Netherlands v Ecuador
- Netherlands XI: Noppert, Timber, van Dijk, Aké, Dumfries, Koopmeiners, de Jong, Blind, Klaassen, Gakpo, Bergwijn.
- Ecuador XI: Galíndez, Preciado, Hincapié, Porozo, Torres, Estupiñán, Caicedo, Méndez, Plata, Valencia, Estrada.
- The Netherlands face Ecuador at Doha’s Khalifa International Stadium.
- Both teams kicked off their World Cup campaign with victories.
- The Netherlands beat Senegal 2-0, while Ecuador defeated Qatar with the same score.
- FIFA rankings: Netherlands (8) – Ecuador (44).
First Half
GOAL
Gakpo gets the scoring under way with a shot from range. He looks some player and that left-footed shot had some power behind.
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Questions over Galíndez’s positioning maybe.
6 mins: Netherlands 1-0 Ecuador
Finding the net first
He’s 6’4″, 23 years old and has appeared for PSV Eindhoven more than 100 times since coming through the Dutch club’s academy set-up.
Half-time: Netherlands 1-0 Ecuador
Netherlands go into half-time the happier as the sole goal from Gakpo was a rare bit of sublime quality in a bitty half of football. Estupiñán will be annoyed his goal was ruled out but it was the right call from the ref.
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Second half begins
The Netherlands get this half under way and will hope to start it as well as they did the first.
Depay is being brought on for Bergwijn as he makes his return to full fitness. No changes for Ecuador.
46 mins: Netherlands 1-0 Ecuador
GOAL
Valencia puts his side level with a tap-in.
49 mins: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Golden boot?
With that goal, Ecuador’s Enner Valencia becomes the World Cup’s leading goalscorer, with three under his belt so far at this tournament.
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He’s scored five times in the six World Cup games he’s played in.
- Qatar 2022 top goalscorers:
- Valencia (Ecuador), 3
- Richarlison (Brazil), 2
- Giroud (France), 2
- Saka (England), 2
- Taremi (Iran), 2
- Ferran Torres (Spain), 2
Full-time: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Ecuador finished this match playing much better football and might feel more aggrieved not to have gotten the three points. Netherlands seemed to get worse the further we got into this game and that early Gakpo screamer feels like a distant memory.
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Valencia going off on a stretcher will be the big disappointment for La Tri, with their captain very unlikely to be fit for Senegal.
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