Ecuador vs Senegal, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Group Stage

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Ecuador

67': Moisés Caicedo

FT
1 - 2

Senegal

44': Ismaïla Sarr (P)
70': Kalidou Koulibaly

Kalidou Koulibaly strike sends Senegal into last 16 with win over Ecuador

Kalidou Koulibaly's second-half strike earned Senegal a 2-1 win against Ecuador that sent the African team into the last 16 of the World Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
1': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Attempt missed. Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pape Gueye with a cross.
4': Offside, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
7': Handball by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
8': Attempt missed. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly with a through ball.
9': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
9': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt blocked. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
10': Attempt blocked. Enner Valencia (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
11': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Attempt missed. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
15': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
15': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
16': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Handball by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
18': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
19': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
19': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal).
19': Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Delay in match because of an injury Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
24': Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pape Gueye.
24': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Félix Torres.
25': Attempt blocked. Pape Gueye (Senegal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Attempt missed. Abdou Diallo (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross following a corner.
27': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
27': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
30': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Handball by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
36': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
36': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
36': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Attempt missed. Pathé Ciss (Senegal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ismail Jakobs with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Offside, Senegal. Boulaye Dia is caught offside.
41': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
41': Pape Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Penalty Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr draws a foul in the penalty area.
42': Penalty conceded by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) after a foul in the penalty area.
44': Goal! Ecuador 0, Senegal 1. Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Iliman Ndiaye (Senegal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
45'+5': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
45'+5': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+7': First Half ends, Ecuador 0, Senegal 1.
45': Second Half begins Ecuador 0, Senegal 1.
45': Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Alan Franco.
45': Substitution, Ecuador. José Cifuentes replaces Carlos Gruezo.
46': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Senegal).
46': Michael Estrada (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Enner Valencia.
50': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Foul by Pathé Ciss (Senegal).
50': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
50': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
52': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
58': Foul by Ismail Jakobs (Senegal).
58': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador).
59': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
60': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Offside, Senegal. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
62': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
62': Ismaïla Sarr (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Substitution, Ecuador. Djorkaeff Reasco replaces Michael Estrada.
65': Foul by Djorkaeff Reasco (Ecuador).
65': Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
66': Foul by Idrissa Gueye (Senegal).
66': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
66': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Boulaye Dia.
67': Attempt missed. Félix Torres (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata with a cross following a corner.
67': Goal! Ecuador 1, Senegal 1. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Félix Torres following a corner.
69': Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).
69': Idrissa Gueye (Senegal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
70': Goal! Ecuador 1, Senegal 2. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
73': Delay in match because of an injury Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal).
74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74': Substitution, Senegal. Nampalys Mendy replaces Pathé Ciss.
75': Substitution, Senegal. Bamba Dieng replaces Iliman Ndiaye.
76': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Ángelo Preciado with a headed pass.
77': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by Ángelo Preciado.
78': Corner, Senegal. Conceded by José Cifuentes.
79': Attempt missed. Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
82': Attempt missed. Boulaye Dia (Senegal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Youssouf Sabaly.
85': Foul by Boulaye Dia (Senegal).
85': Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Substitution, Ecuador. Jackson Porozo replaces Ángelo Preciado.
86': Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Senegal).
86': Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Félix Torres (Ecuador).
86': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Bamba Dieng (Senegal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
88': Attempt saved. Pape Gueye (Senegal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador). Assisted by Bamba Dieng.
89': Attempt saved. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Édouard Mendy (Senegal). Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Jackson Porozo (Ecuador).
90'+1': Ismail Jakobs (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Idrissa Gueye.
90'+3': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
90'+4': Handball by Bamba Dieng (Senegal).
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jackson Porozo (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
90'+5': Substitution, Senegal. Pape Cissé replaces Boulaye Dia.
90'+6': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
90'+6': Youssouf Sabaly (Senegal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Ecuador 1, Senegal 2.
0': Match ends, Ecuador 1, Senegal 2.

Statistics

SEN		ECU
11	Fouls	23
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
6	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	1
38.9	Possession	61.1
14	SHOTS	9
3	ON GOAL	4
0.2	On Target %	0.4
2	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
181	Accurate Passes	336
267	Passes	434
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	7
21	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
56	Long Balls	59
18	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	2
6	Effective Tackles	13
10	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.9
10	Interceptions	7
28	Effective Clearances	22
28	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup

Venue: Khalifa International Stadium
Location: Doha, Qatar
Attendance: 44,569

FIFA World Cup Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Mexico	3	+6	9
2	South Africa	3	-1	4
3	South Korea	3	-1	3
4	Czechia	3	-4	1

Full Table

Line-Ups

Ecuador (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Hernán Galíndez (GK)
3	Piero Hincapié
2	Félix Torres
7	Pervis Estupiñán
17	Ángelo Preciado
8	Carlos Gruezo
23	Moisés Caicedo
21	Alan Franco
11	Michael Estrada
13	Enner Valencia
19	Gonzalo Plata

Ecuador Substitutes:

Jeremy Sarmiento, Jackson Porozo, José Cifuentes, Ángel Mena, Alexander Domínguez, Robert Arboleda, Xavier Arreaga, Romario Ibarra, Willian Pacho, Kevin Rodríguez, Diego Palacios, Djorkaeff Reasco, Moisés Ramírez, Ayrton Preciado.

Senegal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
22	Abdou Diallo
3	Kalidou Koulibaly
14	Ismail Jakobs
21	Youssouf Sabaly
5	Idrissa Gueye
26	Pape Gueye
11	Pathé Ciss
9	Boulaye Dia
18	Ismaïla Sarr
13	Iliman Ndiaye

Senegal Substitutes:

Mamadou Loum, Seny Dieng, Formose Mendy, Nampalys Mendy, Fodé Ballo-Touré, Nicolas Jackson, Moustapha Name, Pape Abou Cissé, Pape Matar Sarr, Krépin Diatta, N'Diaye Moussa, Bamba Dieng, Famara Diédhiou, Alfred Gomis.

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