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Late drama for Ecuador, Colombia secures World Cup qualifying draws

A late brace from Enner Valencia brought Ecuador back and salvaged a 2-2 draw vs. Bolivia, while Yerry Mina matched Luis Suarez's late strike to lift Colombia to a 2-2 draw vs. Uruguay in South American World Cup qualifying on Tuesday.

Ecuador fell behind to a tremendous goal from Pablo Escobar, who laced a left-footed blast from long range in the third minute. He added his second just before halftime, seemingly putting Bolivia on its way.

But Valencia, playing days after he escaped police by faking an injury and exiting a stadium in an ambulance over a child support payment dispute, scored twice in the second half, netting the equalizer in the 89th minute.