The delivery was distinctly lacking this time and Qatar clear with ease. Ecuador come straight back at the hosts and win the first corner of the game. 9. All over the world memes are being created showing Qatar sheikhs in the VAR studio influencing that decision. It will be interesting to see the official verdict from the officials as to why that goal was disallowed. Ecuador are happy keeping possession, knocking the ball around. 7. Well that is crazy how that goal is ruled out.
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Qatar vs Ecuador LIVE: Latest updates from World Cup 2022 matchLive BlogWORLD IS WATCHING DohaUpdated: 11:48 ET, Nov 20 2022THE WORLD CUP has kicked off with hosts Qatar vs Ecuador taking place RIGHT NOW! And Enner Valencia has scored both goals as Ecuador lead 2-0. The Middle Eastern side face the South Americans as they look to gain an early foothold in Group A, which also contains Senegal and the Netherlands. While fans in the UK have fumed with BBC after the TV channel did NOT show the entire opening ceremony.
Ali given a card for a late challenge. 20. The South Americans have managed to silence the home fans. Estupiñán clips a ball into the box but the keeper and striker collide but going for the ball. A free-kick is awarded to Qatar. 18. Qatar are struggling to cope with the visitors in attack. Threading balls behind their backline, they are unable to react. The hosts need to make sure they do not got any further behind here. 16. No one is taking that one away from him. Valencia waits for the keeper to go down before rolling it into the opposite corner. He is now the highest-ever Ecuadorian goalscorer in World Cup history.
It looks more laboured and disjointed with Qatar. The referee brandishes another yellow card, this time for Karim. 34. With matters at home not so good right now, Ecuador could really lift the feelings of a nation this evening. Qatar give another free kick away in the middle of the park. Ecuador look to pick someone out in the box where they are winning unchallenged headers but Qatar manage to clear. 32.
They play good football, are willing to take opponents on and the movement in the final third is always plentiful. The Qatar fans continue to enjoy the occasion despite the score. 26. Qatar are just a yard or two off the pace compared to their opponents today. They are first to the ball and as a result, Qatar are catching them with some late tackles.
Valencia limps around the pitch seeing if he can put weight on it. 42. Qatar need to ensure that they can hold on to the break. They are seeing enough of the ball, they are just struggling to do anything with it. You can see that Ecuador are much more organised in and out of possession of the ball. Valencia is on the ground clutching his knee. 40. Qatar have not managed to create much in an attacking sense whatsoever.
Qatar vs Ecuador kick-off time: 4pm TV channel: BBC One Live stream: BBC website Get £66 in FREE BETS when staking £19 with Bet UK Follow ALL of the latest updates below... Qatar 0-2 Ecuador 45. We are going to have five additional minutes added. Valencia will need to have some treatment of that knee. It is obvious to all how important he is to this Ecuador team. 44. Hopefully Enner Valencia can continue. He seemed to hyper-extend the knee which is always painful.
The hosts may struggle to keep 11 players on the pitch if they continue like this. 24. Ecuador are using the full size of the pitch, passing the ball into space. Making their opponents do all the running as they chase shadows. In terms of the group, this is a huge game for both of these sides. It may be more difficult looking for points from Senegal and the Netherlands. 22. It has been an entertaining first 20 minutes. Goals scored, goals disallowed, penalties and now the second yellow card of the tournament.
Caicedo does brilliantly down the right before clipping a cross into the box. He picks out his skipper Valencia who rises and heads into the bottom corner. Great finish from the ex-West Ham and Everton striker. Goal - Enner Valencia (Ecuador)Qatar 0-1 Ecuador - Moises Caicedo yellow card 30. The Ecuador midfielder joins Qatar's Al Sheeb and Abdulla in the referee's book. Possibly a harsh yellow card as it just seemed like a coming together between the two players. Caicedo gets down the right wing with a bursting run, Qatar 0-1 Ecuador 28. In these opening stages, you can see why Tite rates this Ecuador side so highly.
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The ball is like a hot potato that nobody wants to hold onto for any great deal of time. If only the players were showing some of the passion of their fans. Credit: Getty 38. Play is held up so players can receive treatment. Three Qatar players have been booked so far. The manager really needs to address his side's discipline. Inside the ground - Qatar amateurish One of the repeated claims in the past year or so has been that Qataris "are big football fans" - writes Martin Lipton. That might be so. But if England played half as amateurishly as this at Wembley, the jeers would have been heard in Cornwall.
It’s hard to catalogue just how awful the hosts are. Maybe it’s pure nerves. But they look like they are in the wrong place at the wrong time. It’s not really fair. Can you imagine what Holland will do to them? Qatar 0-2 Ecuador - Karim yellow card 36. The South Americans look so comfortable on the ball.
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Goal - Enner Valencia (Ecuador)Qatar 0-0 Ecuador 13. Plata puts a good delivery in with his left-foot, the ball swinging in towards goal. Qatar manage to head clear on this occasion. We have just been shown replays of the offside and there was a stray leg in the build up from Ecuador. That is that mystery cleared up at least. Qatar 0-0 Ecuador 11. Valencia cuts in from the left, beats his man and is fouled. Free kick given to the South Americans. Looking to put the ball in the box to the same effect as the last one.
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