Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Barcelona Guayaquil 6th with 43 points, Manta 16th with 21, 22 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Manta 0.57 scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Barcelona Guayaquil 1.07 and 0.83, with the league averaging 1.13.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Manta, 3 for Barcelona Guayaquil and 2 drawn, at 3.17 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 17% of the wins in this matchup. Goals at both ends are the pattern: both teams scored in 83% of the meetings.
?. Cajas took charge of the match — our records show 58 games refereed with an average of 1.9 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Estadio Jocay (capacity 15,000). Manta led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 2-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Manta: Joaquín Vergés (16'), José Enrique Angulo Caicedo (72')
Key stats
Possession: Manta 36% · Barcelona Guayaquil 64% · Total shots: 12-11 · On target: 4-2 · Corners: 2-5