Match Report
Deportivo Lara (3rd, 5 pts) visited Emelec (2nd, 9 pts) with 4 points between them. Deportivo Lara ranked just 24th in the league on five-round form despite their 3rd table position. Per game in the league, Emelec were scoring 1 and conceding 0.83, Deportivo Lara 0.67 and 1.67, against a competition average of 1.23 goals per team per game.
8 games without a win framed Deportivo Lara's arrival.
The venue was Estadio Banco del Pacífico in Guayaquil, with room for 3,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 2-2.