Enner Valencia. The Ecuador captain, participant of the match within the 2022 World Cup opener and the only objective scorer on day one of many event. The 33-year-old scored a brace to assist his facet seize a 0-2 win over hosts Qatar.
With Ecuador taking all three factors house and the skipper enjoying the lead position in it, Turkish membership Fenerbahce, who Valencia performs for, couldn’t disguise their admiration for the Ecuador worldwide.
The Tremendous Lig membership took to Twitter to publish an up to date model of the Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi Louis Vuitton photoshoot that has been doing rounds on social media because it was first made public on the World Cup eve on Saturday, November 19.
😎 @EnnerValencia14 #QatarWorldCup2022 pic.twitter.com/zIBZtnsf2y
— Fenerbahçe SK (@Fenerbahce) November 20, 2022
Within the up to date picture, Valencia could be seen smiling, imposed between Messi and Ronaldo as the 2 deal with the chess board.
Within the World Cup opener, the 33-year-old ahead was at it from the kick off as he scored off an early header to provide the CONMEBOL crew an early benefit solely to be dominated offside following a Video Assistant Referee (VAR test).
The Fenerbahce participant would get his subsequent probability quickly as Ecuador earned a penalty, which Valencia scored previous the Qatar goalkeeper within the 16 minute. The second objective would are available quarter-hour time because the ahead rose to satisfy a cross from the suitable to use a ridiculously neck muscle boasting header.
Harm scare
It was evident that Valencia was the most important menace to the Qatar defence by the treatement they gave the opposition captain. He can be knocked down a number of occasions within the first half, feeling discomfort in his proper knee as he limped off the pitch to obtain medical consideration.
With no modifications made at half time, the blow he took wasn’t severe however a lot to Ecuador’s worry, the captain was compelled off the pitch within the second half, taking place holding his proper knee once more.
“The medical doctors will assess me, however I hope to play within the second sport towards Holland,” Valencia mentioned post-match.
Ecuador face the Netherlands on Friday, November 25 following which they tackle Senegal on matchday three on November 29.