France, June 21 -- Room, who plays his club football for Miami FC in the second-tier USL Championship in the United States, made 15 saves during the game to thwart Ecuador who were seeking to relaunch their World Cup after losing their opening game 1-0 to Cote d'Ivoire.

Curacao endured a worse fate in their first game at a World Cup: Germany annihilated them 7-1.

But they bounced back impressively with their 37-year-old goalkeeper in the vanguard of the collective heroics.

He set the tone from the third minute of the game. Ecuador striker Enner Valencia broke through but Room moved instinctively to his left and saved the shot.

Throughout the rest of the match, no matter what Ecuador threw at him, he conjured up a response.

At the fin...