Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: El Nacional (3rd, 59 pts) held a 20-point advantage over Duros del Balón (9th, 39 pts). Recent form flatters Duros del Balón's table spot — 3rd league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 9th. Per game in the league, Duros del Balón were scoring 1.28 and conceding 1.78, El Nacional 1.36 and 1, against a competition average of 1.19 goals per team per game.
Six consecutive defeats weighed on Duros del Balón.
The venue was Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt in Guayaquil, with room for 10,152 spectators. On the scoreboard, El Nacional led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.




