Match Report
3 points for Manta (1st), 0 for Barcelona Guayaquil (3rd): a 3-point gap. The last five rounds placed Manta no better than 16th for form, against 1st in the standings.
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 87 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