Enner Valencia's Ecuador warmed up for the 2015 Copa America by drawing 1-1 with ten-man Panama on Wednesday
Enner Valencia's Ecuador warmed up for the 2015 Copa America by drawing 1-1 with ten-man Panama on Wednesday evening.
The West Ham United striker earned his 19th senior cap in the competitive international fixture played at the at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutierrez in Ciudad de Panama.
Gustavo Quinteros' Ecuador went ahead nine minutes after half-time through Fidel Martinez, but Roman Torres' penalty cancelled out the opener.
Valencia was then the victim of a nasty tackle by Anibal Godoy which resulted in the Panama player being sent-off.
The two nations will meet again on Saturday at the Estadio Reales Tamarindos in the Ecuadorian city of Portoviejo.
Ecuador kick-off their Copa America challenge against host nation Chile in Santiago on 11 June, before taking on Bolivia in Valparaiso on 15 June and Mexico in Rancagua on 19 June.
Valencia and his compatriots will be happy to get beyond the First Round group stage for the first time since 1997, when they reached the quarter-finals.
The West Ham United striker earned his 19th senior cap in the competitive international fixture played at the at the Estadio Rommel Fernandez Gutierrez in Ciudad de Panama.
Gustavo Quinteros' Ecuador went ahead nine minutes after half-time through Fidel Martinez, but Roman Torres' penalty cancelled out the opener.
Valencia was then the victim of a nasty tackle by Anibal Godoy which resulted in the Panama player being sent-off.
The two nations will meet again on Saturday at the Estadio Reales Tamarindos in the Ecuadorian city of Portoviejo.
Ecuador kick-off their Copa America challenge against host nation Chile in Santiago on 11 June, before taking on Bolivia in Valparaiso on 15 June and Mexico in Rancagua on 19 June.
Valencia and his compatriots will be happy to get beyond the First Round group stage for the first time since 1997, when they reached the quarter-finals.