Ecuador 1 Uruguay 1

Ecuador took an early lead against Uruguay in Montevideo, but a terrible non-call by the referee in the Uruguay penalty area should have led to a penalty shot by Ecuador allowed Uruguay to tie the game. What should have been a 2-1 win for Ecuador ends in a 1-1 draw, and one-point for each team. Before the game Ecuador would have taken a draw, and gone home happy, but with the non-call it was a little disappointing.

Ecuador is no tied for second place in the group with Colombia after 7 matches with 9 matches remaining. Below is the current standings.

Argentina 14 points
Colombia 13 points
Ecuador 13 points
Uruguay 12 points
Chile 11 points
Venezuela 11 points
Peru 7 points
Bolivia 4 points
Paraguay 4 points

The next set of qualifying matches are October 12 and 16, 2012.