FIFA World Cup

FT Sunday, November 20, 2022
Ecuador DWDDD 2
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Qatar WWWWW 0
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ECU202
QAT000
Al Bayt Stadium · 67,372 att. · FS1

Match Report

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World Cup 2022: Ecuador beat Qatar in tournament opener

Enner Valencia's two first-half goals led Ecuador to a dominant 2-0 victory over Qatar on Sunday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
15
2
Yellow Cards
4
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
1
0
Saves
1
52.9
Possession
47.1
6
SHOTS
5
3
ON GOAL
0
0.5
On Target %
0.0
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
351
486
Passes
434
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
3
14
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
42
24
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
0
7
Effective Tackles
7
15
Tackles
10
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
2
6
Effective Clearances
18
6
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:49 Hamilton: Security seemed overwhelmed at Doha fan park Watch on ESPN 00:51 Ogden: Bar experience in Doha like being anywhere in the world Watch on ESPN 01:10 Dawson: Nervous Qatar didn't look comfortable at this level yet Watch on ESPN 01:23 Marcotti: Qatari fans' disinterest disappointing for organisers Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

QAT leads series 1-0

Lineups

QAT · 5-3-2

  1. 1Saad Al-SheebG
  2. 16Boualem KhoukhiCD
  3. 3Abdelkarim HassanCD-L
  4. 15Bassam Al-RawiCD-R
  5. 14Homam AhmedLB
  6. 2Pedro MiguelRB
  7. 12Karim BoudiafCM
  8. 6Abdulaziz HatemCM-L
  9. 10Hassan Al-HaydosCM-R
  10. 11Akram AfifCF-L
  11. 19Almoez AliCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 24Naif Al HadhramiSUB
  2. 20Salem Al-HajriSUB
  3. 13Musaab KhidirSUB
  4. 9Mohammed MuntariSUB
  5. 18Khalid MuneerSUB
  6. 26Moustafa TarekSUB
  7. 21Yousof HassanSUB
  8. 25Jassem GaberSUB
  9. 23Assim MadiboSUB
  10. 17Ismail MohamadSUB
  11. 4Mohammed WaadSUB
  12. 7Ahmed AlaaeldinSUB
  13. 8Ali AsadSUB
  14. 22Meshaal BarshamSUB
  15. 5Tarek SalmanSUB

ECU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Hernán GalíndezG
  2. 3Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 2Félix TorresCD-R
  4. 7Pervis EstupiñánLB
  5. 17Ángelo PreciadoRB
  6. 23Moisés CaicedoCM-L
  7. 20Jhegson MéndezCM-R
  8. 10Romario IbarraLM
  9. 19Gonzalo PlataRM
  10. 11Michael EstradaCF-L
  11. 13Enner ValenciaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Robert ArboledaSUB
  2. 16Jeremy SarmientoSUB
  3. 12Moisés RamírezSUB
  4. 5José CifuentesSUB
  5. 22Alexander DomínguezSUB
  6. 21Alan FrancoSUB
  7. 8Carlos GruezoSUB
  8. 24Djorkaeff ReascoSUB
  9. 15Ángel MenaSUB
  10. 18Diego PalaciosSUB
  11. 6Willian PachoSUB
  12. 25Jackson PorozoSUB
  13. 14Xavier ArreagaSUB
  14. 9Ayrton PreciadoSUB
  15. 26Kevin RodríguezSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Saad Al Sheeb (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 16' Goal! Qatar 0, Ecuador 1. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  3. 22' Almoez Ali (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 31' Goal! Qatar 0, Ecuador 2. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Angelo Preciado with a cross.
  6. 36' Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 56' Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 68' Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Romario Ibarra.
  9. 71' Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Waad replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
  10. 72' Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Muntari replaces Almoez Ali.
  11. 77' Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Enner Valencia because of an injury.
  12. 78' Akram Afif (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90' Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Michael Estrada.
  14. 90' Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Franco replaces Moisés Caicedo.

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