Original sentence: A second half free kick from David Beckham was the only goal of the game, and Ecuador were eliminated 1-0.Ecuador qualified for the second time to a FIFA World Cup by finishing third in the CONMEBOL qualification tournament.Ecuador thus took second place in group A behind Germany and faced England in the second round.Ecuador won 2-0 against Poland in their first game, with goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agustin Delgado.Their qualification complete, they rested key players against the hosts Germany and were beaten 3-0.They then beat Costa Rica 3-0, thus securing their qualification to the next round, the goals coming from Carlos Tenorio, Agustin Delgado, and Ivan Kaviedes.They were drawn in Group A, alongside hosts Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica
Edited sentence: AFter that friendly, the national team traveled to Germany and prepared for their debut in the Germany 06 edition.Ecuador qualified for the second time to a FIFA World Cup in third place of the CONMEBOL table.Ecuador were eliminated 1-0, yet the tournament was seen as a historic success achieved by the squad.Goals from Carlos Tenorio and Agustin 'El Tin' Delgado made the surprise complete as Ecuador won 2-0.In the final statistics of Group A, Ecuador took second place behind Germany and were scheduled to face England in the second round.In the second half however, David Beckham curled a freekick into the net, beating goalkeeper Cristian Mora.The first half was average for England, and Ecuador were in good pace.The match against the English favourites started well, with Carlos Tenorio hitting the bar.Their first game in the World Cup was against Poland.Their only victory during this period was against Honduras, beating them 1-0 in Guayaquil.Their prepatory friendlies prior to the World Cup were not impressive.Their qualification complete, they rested key players against the hosts Germany and were crushed 3-0 as a result.Then in the last friendly before the tournament, they shockingly 2-1 lost to Macedonia FYR in Getafe, Spain.They lost 1-0 against Netherlands and  Japan respectively, and managed a 1-1 draw against rivals Colombia.They secured their historic qualification to the next round by comfortably defeating Costa Rica 3-0, the goals coming once again from strikers Carlos Tenorio, Agustin Delgado, and Ivan Kaviedes.They were drawn into Group A, alongside hosts Germany, Poland, and Costa Rica