Ecuador vs France

                Ecuador vs France, World Cup 2014

                                        Ecuador and France Play to a 0-0 Draw

Ecuador are out of the World Cup after playing France to a scoreless draw at the Maracana 

Given Switzerland’s romp over Honduras in Manaus, La Tri needed a two-goal win in Rio de Janeiro, and their task was made all the more difficult when Antonio Valencia was sent off for a studs-up challenge on Lucas Digne shortly after the restart.

Enner Valencia and Christian Noboa had decent chances to open the scoring for the South Americans, but France had their moments as well and go into the round of 16 as Group E winners.

Following are ratings and analysis for both groups of players.

Ecuador Player Ratings

Player	Half-Time	Full-Time
Alexander Dominguez	7	8
Juan Carlos Paredes	7	7
Jorge Guagua	6	6
Frickson Erazo	6	7
Walter Ayovi	6	6
Antonio Valencia	7	5
Oswaldo Minda	6	6
Christian Noboa	6	6
Jefferson Montero	5	5
Michael Arroyo	5	5
Enner Valencia	6	5
Renato Ibarra	N/A	5
Gabriel Achilier	N/A	5
Felipe Caicedo	N/A	5

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Half-time analysis for Ecuador

Alexander Dominguez: Made a good save to deny Sissoko and then prevented the rebound.

Juan Carlos Paredes: Showed strength muscling Griezmann off the ball late in the first half.

Jorge Guagua: Lack of pace means Erazo is having to cover for him.

Frickson Erazo: Distribution out of defense could be better.

Walter Ayovi: Not looking to get forward with Montery and Arroyo working in front of him.

Antonio Valencia: His move into the middle helped Ecuador retain more of the ball.

Oswaldo Minda: Flew into an early challenge on Sissoko.

Christian Noboa: Was cut in a collision with Matuidi.

Jefferson Montero: Not nearly involved enough and has rarely gone on a run with the ball.

Michael Arroyo: His poor cross was snapped up easily by Lloris.

Enner Valencia: Struggled with his ankle early on but appears fine.

Full-time analysis for Ecuador

Alexander Dominguez: Made nine saves over the course of the 90 minutes.

Juan Carlos Paredes: Showed some spark and generally outplayed Griezmann.

Jorge Guagua: Won all of his aerial battles.

Frickson Erazo: Picked up the game’s only yellow card after fouling Giroud late on.

Walter Ayovi: Made a good defensive header on Pogba.

Antonio Valencia: Shown a straight red card after unintentionally digging his studs into Digne’s shin.

Oswaldo Minda: Faced wave after wave of French attacks and contributed four tackles.

Christian Noboa: Had a wonderful chance to open the scoring but couldn’t hit the target.

Jefferson Montero: Went on a promising run shortly after the restart but ran himself out of bounds.

Michael Arroyo: Woeful finishing let him down just before being substituted.

Enner Valencia: Lost a late race with Koscielny.

Renato Ibarra: Distribution was appallingly bad.

Gabriel Achilier: Added absolutely nothing from the bench.

Felipe Caicedo: Three touches of the ball in a brief cameo.