Enner Valencia: from escaping from the police in the middle of a match to making history with Ecuador in Qatar 2022

Enner Valencia became the first major protagonist of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. At the start of the most anticipated tournament for all soccer lovers, Ecuador beat the host Qatar 2-0 with a brace from the Fenerbahce striker, which could have been a hat trick if the referee, supported by SAOT technologyannulled a goal for offside.

The Ecuador-Qatar It was a historic meeting. So much for the ‘Tri’, since it was the first time in the history of the World Cups that the host lost in the premiere; With his two goals he reached five (three were scored in Brazil 2014) and surpassed ‘Tim’ Delgado.

Before five minutes, the striker already put Ecuador up on the scoreboard with a header, but a previous advanced position drowned out the celebration. That did not stop Valencia from inflating the Qatar nets again a few minutes later. He took charge of the penalty that was committed after 15 minutes. A light touch from the right to the goalkeeper’s left post, which flipped the other way, was enough for Ecuador to shout their first goal in Qatar.

After 30 minutes he started celebrating again. A precise cross from Ángelo Preciado located the attacker’s head, who, in a state of grace, located the ball close to the goalkeeper’s right post to stretch the advantage of Alfaro’s men, which would finally be definitive.

enner He was the great figure of the match and the protagonist of day 1 of Qatar 2022. However, not only his goals went viral on social networks, but also an unusual episode that happened in the middle of a football match in which he had to fake a injury to escape from the police. What happened? We’ll tell you then.

Enner escapes from the police

It all happened in 2016, when Valencia had to escape from the police by faking an injury. The Ecuador captain was almost arrested at the start of the match against Chile at the Atahualpa stadium for having an order to delay alimony payments for his daughters and, once the match was over, Valencia He pretended to be injured and tried to leave the stadium by ambulance, thus avoiding the security members.

In that match, in which Ecuador passed over Chile (3-0), Valencia dropped to the ground in the final minutes and with his teammates as collaborators he plotted the deception. .

“The judge of the northern judicial unit for children and adolescents, Martha Guerrero, revoked the pressure that weighed on Enner Valencia, based on the brief presented by her lawyer Juan Carlos Carmigniani, rendering the arrest warrant against her ineffective.”, explained his representative Gonzalo Vargas at the end of the game. A movie story of the man from Ecuador-Qatar in the 2022 World Cup.

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