Curacao’s Eloy Room made history with 15 saves in a 0-0 draw against Ecuador, earning the country’s first World Cup point.
Room’s Historic Performance
Room’s saves total was one shy of the record of 16 set by U.S. soccer legend Tim Howard against Belgium on July 1, 2014.
“It’s going to be an insane memory,” Room said after the match. “You don’t think about it when you do it but of course it’s going to be something you look back to. For me as a goalkeeper, this is almost a perfect game.”
Ecuador took 27 shots vs. 10 for Curacao. Ten of Room’s 15 saves were made inside the box.
Group E Standings
Curacao earned the point as Germany defeated Ivory Coast earlier in the day to clinch Group E. The draw kept both Curacao and Ecuador in contention for the knockout stage.
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