Ecuador says goodbye to the Qatar 2022 World Cup: La Tri was surprised by Senegal and leaves the World Cup

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The Khalifa International Stadium witnessed one of the most transcendental matches of the Qatar 2022 World Cup so far. Ecuador and Senegal closed group A with a match that defined the second classified in the sector. Gustavo Alfaro’s set lost 1-2 with the African team and says goodbye to the World Cup. The Netherlands and Senegal are classified from group A.

The duel between Africans and South Americans was highly studied in the first 25 minutes. Ecuador and Senegal reached the rival goals, but they did not generate major dangers in their attacks. Equality favored Gustavo Alfaro’s team. This was the main reason why the Senegalese team insisted more on the goal of Hernán Galíndez.

For the second half of the first half, Senegal continued to tilt the court towards the Ecuadorian goal. The African team managed to consistently reach the South American goal, pBut they could not generate danger in the goal of Ecuador that signed the tie.

But after so much insistence it would arrive the prize for the African team. The footballer Ismaïla Sarr gained speed and approached Galíndez’s goal. Félix Torres was surpassed by his rival andThis led to a late entry by Piero Hincapié that cut off the Senegalese’s career. The main judge decreed a penalty and the VAR ratified it. Sarr himself was in charge of collecting the maximum penalty and putting Senegal up 1-0 at minute 44.

For the second half, Ecuador had to go out and look for the game. Senegal’s victory left them out of the World Cup. But the African team was comfortable on the field and handled the result perfectly. Nevertheless, the stopped ball was gold for Gustavo Alfaro’s team. a corner gave Ecuador the tie through Moisés Caicedo at minute 67.

But the Ecuadorian team received a big bucket of cold water in the game. It only took a couple of minutes for the South American euphoria to be silenced. Center-back Kalidou Koulibaly scored Senegal’s second goal at minute 70 of the game.

For much of the game it seemed that Aliou Cissé won the strategic battle against Gustavo Alfaro. Even though Ecuador controlled the ball, their attacks really weren’t all that dangerous. Only three shots during the entire game led to the goal.

Finally, Senegal managed to control the match and keep the result. Ecuador lost 1-2 and thus says goodbye to the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Gustavo Alfaro’s ensemble leaves with a record of a victory, a draw and this last defeat that condemned them in the World Cup.

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