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By Emma SandersBBC Sport astatine Khalifa International Stadium, Qatar
Last updated connected 9 minutes ago.From the conception World Cup
Enner Valencia scored some goals successful Ecuador's triumph implicit Qatar connected the opening time of the World CupEnner Valencia scored his 3rd extremity of the World Cup earlier being taken disconnected connected a stretcher arsenic Ecuador drew with the Netherlands to permission Group A wide open.
Ecuador fans were bouncing with excitement passim the 2nd fractional astatine the Khalifa International Stadium arsenic they equalised conscionable aft the interruption and continued to make chances against a rattled Netherlands side.
The full Ecuador squad, including substitutes, ran implicit to the country emblem to observe with Valencia aft helium poked successful the rebound from Pervis Estupinan's parried changeable successful the 49th minute.
The captain, who scored some goals successful Ecuador's triumph implicit hosts Qatar connected the opening nighttime of the World Cup, was a changeless menace but his nighttime was chopped abbreviated owed to injury.
Valencia went down successful the last infinitesimal of mean clip and was taken disconnected connected a stretcher, but was seen hobbling to his spot successful the dugout.
PSV Eindhoven guardant Cody Gakpo gave the Netherlands the pb aft conscionable 5 minutes and 4 seconds - the quickest extremity truthful acold successful Qatar - erstwhile helium struck a changeable beautifully into the apical of the net.
But the Dutch struggled to physique connected their lead, with Ecuador's Estupinan having a extremity disallowed connected the changeable of half-time, earlier Gonzalo Plata's long-range curler bounced disconnected the crossbar aft Valencia's equaliser.
The gully leaves some teams connected 4 points successful Group A, needing conscionable a gully successful their last games to suffice for the knockout rounds.
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Netherlands
Squad number23Player nameNoppert
Squad number2Player nameTimber
Squad number4Player namevan Dijk
Squad number5Player nameAké
Squad number22Player nameDumfries
Squad number20Player nameKoopmeiners
Squad number21Player namede Jong
Squad number17Player nameBlind
Squad number14Player nameKlaassen
Squad number8Player nameGakpo
Squad number7Player nameBergwijn
Squad number10Player nameDepay
Squad number11Player nameBerghuis
Squad number15Player namede Roon
Squad number19Player nameWeghorst
Ecuador
Squad number1Player nameGalíndez
Squad number25Player namePorozo
Squad number2Player nameTorres
Squad number3Player nameHincapié
Squad number17Player namePreciado
Squad number20Player nameMéndez
Squad number23Player nameCaicedo
Squad number7Player nameEstupiñán
Squad number19Player namePlata
Squad number13Player nameE Valencia
Squad number11Player nameEstrada
Squad number10Player nameIbarra
Squad number16Player nameSarmiento
Squad number26Player nameRodríguez
Line-ups
Netherlands
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 23Noppert
- 2Timber
- 4van Dijk
- 5Aké
- 22Dumfries
- 20KoopmeinersSubstituted forde Roonat 79'minutes
- 21de Jong
- 17Blind
- 14KlaassenSubstituted forBerghuisat 69'minutes
- 8GakpoSubstituted forWeghorstat 79'minutes
- 7BergwijnSubstituted forDepayat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Pasveer
- 3de Ligt
- 6de Vrij
- 9de Jong
- 10Depay
- 11Berghuis
- 12Lang
- 13Bijlow
- 15de Roon
- 16Malacia
- 18Janssen
- 19Weghorst
- 24Taylor
- 25Simons
- 26Frimpong
Ecuador
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Galíndez
- 25Porozo
- 2Torres
- 3Hincapié
- 17Preciado
- 20MéndezBooked astatine 57mins
- 23Caicedo
- 7Estupiñán
- 19PlataSubstituted forIbarraat 90'minutes
- 13E ValenciaSubstituted forRodríguezat 90'minutes
- 11EstradaSubstituted forSarmientoat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Arboleda
- 5Cifuentes
- 6Pacho
- 8Gruezo
- 9Preciado
- 10Ibarra
- 12Ramírez
- 14Arreaga
- 15Mena
- 16Sarmiento
- 18Palacios
- 21Franco
- 22Domínguez
- 24Reasco
- 26Rodríguez
Referee:Mustapha Ghorbal
Attendance:44,833
Live Text
Match ends, Netherlands 1, Ecuador 1.
Second Half ends, Netherlands 1, Ecuador 1.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Daley Blind.
Attempt saved. Kevin Rodríguez (Ecuador) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost near corner. Assisted by Angelo Preciado.
Attempt blocked. Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) header from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a headed pass.
Substitution, Ecuador. Romario Ibarra replaces Gonzalo Plata.
Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia due to the fact that of an injury.
Nathan Aké (Netherlands) wins a escaped footwear connected the near wing.
Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
Denzel Dumfries (Netherlands) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (Ecuador).
Attempt missed. Angelo Preciado (Ecuador) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the close pursuing a corner.
Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Marten de Roon.
Substitution, Netherlands. Wout Weghorst replaces Cody Gakpo.
Substitution, Netherlands. Marten de Roon replaces Teun Koopmeiners.
Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
Jhegson Méndez (Ecuador) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Jurriën Timber (Netherlands).
Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).
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