A positive tie was decided, with a goal for one, the match between the Netherlands and Ecuador, on Friday, at the “Khalifa International” stadium, in the first group competitions of the “Qatar 2022” World Cup.
The “Mills” ignited the atmosphere of the match early with a goal scored by striker Cody Jacobo 6 minutes after the start, after he received a ball outside the boundaries of the Ecuadorian penalty area and then fired it powerfully into the corner out of reach of goalkeeper Hernan Galindez.
The Ecuadorian national team quickly overcame the shock of the goal and searched for an amendment with very dangerous attempts, one of which resulted in a goal that was canceled by the referee on the grounds that there was offside on Rafis Estupinian before he hit the ball into the Dutch net.
The Ecuadorian pressure came in the 4th minute of the second half, after a powerful ball hit by Estupinian was saved by goalkeeper Andres Noibert, before it rebounded to Ener Valencia, who followed it directly into the goal, with which he equalized.
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After 10 minutes, the Ecuadorian national team almost turned the table had it not been for the horizontal crossbar standing next to the Dutch in front of a ball that Gonzalo Plata aimed.
The battalion of expert coach Louis van Gaal regained its balance, and the “mills” exchanged control with Ecuador, without any change in the result.
With this, the Netherlands remained at the top of the standings with 4 points, accompanied by Ecuador with the same balance, then Senegal came third with 3 points, while Qatar occupied fourth place without any points and officially bid farewell to the competitions.
