Netherlands v Ecuador: Key moments as Valencia cancels out Gakpo

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Netherlands v Ecuador: Key moments as Valencia cancels out Gakpo

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Valencia again the hero for Ecuador
Valencia again the hero for EcuadorStatsPerform/Profimedia
Ecuador fought back against the Netherlands to claim a 1-1 draw in Group A, taking one step closer to the round of 16.

Celebrations for the South Americans were marred by injury concerns over their talismanic captain Enner Valencia, who scored the equaliser to cancel out Cody Gakpo's sizzling opener.

As the Netherlands have avoided defeat in this clash, Qatar have now been eliminated.

See our on-the-minute updates from the match below.

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Dutch made good on few chances
Dutch made good on few chancesOpta by Stats Perform

90+7' The referee checks his watch and blows his whistle to signal the end of this match.

90' Enner Valencia just cannot continue due to injury and has to be substituted. Kevin Rodriguez (Ecuador) replaces him.

90' We are about to witness a subsitution. Romario Ibarra (Ecuador) for Gonzalo Plata.

80' Here is a change. Teun Koopmeiners is going off and Louis van Gaal gives the last tactical orders to Marten de Roon (Netherlands).

79' That will be all from Cody Gakpo who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Wout Weghorst (Netherlands).

74 Gustavo Alfaro has decided to substitute Michael Estrada and he is replaced by Jeremy Sarmiento (Ecuador).

69' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Davy Klaassen departs the field of play to be replaced by Steven Berghuis (Netherlands).

58' Gonzalo Plata (Ecuador) picked up a rebound and unleashed a fine effort which crashed against the crossbar.

58' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) meets a cross just outside the area and gets in a strike from a promising position, but the shot is blocked by the defender.

58' Jhegson Mendez (Ecuador) will miss the next game because of that yellow card.

57' Jhegson Mendez (Ecuador) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card without any hesitation from the referee.

49' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) pounces on a rebound inside the box from a Pervis Estupinan shot and sends the ball into the back of the net. The score is 1:1.

46' Louis van Gaal makes a switch. Memphis Depay (Netherlands) is coming on in place of Steven Bergwijn at the start of the second period.

46' The half-time break is over and the second half is about to start.

45+5' Mustapha Ghorbal has ended the first half by blowing the whistle.

45+4' GOAL DISALLOWED! Controversy and anger as Pervis Estupinan (Ecuador) has a goal ruled out, incredibly, for offside.

32' Enner Valencia (Ecuador) places a shot from the edge of the box towards the bottom left corner, but Andries Noppert makes a terrific save to deny him. Nice play all round!

6' Goal! That was a fantastic finish by Cody Gakpo (Netherlands) from just outside the box. He wasted little time in getting away a bullet of a shot that flew past the goalkeeper into the left side of the net.

1' The match has just started.

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