RESUMEN ECUADOR 1-2 SENEGAL

The Ecuador and Senegal match was a crucial game in the final day of Group A at the 2022 Qatar World Cup A crucial decisive and pivotal match A real final for being in the round of 16 Ecuador needed a draw Senegal had to win to secure a spot in the next round And the African team was going to enjoy the best chances It's a much more rounded and complete match With greater resolve and conviction in the face of circumstances that overwhelmed the tricolor team Stressed nervous and overly tense about what was at stake The team's attempts however were not to be productive There was effectiveness It cost them to find the way to goal for the Teranga Lions team They had invited a Ecuadorian coverage that failed throughout the meeting Ismail Assar was a real headache for the entire defense Especially for Ángelo Preciado And here the Watford player was about to take the penalty kick on the edge of the box targeting his teammate Félix Torres Leverkusen went to tackle the Senegalese winger to draw a penalty which Ismail Assar himself converted by tricking Hernán Galíndez It was 0-1 It seemed like a fair result After the game in the first half of the second Ecuador made several changes Entering the penalty area José Cifuentes the creator of that shot from the front along with Jeremy Sarmiento looking for solutions in Gustavo Alfaro's team In the absence of Jackson Méndez suspended for this corner kick Moisés Caicedo one of the tournament's revelations He went to equalize From inside the box from the corner Félix Torres' cross unmarked Caicedo pushed it in A result that secured Ecuador's place in the round of 16 However the joy was to last only a short time for the tricolor team as in another set piece a wide corner Ecuador failed to clear the ball Koulibaly's shot was blocked but he managed to score the 1-2 goal sending the African champions into the round of 16 The South American team tried hard with persistence but more heart than head Little clairvoyance based on impulses here Gonzalo Plata maneuvered but the Real Valladolid attacker found an opportune shooting situation Edouard Mendy was trapped Ismail Assar could have struck in that profile of Ángelo Preciado who saved the penalty but still conceded a corner kick He was still in control of the situation in Senegal as well as in enemy territory Ampali Mendy passes to Diosdou Sabaly deepening reversing and making a very violent strike Puley Dia was licking the side of the net The third place was sought by the African champion who with this strike by Papgeek would catch Hernán Galíndez in two moves Finally a passport to the quarterfinals for the African champion Senegal's 2-1 victory