Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Macará 1st with 64 points, América de Quito 9th with 43, 21 apart. Macará had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.31/0.94 for Macará and 1.28/1.61 for América de Quito (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.2.
América de Quito had not lost in 9 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at Estadio Bellavista de Ambato (capacity 20,000). América de Quito led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Macará: Freddy Mina (50'), Facundo Julián Callejo (59'), Daniel Valencia (53') · América de Quito: Jesi Alexander Godoy (4')
Key stats
Possession: Macará 63% · América de Quito 37% · Total shots: 10-5 · On target: 8-4 · Corners: 3-3