QUITO, Ecuador, June 15 (Xinhua) -- The press in Ecuador regretted the 1-2 defeat of the national soccer team against Switzerland in the first game of the Ecuadorian squad in Brazil 2014.
In its online version, "El Universo" wrote "Bitter debut of the Tri (team's nickname) in Brazil World Cup!"
"El Universo" highlighted the header scored by Enner Valencia (forward in Mexico's Pachuca) at 22nd minute in the match played in Brasilia's National stadium.
Ecuador and Switzerland are part of Group E together with Honduras and France.
The goal "unleashed the joy of 14 million Ecuadorians," said "El Universo" but it was not enough for "the Tri, which showed lack of order in the midfield."
On the other hand, "El Telegrafo" headline was "a last-minute fall." The daily added that Ecuador lost against Switzerland in the injury time.
"At minute 92 Antonio Valencia failed a good play," added "El Telegrafo." The daily highlighted that "in the next minute (93), Haris Seferovic took advantage of the counter-attack, defeated goalkeeper (Alexander) Dominguez and scored the goal that defined the match (2-1)."
Meanwhile, "El Comercio" headline was: "Switzerland undressed the mistakes of the Tri." The daily added that the Ecuadorian team began playing very well and it even scored in the game's first half.
But Ecuador had problems with the Swiss defense, said "El Comercio, and Valencia, the team's captain, had a weak performance.
Also, "Hoy" wrote: "Switzerland defeats Ecuador in the last minute" while it highlighted that "mistakes are paid" referring to Valencia's failure.