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% Ball Possession NETHERLANDS and % Ball Possession ECUADOR
Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador 
6′ Cody Gakpo 49′ Enner Valencia
🏆👉 Netherlands and Ecuador won their opening games and ended the FIFA World Cup Group A with a draw on Friday 25 November 2022 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. The Netherlands and Ecuador share reached four points each at the head of group A. The team led by Louis van Gaal, after the initial advantage signed by Cody Gakpo, is joined in the second half by Ecuador, with captain Enner Valencia, currently with three goals in this World Cup. Gustavo Alfaro’s team, after reaching a draw, put the most popular European team in serious difficulty by going close to the 2-1 goal several times and hitting a sensational crossbar with Gonzalo Plata.
- Italian Serie A players called up in this game
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Stefan de Vrij (Inter) listed as a substitute
Denzel Dumfries (Inter) played all 90 minutes
Marten de Roon (Atalanta) played from the 79th minute after replacing Teun Koopmeiners
Teun Koopmeiners (Atalanta) played until the 79th minute and replaced by Marten de Roon.
🇪🇨 Ecuador: None
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Netherlands opened the score in the 6th minute. Cody Gakpo defeated Ecuador goalkeeper with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Davy Klaassen.
👉 🇳🇱 Netherlands 1 – 0 Ecuador 🇪🇨, 6th minute, ⚽️ goal by Cody Gakpo for @OnsOranje with a left-footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Davy Klaassen. https://t.co/hasUBGZkVl
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 25, 2022
What a strike by Cody Gakpo ⚽️💥 pic.twitter.com/kRZ5FjFM2b
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 25, 2022
Ecuador equalized in the 49th minute for the 1-1. Forward Enner Valencia defeated Netherlands goalkeeper Andries Noppert from very close range with a right-footed shot to the center
👉 🇳🇱 Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador 🇪🇨, 49th minute, ⚽️ goal by Enner Valencia for @LaTri from very close range with a right-footed shot to the center. https://t.co/DPvnJrSXXL
— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 25, 2022
Enner Valencia receives an ovation from the fans as he is carried off the field due to injury 🇪🇨 pic.twitter.com/zSVQzqvtxq
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 25, 2022
The current scoring leader of the 2022 FIFA World Cup: Enner Valencia 🇪🇨✍️ pic.twitter.com/frpAtRsPYf
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 25, 2022
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Lineup Netherlands: Noppert, Timber, van Dijk, Ake, Dumfries, Koopmeiners, Frenkie de Jong, Blind, Klaassen, Gakpo, Bergwijn.
Lineup Ecuador: Galindez, Angelo Preciado, Porozo, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan, Plata, Mendez, Caicedo, Estrada, Valencia.
📺 Click the video to watch Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador highlights on Friday 25 November 2022
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/LaTri
Photo via twitter.com/LaTri
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
Photo via twitter.com/OnsOranje
🏆 👉Result 🇳🇱 Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador 🇪🇨
⚽️ Goals: 6′ Cody Gakpo (N), 49′ Enner Valencia (E)
🟨 Yellows: 57′ Jhegson Méndez (E)
✍ Ball Possession: 54% @OnsOranje and 46% @LaTri
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— Anna Italia (@ItalianSerieA) November 25, 2022
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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
Group A
Netherlands 1 – 1 Ecuador
Friday 25 November 2022
Khalifa International Stadium
Doha, Qatar
19:00 (local)
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal
Assistant referees: Mokrane Gourari and Abdelhak Etchial
Fourth Official: Said Martinez
Video Assistant Referee: Shaun Evans
Goals:
Official lineups – formations – tabellino:
Lineup Netherlands: Noppert, Timber, van Dijk, Ake, Dumfries, Koopmeiners, Frenkie de Jong, Blind, Klaassen, Gakpo, Bergwijn.
Subs: Pasveer, de Ligt, de Vrij, Luuk de Jong, Depay, Berghuis, Lang, Bijlow, de Roon, Malacia, Janssen, Weghorst, Taylor, Simons, Frimpong.
Coach: Louis Van Gaal
Lineup Ecuador: Galindez, Angelo Preciado, Porozo, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan, Plata, Mendez, Caicedo, Estrada, Valencia.
Subs: Arboleda, Cifuentes, Pacho, Gruezo, Ayrton Preciado, Ibarra, Ramirez, Arreaga, Mena, Sarmiento, Palacios, Franco, Dominguez, Reasco, Rodriguez.
Coach: Gustavo Alfaro