Match Report
11 points for Ecuador (13th), 3 for Trinidad and Tobago (15th): an 8-point gap. Trinidad and Tobago had been under-performing their position — 112th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Ecuador 1.22 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Trinidad and Tobago 7.5 and 0.5, with the league averaging 1.26.
The match was played at Estadio Reales Tamarindos in Portoviejo (capacity 8,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Ecuador led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.