It is doubtful whether many Ecuador supporters – or many others for that matter – had ever heard the name Eloy Room before this match. They will never forget it now.
Watched by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands – of which the island of Curaçao is a constituent country – in the stands, the goalkeeper etched his name into the pantheon of World Cup legends with what must rank as one of the most heroic performances in the history of the competition.
