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Suarez hails Ecuador show

09 Jun 2006 - 23:14:59

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Ecuador coach Luis Suarez was pleased to see his side silence some of their critics with a 2-0 victory over Poland in Gelsenkirchen.

The South Americans have a reputation for only being able to perform at altitude, but Suarez's men put on a solid display to down the Poles with some ease.

"Ecuador have always been criticised with people saying that we could only win when playing at a very high altitude," said Suarez.

"But despite the atmosphere and the low altitude, we managed to win.

"This was a great result, but this is just a step. The mountain is great. This is the first step in World Cup."

Goalscorer Agustin Delgado added a note of caution, telling German TV: "We can celebrate a victory, but we must concentrate also on the next match against Costa Rica.

"We worked hard and got our reward. The two goals were our reward. We have taken a big step forward."