Enner Valencia scored a brace as Ecuador defeated hosts Qatar 2-0 win in the opening game of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Group A match at Al Bayt Stadium.
After seeing his early header disallowed by the VAR due to an offside in the build-up, he converted a penalty kick, which he won himself, in the 16′ and doubled his tally in 31′.
The two goals also made Enner Valencia Ecuador’s top scorer in the football World Cup with five goals in just four matches. Incidentally, he scored all of Ecuador’s three goals at the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil, their last appearance in football’s biggest event.
Qatar XI: Al Sheeb, Al-Rawi, Khoukhi, Hassan, Miguel, Hatem, Boudiaf, Al-Haydos, Ahmed, Ali, Afif.
Ecuador XI: Galindez, Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan, Plata, Mendez, Caicedo, Ibarra, Estrada, Valencia.
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