After winning the World Cup debut, Ecuador won kind words from its coach, who approved the performance of the athletes
On the afternoon of this Sunday, the 20th, the Ecuador entered the field and already did well in the debut of the World Cup. playing against Qatarthe South American team counted on the top scorer Enner Valencia🇧🇷 Scorer of two goals, the striker secured a 2-0 victory for the Ecuadorians, who took the three points and took the lead in group A.
Right after the referee’s whistle, the coach Gustavo Alfaro praised the performance and gave credit to the Ecuadorian players. For him, the cast faced the debut match as a decision. For him, however, the team needs to confirm the good moment in the other games to guarantee classification to the round of 16.
🇧🇷Certainly the merit goes to the players who had a lot of determination, they looked for the game until the end. We had a goal disallowed at the start, but we continued with everything. The team won with clarity and strength. Yes, today was a final, the most important game of the Cup“, began the Ecuador coach in an interview with FIFA’s official broadcast.
We needed to debunk these historical myths. With this selection we are beyond any dispute in this regard. It’s just the first victory, now we need to confirm our greatness“, said Gustavo Alfaro.
Frightened by the size of the World Cup, Qatar continued to be pressured and was left in a delicate situation. At 14 minutes, Enner Valencia received a deep pass, invaded the area and was knocked down by the goalkeeper Al Sheeb🇧🇷 Penalty scored! In the collection, the scorer just slapped the ball and opened the marker. 1 to 0.
Still dominating the game, Ecuador exchanged passes and started to wait for the best moment to attack. And that’s what happened! In the 30th minute, Torres sent a cross on the right and found Enner Valencia. With the perfect movement, the scorer scored with a header. 2 to 0. Already at 49, lunch there had a great chance to discount, but missed.
Source: sportbuzz
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