Fifa World Cup: Koulibaly sends Senegal to Round of 16, Dutch through too

Fifa World Cup 2022 Qatar, Group A matches Highlights: Last two games of Group A saw Netherlands face Qatar and Ecuador player Senegal. The Dutch beat Qatar 2-0, second was a thriller won by SEN 2-1

12:27 AM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Match Summary

 

It was a do-or-die game for Senegal as a draw would have seen them bank all their hopes on Qatar to beat the Netherlands which was a highly unlikely scenario. That is why they decided to do everything themselves and got through the Ecuadorian challenge 2-1. 

 

It was not an easy victory by any stretch of the imagination as Ecuador equalised in the 67th minute after Senegal got in front in the first half courtesy of a penalty which was converted by Ismaila Sarr. The equaliser for Ecuador was scored by Moises Caicedo. But then the experience of Kalidou Koulibaly came to Senegal's rescue as he got them in lead in the 70th minute and then the African nation managed to maintain it throughout. 

 

ECU 1-2 SEN

 

12:26 AM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: Match Summary

 

The Netherlands had an easy pass against hosts Qatar who just couldn't seem like building any kind of threat against them The Dutch got in the lead in the first half through a goal by Cody Gakpo. In the second half, Frenkie de Jong got an easy deflected ball and he put it in the net to make it 2-0. The dutch scored another, but that goal was disallowed because of a handball on Gakpo. 

 

NED 2-0 QAT

 

10:34 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: That’s how it finishes

10:30 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Senegal through to the Round of 16

 

90+ Minutes

 

While the first match is over and quite easily so in favour of the team from the Netherlands, this one is going down to the wire as Senegal players are getting tired and injured and as I type, the additional six minutes of the game are over and Senegal wins it 2-1 and are through to the Round of 16 with 6 points to their name. 

 

ECU 1-2 SEN

 

10:27 PM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: That’s how it ends at Al Bayt

10:26 PM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: Netherlands into the Round of 16 as Group leaders, win 2-0

10:19 PM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: Substitutions galore

 

87 Minutes 

 

Both the Dutch and the Qatari bench has been in work trying to work out as many substitutions as possible. Now the game os almost near the dead end as six minutes have been added to the regulation time 

 

NED 2-0 QAT

 

10:15 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Double substitution by Senegal

Substitution

10:13 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Dramatic scenes here…Kalidou Koulibaly gets Senegal in lead again

 

70 Minutes

 

Merely three minutes after conceding a goal, the central defender Kalidou Koulibaly has come to the rescue of Senegal here as he scored from a free kick here to get his team in the lead once again. The free kick delivery from Gueye is perfectly delivered in the melee of players one of the Ecuadorian players gets a touch and the ball falls straight on the feet of Koulibaly who just shoots it past the opponent goalkeeper and gets a goal for his team 

 

ECU 1-2 SEN

 

10:08 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Goal…Ecuador draw level through Moises Caicedo

 

67 Minutes

 

The Ecuadorian side has finally had the benefit of pushing forward as Senegal were forced to defend the corner with one defender on the line trying to help out the goalkeeper and that ruled offside out of the game. Using that to his advantage the 21-year-old Moises Caicedo, who was lurking near the far post, got the ball in his feet and slides it into the goal with much ease to draw Ecuador level. 

 

ECU 1-1 SEN

 

10:05 PM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: VAR to Qatar’s rescue, Dutch goal disallowed

 

67 Minutes 

 

Goal!!! This is the third goal for the Netherlands here as the Qatari defence was not only found lacking but disinterred too as they appealed for handball on Gakpo. Though the referee called it a goal early on, VAR was asked for by Qatar and it came in their favour as the goal has been disallowed here 

 

NED 2-0 QAT

 

9:58 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Another substitution by Ecuador

Substitution

9:55 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Chance goes begging for Ecuador

 

57 Minutes

 

Estupinan is moving forward as are almost all the Ecuadoridna players as they know that they must get a goal here to have their chances of moving to the Round of 16 up and about. In one such attempt to take the ball closer to the African side’s goal, Estupinan gave a perfect cross to Estrada who failed to convert it 

 

ECU 0-1 SEN

 

9:47 PM

Ecuador vs Senegal Live Score: Two changes for Ecuador in the second half

Substitution

9:45 PM

Netherlands vs Qatar Live Score: Yellow card for Dutch defender

Yellow Card