Ecuador had great chances, but the Netherlands drew 1–1 in the second round of the first group of the World Cup. Both teams are leading the playoffs with Orani favored due to schedule.

In the final round, the team of Louis van Gaal will play with Qatar. The organizers were mathematically disqualified after today’s results.

The Dutch entered the game with a goal from the locker room. Gakpo made it 1-0 for Louis van Gaal’s team with a stunning strike in the sixth minute.

Characteristically, the guests tried to recoup after they conceded a quick goal. In the 24th minute, Van Dijk made the decisive chase in a terrible attempt by Estupiniana.

Alfaro’s team had another good moment in the 32nd minute. Valencia landed a powerful shot and Knoppert made an impressive save. The pace of the match fell in the last minutes of the first half.

In the 44th minute, Blind made a header, and Galindez took the ball. In the third minute of added time in the first half, Estupinyan scored a goal, but his goal was not counted due to offside.

In the 49th minute, Orani lost the ball, and the visitors went on the counterattack as usual. Estupin fired, Knoppert temporarily blocked, but Valencia took over the “ricochet” and equalized the score.

The 33-year-old Fenerbahçe player scored Ecuador’s last 6 goals in World Cups. In the 66th minute, the Kupminers shot through, but the ball was high.

The pace of the match dropped noticeably in the last 15 minutes. In stoppage time, Sarmiento tried to threaten, but Knoppert parried.

Netherlands (Louis van Gaal): Knoppert, Timber, Van Dijk, Ake, Dumfries, Koopmeiners (De Roon 80), De Jong, Blind, Claassen (Berghaus 69), Bergwijn (Depay 46), Hakpo (Weghorst 79).

Ecuador (Gustavo Alfaro): Galindes, Porosso, Torres, Incapier, Preciado, Mendes, Caicedo, Estupinian, Fee, Estrada (Sarmiento, 74), Valencia (Ibarra, 88).