Brazil vs Ecuador, Qualifying Stage
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLCoutinho score as Brazil secure first place with Ecuador win
Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho put aside speculation about his club future to help Brazil beat Ecuador 2-0.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Pedro Quiñónez (Ecuador).
- 3': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 6': Offside, Brazil. Dani Alves tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 7': Pedro Quiñónez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Offside, Ecuador. Gabriel Achilier tries a through ball, but Luis Antonio Valencia is caught offside.
- 8': Attempt saved. Paulinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 8': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Máximo Banguera.
- 9': Fidel Martínez (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Marquinhos (Brazil).
- 10': Attempt missed. Willian (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
- 13': Offside, Ecuador. Fernando Gaibor tries a through ball, but Cristian Ramírez is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Gabriel Achilier.
- 18': Foul by Luis Antonio Valencia (Ecuador).
- 18': Marcelo (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Dani Alves (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador).
- 21': Foul by Miranda (Brazil).
- 21': Luis Antonio Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Pedro Velasco (Ecuador).
- 22': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Christian Noboa (Ecuador).
- 23': Paulinho (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Christian Noboa (Ecuador).
- 24': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Foul by Fidel Martínez (Ecuador).
- 26': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 26': Fidel Martínez (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Renato Augusto (Brazil).
- 28': Foul by Christian Noboa (Ecuador).
- 28': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
- 30': Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 32': Luis Antonio Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 33': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 33': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Máximo Banguera.
- 35': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 36': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Foul by Miranda (Brazil).
- 36': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 36': Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Neymar (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Robert Arboleda (Ecuador).
- 37': Miranda (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Miranda (Brazil).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Ecuador 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Ecuador 0.
- 45': Substitution, Brazil. Thiago Silva replaces Miranda because of an injury.
- 46': Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Dani Alves (Brazil).
- 47': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Fidel Martínez (Ecuador).
- 48': Foul by Christian Noboa (Ecuador).
- 48': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Willian (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Silva.
- 50': Enner Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Dani Alves (Brazil).
- 51': Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
- 52': Offside, Ecuador. Máximo Banguera tries a through ball, but Enner Valencia is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
- 55': Attempt missed. Dani Alves (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Neymar.
- 57': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dani Alves with a cross.
- 57': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Máximo Banguera.
- 58': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
- 59': Substitution, Brazil. Philippe Coutinho replaces Renato Augusto.
- 59': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Pedro Velasco.
- 60': Dangerous play by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
- 60': Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) is shown the yellow card.
- 60': Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) is shown the yellow card.
- 61': Foul by Christian Noboa (Ecuador).
- 61': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Corner, Ecuador. Conceded by Paulinho.
- 66': Attempt missed. Christian Noboa (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Fernando Gaibor with a cross following a corner.
- 67': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 68': Foul by Pedro Quiñónez (Ecuador).
- 68': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Robert Arboleda.
- 69': Goal! Brazil 1, Ecuador 0. Paulinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Fernando Gaibor (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 72': Attempt saved. Willian (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 73': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Máximo Banguera.
- 73': Substitution, Ecuador. Juan Cazares replaces Fernando Gaibor.
- 73': Substitution, Ecuador. Felipe Caicedo replaces Enner Valencia.
- 75': Attempt saved. Marcelo (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 75': Casemiro (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Luis Antonio Valencia (Ecuador).
- 76': Goal! Brazil 2, Ecuador 0. Philippe Coutinho (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a headed pass.
- 78': Foul by Gabriel Achilier (Ecuador).
- 78': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Substitution, Ecuador. Marcos Caicedo replaces Fidel Martínez.
- 80': Foul by Marcelo (Brazil).
- 80': Luis Antonio Valencia (Ecuador) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 80': Marcelo (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Pedro Velasco (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Antonio Valencia.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philippe Coutinho.
- 83': Offside, Ecuador. Máximo Banguera tries a through ball, but Luis Antonio Valencia is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Brazil. Luan replaces Willian.
- 85': Attempt missed. Felipe Caicedo (Ecuador) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luis Antonio Valencia with a cross.
- 86': Foul by Pedro Quiñónez (Ecuador).
- 86': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Felipe Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 86': Offside, Ecuador. Luis Antonio Valencia tries a through ball, but Felipe Caicedo is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Juan Cazares (Ecuador).
- 89': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Pedro Quiñónez (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Noboa.
- 90': Felipe Caicedo (Ecuador) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Juan Cazares (Ecuador) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcelo.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brazil 2, Ecuador 0.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 2, Ecuador 0.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Brazil 2, Ecuador 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brazil 2, Ecuador 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Brazil 2, Ecuador 0.
Statistics
 ECU |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 25.1 | Possession | 74.9 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 149 | Accurate Passes | 589 |
| 212 | Passes | 653 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 45 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 24 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 32 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Grêmio Arena
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 38,000
Venue: Grêmio Arena
Location: Porto Alegre, Brazil
Attendance: 38,000
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 14 | +18 | 31 |
| 2 | Ecuador | 14 | +8 | 23 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 14 | +7 | 21 |
| 4 | Brazil | 14 | +4 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 3 | Miranda |
| 13 | Marquinhos |
| 5 | Casemiro |
| 12 | Marcelo  |
| 2 | Dani Alves |
| 8 | Renato Augusto |
| 15 | Paulinho |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 19 | Willian |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
Ecuador (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Máximo Banguera (GK) |
| 3 | Robert Arboleda |
| 21 | Gabriel Achilier |
| 15 | Pedro Quiñonez |
| 19 | Cristian Ramírez |
| 4 | Pedro Velasco |
| 5 | Fernando Gaibor |
| 6 | Christian Noboa |
| 9 | Fidel Martínez |
| 16 | Antonio Valencia |
| 13 | Enner Valencia |
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