[Central News Agency] African champion Senegal scored a goal in the first half and the second half today, and finally beat South American powerhouse Ecuador 2-1, breaking into the last 16 knockout round of the 2022 Qatar World Cup with the second place in Group A points of the group stage.

This is the second time in Senegal's history that it has advanced to the round of 16.

In 2002, the Serbian team qualified for the World Cup for the first time and bravely entered the top 8, creating the best record in team history.

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In another match in Group A held at the same time, the Netherlands defeated Qatar 2-0, leading Group A with 2 wins, 1 score and 7 points and advanced to the round of 16. Senegal ranked second with 2 wins, 1 loss and 6 points. Ecuador With 1 win, 1 loss and 4 points, Qatar is ranked third, while Qatar is at the bottom with 0 wins, 3 losses and 0 points.

The winner of this game kicked off at the Khalifa International Stadium in Duhala will directly squeeze into the top 16. For Ecuador, as long as there is a draw, they can also advance, so they have scored 3 goals in this tournament The ace striker Enner Valencia (Enner Valencia) is injured.

Valencia injured his right knee in the last 1-1 draw with the Netherlands and was carried off on a stretcher. He also sprained his left knee when he met Qatar in the first game, but he overcame the injury and went into battle, hoping to win for Ecuador and move on round.

The attacking rhythm of the two sides was fast, and Senegal started aggressively. In the 3rd and 8th minutes, Idrissa Gueye and Boulaye Dia had excellent opportunities to break the net respectively, but unfortunately the shooting angles were slightly off; Valencia ( Enner Valencia) also had a chance to attack in the 11th minute, but came back without success.

In contrast, Senegal's attack was more active and threatening, causing chaos in front of the opponent's goal many times; at the end of the first half, Ismaila Sarr was knocked down in the penalty area, and in the 44th minute he got a 12-yard free throw opportunity and successfully kicked to The lower right corner broke the net, and Senegal temporarily had the upper hand 1-0.

This is Schall's 11th international goal, tied for 10th in Senegal's history.

Ecuador, who were relatively passive in the first half, pressed more people to the frontcourt to attack in the second half, showing an attempt to attack, but the offensive seemed messy and fragmented.

However, Ecuador's aggressiveness finally paid off in the 68th minute. Moises Caicedo made a right-footed shot in front of the goal after his teammate headed the ball, making it a 1-1 tie.

But Ecuador was only happy for two minutes before the situation changed. Senegal kicked a free kick in the 70th minute. The ball hit the Ecuadorian player and rebounded to the feet of Kalidou Koulibaly. Leading 2-1 and maintaining the lead until the end of the game.

The round of 16 in Senegal will start at 3:00 a.m. Taiwan time on December 5th, facing the first-placed team in Group B.

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