Ecuador — Germany

Imizuzu emibili idlule. ULeroy Sané uvula isikhiya ngaphambi kokuba abalandeli abaningi bathole izihlalo zabo, bese ucabanga — iJalimane izowina lo mqhudelwano. Ngemuva kwemizuzu engamashumi ayisikhombisa nanhlanu, i-Ecuador ihamba namaphuzu amathathu. Lokho kushintsha okusheshayo yindaba yeQembu E namuhla ebusuku. Ake siqale ngenombolo eveza konke: i-xG yaseJalimane ibingu-0.65, eye-Ecuador ibingu-1.27. IJalimane ibiphethe ibhola ngo-61%, ishaye amashothi angu-11 — kodwa yakhiqiza ingozi encane kakhulu engalingana nengxenye yegoli, yaphuthelwa elinye lamathuba amabili amakhulu. Amaphesenti angamashumi ayisithupha nanye ebhola bese uqeda ngengozi encane kunegoli elilodwa. Lena inkinga yesakhiwo, hhayi inhlanhla embi. Igoli lokuqala likaSané ngomzuzu wesi-2 laphakamisa indaba ehlukile — elibukhali, elinembile, elijezisa umugqa ophakeme we-Ecuador njengoba bekulindelekile. Kodwa uNilson Angulo walilinganisa ngomzuzu wesi-9, futhi umdlalo washintsha. I-Ecuador ibiphethe ibhola ngo-39% kuphela kodwa ibibukeka ibukhali ngalokho ebikunakho. U-Angulo uqeda ubusuku ekalwe ngo-7.69 kanye noMoisés Caicedo noPedro Vite — laba ababili abaphakathi ababeqotho futhi belwela njalo lapho iJalimane izama ukuthola izindlela eziqondile. Babengakwenzi lokho kaningi. Ukuqeqeshwa kwe-Ecuador kwakuyindaba encane eyacishe yaba yindaba enkulu. UPiero Hincapié no-Alan Franco bathola amakhadi aphuzi ngomzuzu wama-43 nowama-50 ngokulandelana — ukuqoqwa okungenamqondo okwashiya i-Ecuador isikhathi esisodwa sokuhlanya iseduze nenhlekelele. Basinda kukho. IJalimane ayizange isebenzise lokho, okukhombisa okuningi ngobuthuntu bayo bokuhlasela njengokumelana kwe-Ecuador. Ngomzuzu wama-47 ukuhlolwa kwe-VAR kwahamba ngokumelene neJalimane okuhilela uKai Havertz — imininingwane isaseyiqiniso elingaphikiswa, futhi abalandeli bazo zombili izinhlangothi bazoyiphikisa isikhathi eside ebusuku. Okunzima kakhulu ukuphikisa ukuthi ukushintsha okubili ngomzuzu wama-60 — u-Undav noThiaw bangena ngesikhathi esisodwa — akuzange kuvule lutho olubalulekile. Igoli lokuwina likaGonzalo Plata ngomzuzu wama-77 lazizwa liwufanele. IJalimane yaphusha sekwephuzile kodwa yashoda ngokunemba ukuze ihlukanise iqembu elihlangene, elihlelekile elizingela wonke amabhola esibili. I-Ecuador yayiyiqembu elingcono ngokuya ngezibalo ezibalulekile. Ku-FootLegion, amagoli afana negoli lokuwina likaPlata ahlala phakade — akekho owathatha emlandweni wezwe lakho. Imibuzo emibili yamazwana: ingabe umdlalo weJalimane wokuphetha ibhola unomkhawulo wangempela, noma ingabe uwukuhlobisa okuhle nje? Futhi ingabe i-Ecuador ingakulungisa ukunganaki kwayo kwamakhadi aphuzi ngaphambi kokuba kubabize konke?