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Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room made 15 saves on Saturday to secure a 0-0 draw with Ecuador, delivering the Caribbean nation its first point in World Cup history.
Room's total — compiled entirely within regulation — sits one short of the all-time single-match record of 16 set by Tim Howard for the United States against Belgium on July 1, 2014.
No goalkeeper has stopped more shots than Room's 15 without the contest reaching extra time.
A Record Within Reach, and the Numbers Behind It Ecuador outshot Curacao 27 to 10, an imbalance that put Room under sustained pressure from the opening whistle.
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