The race against time Qatar to be competitive in this World Cup has not been fruitful. It was an almost impossible mission and in the decaffeinated debut he ran headlong Ecuadorwho didn’t even push themselves to get the crucial first three points Enner Valencia as protagonist (0-2).
The most certain thing is that he did not contribute much to the image of Qatari football in the first minutes of the game. including the goalkeeper Al Sheeb to star in his big mistakes and to see how VAR saved the team, signaling his first automatic offside on a play by Estrada on the limit.
In all of this, that goal has been defeated Valencia and only three minutes. After only half an hour, Ecuador he has the game in his pocket thanks to his captain. And again also in collaboration with Al Sheebwhich clearly brought down the Fenerbahçe footballer in the area and could not prevent the first goal of this World Cup, which came from a penalty (16′).
Ecuador is superior in everything, but spatially in rhythm, strength, speed and competitiveness. Qatar was seen with little energy and faith after the goal, despite the fact that at the Al Khor Stadium more than 67,372 souls, including the whole family, joined their compatriots in their World Cup debut.
That’s not enough. Valencia, again, made things clear and hit hard. And precision, because of a strong header in the middle of Preciado he put the ball at the base of the post, out of reach of Al Sheeb (31′).
Felix Sanchezselector of Qatar, he was forced to act and take a step forward in his pressure. The red wine combo looks more ambitious after the break. They put pressure and want to steal from the other field, but they don’t have the basis to know what to do and the finesse when they make the right decisions.
Ecuador came to life the second part which was as light as boring. Without sweating more than necessary, taking advantage of the game to not accumulate too much damage and avoid injuries, something he may not have been able to escape, because Valenciahero of this first fight of World Cup 2022, he was touched before his time. Qatar tried it and grabbed, in an isolated game, the goal with a volley of muntari almost at the end going through the crossbar.
A few-stage premiere, that’s exactly how it is. But in magic there is a world in the back. Qatar You have to think positively. Everything is getting better and now it’s time to try to surprise Senegal either Netherlands to take joy. Although joining for the first time is something historic. Now, yes, the starting gun, although decaffeinated, makes all soccer fans vibrate. Start good.
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Qatar: Al Sheeb; Pedro Miguel, Al Rawi, Khoukhi, Hassan, Ahmed; Al Heidos (Waad, 72′), Boudiaf, Hatem; Afif and Ali (Muntari, 72′)
Ecuador: Galindez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupiñán; Gonzalo Plata, Mendez, Caicedo (Franco, 90′); Estrada (Kevin Rodríguez, 90′), Valencia (Cifuentes, 77′) and Ibarra (Sarmiento, 68′)
Goals: 0-1, Valencia from a penalty (16′); 0-2, Valencia (31′)
Referee: Daniele Orsato (ITA). Yellow cards to Al Sheeb, Ali, Boudiaf and Afif in Qatar and Caicedo and Méndez in Ecuador
Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Viewers: 67,372
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Source: La Verdad
I’m Rose Herman and I work as an author for Today Times Live. My expertise lies in writing about sports, a passion of mine that has been with me since childhood. As part of my job, I provide comprehensive coverage on everything from football to tennis to golf.
