.

Argentina reached the semi-finals of the fifth America's Cup. In the semifinals, Argentina plays against the bet win between Venezuela and Canada.

Argentina - Ecuador 1:1 (penalties 4:2) Goals: L.

Martinez, 35 — Rodriguez, 90+1.

Argentina: Emiliano Martinez - Tagliafico, Lisandro Martinez (Otamendi, 78), Romero, Molina (Montiel, 90+5) - McAllister, Fernandez (Lo Celso, 78), De Paul, Gonzalez - Lautaro Martinez (Alvarez, 65), Messi.

Ecuador: Dominguez - Incapie, Pacho, Torres, Preciado - Grueso (Eboa, 80), Sarm'iento (Rodriguez, 76), M. Caicedo, Franco (X. Caicedo, 87), Paes (Minda, 76) - Valencia (Mena, 80).

Next: Gonzalez, Tagliafico - Valencia, M. Caicedo.