FIFA World Cup

Qatar vs Ecuador, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Qatar
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    0 - 2
    Ecuador
    • 16': Enner Valencia (P)
    • 31': Enner Valencia

    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.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 1': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
    • 2': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 3': Offside, Ecuador. Félix Torres tries a through ball, but Michael Estrada is caught offside.
    • 3': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Enner Valencia (Ecuador) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 5': VAR Decision: No Goal Qatar 0-0 Ecuador.
    • 10': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar).
    • 11': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Boualem Khoukhi.
    • 14': Offside, Ecuador. Michael Estrada tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
    • 15': Penalty Ecuador. Enner Valencia draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 15': Penalty conceded by Saad Al Sheeb (Qatar) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 15': Saad Al Sheeb (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 16': Goal! Qatar 0, Ecuador 1. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 18': Offside, Qatar. Pedro Miguel tries a through ball, but Hassan Al Haydos is caught offside.
    • 19': Foul by Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar).
    • 19': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Offside, Ecuador. Piero Hincapié tries a through ball, but Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
    • 22': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 22': Foul by Almoez Ali (Qatar).
    • 22': Almoez Ali (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Almoez Ali (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 25': Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Homam Ahmed (Qatar).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 29': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 29': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 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.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Akram Afif.
    • 34': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
    • 34': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Qatar).
    • 36': Karim Boudiaf (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 39': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 45'+1': Foul by Angelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 45'+1': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar).
    • 45'+3': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45'+4': Foul by Angelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 45'+4': Homam Ahmed (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+5': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Almoez Ali (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hassan Al Haydos with a cross.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Qatar 0, Ecuador 2.
    • 45': Second Half begins Qatar 0, Ecuador 2.
    • 48': Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 52': Attempt missed. Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Jhegson Méndez.
    • 53': Offside, Qatar. Boualem Khoukhi tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 55': Pedro Miguel (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jhegson Méndez with a through ball.
    • 56': Akram Afif (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 56': Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Foul by Abdulaziz Hatem (Qatar).
    • 58': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Pedro Miguel (Qatar) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Abdelkarim Hassan.
    • 63': Offside, Qatar. Abdulaziz Hatem tries a through ball, but Almoez Ali is caught offside.
    • 67': Foul by Karim Boudiaf (Qatar).
    • 67': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Romario Ibarra.
    • 70': Foul by Hassan Al Haydos (Qatar).
    • 70': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Waad replaces Hassan Al Haydos.
    • 72': Substitution, Qatar. Mohammed Muntari replaces Almoez Ali.
    • 72': Foul by Pedro Miguel (Qatar).
    • 72': Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Akram Afif (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Homam Ahmed.
    • 77': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Enner Valencia because of an injury.
    • 77': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
    • 77': Foul by Akram Afif (Qatar).
    • 77': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Akram Afif (Qatar) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 79': Offside, Ecuador. Piero Hincapié tries a through ball, but Jeremy Sarmiento is caught offside.
    • 81': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
    • 81': Saad Al Sheeb (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Mohammed Waad (Qatar).
    • 82': Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 83': Bassam Al Rawi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 84': Abdelkarim Hassan (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
    • 86': Attempt missed. Mohammed Muntari (Qatar) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bassam Al Rawi with a through ball.
    • 88': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Mohammed Waad.
    • 90': Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Michael Estrada.
    • 90': Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Franco replaces Moisés Caicedo.
    • 90'+3': Boualem Khoukhi (Qatar) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador).
    • 90'+4': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Bassam Al Rawi.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Qatar. Conceded by Félix Torres.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Qatar 0, Ecuador 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Qatar 0, Ecuador 2.

    Statistics

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    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

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup

    Venue: Al Bayt Stadium
    Location: Al Khor, Qatar
    Attendance: 67,372

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    Line-Ups

    QAT Qatar (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Saad Al-Sheeb (GK) Yellow Card
    16 Boualem Khoukhi
    3 Abdelkarim Hassan
    15 Bassam Al-Rawi
    14 Homam Ahmed
    2 Ró-Ró
    12 Karim Boudiaf Yellow Card
    6 Abdulaziz Hatem
    10 Hassan Al-Haydos
    11 Akram Afif Yellow Card
    19 Almoez Ali Yellow Card
    Qatar Substitutes:
    Naif Al Hadhrami, Salem Al-Hajri, Musaab Khidir, Mohammed Muntari, Khalid Muneer, Moustafa Tarek Mashal, Yousof Hassan, Jassem Gaber, Assim Madibo, Ismail Mohamad, Mohammed Waad, Ahmed Alaaeldin, Ali Asad, Meshaal Barsham, Tarek Salman.

    ECU Ecuador (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Hernán Galíndez (GK)
    3 Piero Hincapié
    2 Félix Torres
    7 Pervis Estupiñán
    17 Ángelo Preciado
    23 Moisés Caicedo Yellow Card
    20 Jhegson Méndez Yellow Card
    10 Romario Ibarra
    19 Gonzalo Plata
    11 Michael Estrada
    13 Enner Valencia
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Robert Arboleda, Jeremy Sarmiento, Moisés Ramírez, José Cifuentes, Alexander Domínguez, Alan Franco, Carlos Gruezo, Djorkaeff Reasco, Ángel Mena, Diego Palacios, Willian Pacho, Jackson Porozo, Xavier Arreaga, Ayrton Preciado, Kevin Rodríguez.

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