Ecuador

YES!
Ecuador beat New Zealand
New Zealand 0 – 2 Ecuador
FT · Tue, Nov 18

Match Details

Sports Illustrated Stadium (Harrison, New Jersey) · 12,000 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Ecuador 2, New Zealand 0.
  • 90'+2'Second Half ends, Ecuador 2, New Zealand 0.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. John Mercado (Ecuador) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
  • 90'+1'Attempt saved. Owen Parker-Price (New Zealand) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Hernán Galíndez (Ecuador). Assisted by James McGarry.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Attempt missed. John Mercado (Ecuador) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordy Alcívar with a cross following a corner.
  • 89'Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Max Crocombe.
  • 89'Attempt saved. Alan Minda (Ecuador) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top right corner by Max Crocombe (New Zealand). Assisted by Moisés Caicedo.
  • 88'Corner, New Zealand. Conceded by Denil Castillo.
  • 87'Attempt blocked. James McGarry (New Zealand) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Owen Parker-Price.
  • 87'Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (New Zealand) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 83'Goal! Ecuador 2, New Zealand 0. Leonardo Campana (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.

Line Score

12T
NZL 00 0
ECU 02 2

Match Leaders

New Zealand
Ecuador

Key Events

83'Goal! Ecuador 2, New Zealand 0. Leonardo Campana (Ecuador) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
82'Substitution, Ecuador. Alan Minda replaces Nilson Angulo because of an injury.
81'Substitution, New Zealand. James McGarry replaces Francis de Vries.
81'Substitution, New Zealand. Jesse Randall replaces Ben Waine.
81'Substitution, New Zealand. Owen Parker-Price replaces Alex Rufer.
75'Substitution, Ecuador. John Mercado replaces John Yeboah because of an injury.
75'Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Alcívar replaces Pedro Vite.
66'Substitution, New Zealand. Matthew Garbett replaces Elijah Just.
66'Substitution, New Zealand. Kosta Barbarouses replaces Ben Old.
50'Goal! Ecuador 1, New Zealand 0. Nilson Angulo (Ecuador) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Plata.
44'Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42'Substitution, New Zealand. Storm Roux replaces Bill Tuiloma because of an injury.
37'Substitution, Ecuador. Denil Castillo replaces Alan Franco because of an injury.

Recent Form

Ecuador W D D D W
New Zealand L L D L L

Starting Lineups

New Zealand4-2-3-1
Ecuador4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Ecuador

  1. WP #6 Willian PachoCD-L
  2. JO #4 Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  3. PH #3 Piero HincapiéLB
  4. #21 Alan FrancoRB
  5. #15 Pedro ViteCM-L
  6. MC #23 Moisés CaicedoCM-R
  7. NA #20 Nilson AnguloLM50'
  8. JY #9 John YeboahRM
  9. #16 Leonardo CampanaCF-L83'
  10. GP #19 Gonzalo PlataCF-R
Substitutes · 4 used

New Zealand

  1. MC #1 Max CrocombeG
  2. TB #4 Tyler BindonCD-L
  3. FS #14 Finn SurmanCD-R
  4. #21 Bill TuilomaRB
  5. SS #10 Sarpreet SinghAM
  6. AR #16 Alex RuferLM
  7. MS #8 Marko StamenicRM
  8. BW #18 Ben WaineF
  9. BO #19 Ben OldAM-L
  10. EJ #11 Elijah JustAM-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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