International Friendly

Ecuador vs Nigeria, 2022 International Friendly

· International Friendly
Ecuador
  • 3': Pervis Estupiñán
FT
1 - 0
Nigeria

    About

    Ecuador are hosting Nigeria at , , , starting on . The match is a part of the International Friendly.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
    • 3': Ángel Mena (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Goal! Ecuador 1, Nigeria 0. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Mena with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 9': Foul by Terem Moffi (Nigeria).
    • 9': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 11': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 13': Offside, Nigeria. Chidozie Awaziem tries a through ball, but Cyriel Dessers is caught offside.
    • 14': Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 14': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
    • 17': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Calvin Bassey.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Mena following a corner.
    • 18': Chidozie Awaziem (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Foul by Enner Valencia (Ecuador).
    • 20': Foul by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
    • 20': William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt saved. José Cifuentes (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ángel Mena.
    • 21': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Francis Uzoho.
    • 25': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Ángel Mena (Ecuador).
    • 25': Offside, Nigeria. Cyriel Dessers tries a through ball, but Terem Moffi is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Ángel Mena (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Cyriel Dessers (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi with a through ball.
    • 28': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Alexander Domínguez.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nigeria) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Semi Ajayi following a corner.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Semi Ajayi (Nigeria) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Terem Moffi.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Terem Moffi (Nigeria) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Semi Ajayi following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
    • 35': Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 37': Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 39': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Ecuador).
    • 39': Sani Faisal (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Ángelo Preciado (Ecuador).
    • 41': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Ecuador 1, Nigeria 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Ecuador 1, Nigeria 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Ecuador. Byron Castillo replaces Ángelo Preciado.
    • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Sani Faisal.
    • 45': Substitution, Nigeria. Ola Aina replaces Chidozie Awaziem.
    • 47': Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
    • 47': Ola Aina (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
    • 49': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Félix Torres.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moses Simon.
    • 51': Foul by Calvin Bassey (Nigeria).
    • 51': José Cifuentes (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Byron Castillo.
    • 56': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Ecuador).
    • 56': Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Byron Castillo.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Calvin Bassey with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by Leonardo Campana (Ecuador).
    • 59': William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Substitution, Ecuador. Gonzalo Plata replaces Ángel Mena.
    • 60': Substitution, Ecuador. Michael Estrada replaces Leonardo Campana.
    • 60': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria).
    • 62': Attempt saved. Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ola Aina.
    • 63': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria).
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by José Cifuentes.
    • 64': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
    • 67': Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
    • 68': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 69': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Gonzalo Plata.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Moses Simon with a cross following a corner.
    • 71': Substitution, Ecuador. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Enner Valencia.
    • 73': Foul by Byron Castillo (Ecuador).
    • 73': Moses Simon (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Byron Castillo.
    • 75': Foul by Cyriel Dessers (Nigeria).
    • 75': Félix Torres (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 77': Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Félix Torres.
    • 79': Attempt missed. William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ayodele-Aribo with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Alexander Domínguez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
    • 81': Calvin Bassey (Nigeria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Foul by José Cifuentes (Ecuador).
    • 82': Attempt saved. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
    • 82': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Nigeria).
    • 82': Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Michael Estrada (Ecuador).
    • 84': William Troost-Ekong (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Substitution, Nigeria. Victor Mbaoma replaces Terem Moffi.
    • 86': Substitution, Ecuador. Xavier Arreaga replaces Moisés Caicedo.
    • 86': Substitution, Ecuador. Dixon Arroyo replaces José Cifuentes.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
    • 87': Corner, Nigeria. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Nigeria) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Michael Estrada (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Moses Simon (Nigeria) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexander Iwobi.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90': Alexander Domínguez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Cyriel Dessers (Nigeria).
    • 90'+3': Alexander Iwobi (Nigeria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador).
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Ecuador 1, Nigeria 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Ecuador 1, Nigeria 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 18
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    11 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 4
    49.7 Possession 50.3
    14 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    332 Accurate Passes 356
    410 Passes 438
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    9 Accurate Crosses 2
    27 Crosses 7
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    57 Long Balls 55
    27 Accurate Long Balls 18
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
    0 Blocked Shots 1
    9 Effective Tackles 10
    13 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    21 Interceptions 19
    5 Effective Clearances 20
    5 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: International Friendly

    Venue:
    Location: ,
    Attendance: 25,000

    Line-Ups

    ECU Ecuador (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    22 Alexander Domínguez (GK) Yellow Card
    3 Piero Hincapié
    2 Félix Torres
    7 Pervis Estupiñán
    17 Ángelo Preciado
    20 Jhegson Méndez
    23 Moisés Caicedo
    21 José Cifuentes
    9 Leonardo Campana
    13 Enner Valencia
    15 Ángel Mena
    Ecuador Substitutes:
    Xavier Arreaga, Robert Arboleda, Dixon Arroyo, Djorkaeff Reasco, Hernán Galíndez, Jeremy Sarmiento, Alexander Alvarado, Diego Palacios, Michael Estrada, Byron Castillo, Gonzalo Plata, Moisés Ramírez.

    NGA Nigeria (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    23 Francis Uzoho (GK)
    6 Semi Ajayi
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    21 Calvin Bassey
    20 Chidozie Awaziem
    10 Joe Aribo
    18 Alex Iwobi
    15 Moses Simon
    3 Sani Faisal
    9 Cyriel Dessers
    19 Terem Moffi
    Nigeria Substitutes:
    Bello Martins, Chiamaka Madu, Olorunleke Ojo, Ishaq Rafiu, Ola Aina, Adeyinka Adewale, Victor Mbaoma, Ibrahim Buhari, Emmanuel Dennis.

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