Ecuador cruises past Guatemala in soccer friendly

WASHINGTON, March 22 (Xinhua) -- Wingers John Yeboah and Gonzalo Plata scored either side of halftime as Ecuador eased to a 2-0 victory over Guatemala in a friendly on Thursday.

Yeboah put his side ahead in the eighth minute at New Jersey's Red Bull Arena with a low effort into the far corner after combining with Jeremy Sarmiento.

Plata doubled the lead by running onto Angel Mena's pass on the counteratta