FIFA World Cup

Ecuador

FIFA #25
Round of 32
Ugh, no.
Ecuador lost to Mexico
Ecuador 0 – 2 Mexico
FT · Tue, Jun 30

Match Details

Estadio Banorte (Mexico City) · 80,824 fans · FOX, Telemundo, FOX One View tournament bracket →

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Mexico 2, Ecuador 0.
  • 90'+9'Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Ecuador 0.
  • 90'+9'Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+9'Foul by Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 90'+9'Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7'Foul by Jordy Caicedo (Ecuador).
  • 90'+7'César Montes (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Pedro Vite (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6'Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
  • 90'+5'Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) is shown the red card.
  • 90'+5'VAR Decision: Card upgraded Piero Hincapié (Ecuador).
  • 90'+3'Kendry Páez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Line Score

12T
ECU 00 0
MEX 20 2

Match Leaders

Ecuador
Mexico

Key Events

90'+9'Moisés Caicedo (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'Piero Hincapié (Ecuador) is shown the red card.
90'+3'Kendry Páez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'Substitution, Mexico. Israel Reyes replaces Roberto Alvarado.
80'Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Julián Quiñones.
79'Substitution, Ecuador. Kendry Páez replaces Nilson Angulo.
79'Substitution, Ecuador. Jordy Caicedo replaces John Yeboah.
74'Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Raúl Jiménez.
73'Substitution, Mexico. Obed Vargas replaces Luis Romo.
59'Substitution, Ecuador. Kevin Rodríguez replaces Enner Valencia.
58'Substitution, Mexico. Brian Gutiérrez replaces Gilberto Mora.
45'Substitution, Ecuador. Yaimar Medina replaces Alan Franco.
45'Substitution, Ecuador. Ángelo Preciado replaces Joel Ordóñez.
45'+1'Alan Franco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
31'Goal! Mexico 2, Ecuador 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
22'Goal! Mexico 1, Ecuador 0. Julián Quiñones (Mexico) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a through ball.

Team Stats

EcuadorMexico
General
57.2 Possession % 42.8
7 Shots 15
1 On Target 3
1 Offsides 0
8 Corners 3
14 Fouls 10
Passing & Defense
341 Passes Completed 248
3 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 5
6 Interceptions 7
19 Clearances 39
Discipline
3 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1 Saves 1

Recent Form

Mexico W W W W W
Ecuador W L D W L

Starting Lineups

Mexico4-3-3
1 Rangel
2 Sánchez 3 Montes 5 Vásquez 23 Gallardo
19 Mora 6 Lira 7 Romo
25 Alvarado A 9 Jiménez 31' 16 Quiñones 22'A
13 Valencia 19 Plata
20 Angulo 15 Vite 23 Caicedo 9 Yeboah
3 Hincapié 6 Pacho 4 Ordóñez 21 Franco
1 Galíndez
Ecuador4-4-2
Full lineups and substitutes

Mexico

  1. RR #1 Raúl RangelG
  2. JV #5 Johan VásquezCD-L
  3. CM #3 César MontesCD-R
  4. JG #23 Jesús GallardoLB
  5. JS #2 Jorge SánchezRB
  6. ÉL #6 Érik LiraCM
  7. LR #7 Luis RomoLM
  8. GM #19 Gilberto MoraRM
  9. RJ #9 Raúl JiménezF31'
  10. JQ #16 Julián QuiñonesLF22'
  11. RA #25 Roberto AlvaradoRF
Substitutes · 5 used

Ecuador

  1. HG #1 Hernán GalíndezG
  2. WP #6 Willian PachoCD-L
  3. JO #4 Joel OrdóñezCD-R
  4. PH #3 Piero HincapiéLB
  5. #21 Alan FrancoRB
  6. #15 Pedro ViteCM-L
  7. MC #23 Moisés CaicedoCM-R
  8. NA #20 Nilson AnguloLM
  9. JY #9 John YeboahRM
  10. EV #13 Enner ValenciaCF-L
  11. GP #19 Gonzalo PlataCF-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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News

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Recent Results
L 0–3 at South Korea L 0–2 at Mexico Round of 32 W 2–1 vs Germany D 0–0 vs Curaçao L 0–1 at Ivory Coast W 3–0 vs Guatemala W 2–1 vs Saudi Arabia D 1–1 at Netherlands D 1–1 at Morocco W 2–0 vs New Zealand