Match Report
El Nacional, 5th on 16 points, faced a 20-point deficit to LDU Portoviejo (3rd, 36). The last five rounds placed El Nacional no better than 22nd for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, El Nacional were scoring 0.68 and conceding 1.5, LDU Portoviejo 0.81 and 0.89, against a competition average of 0.95 goals per team per game.
C. Arízaga took charge of the match — our records show 12 games refereed with an average of 0.9 yellow cards per game. The match was played at Olimpico Atahualpa (capacity 35,742). LDU Portoviejo led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-2 full-time score.
Goal scorers
LDU Portoviejo: Jhoan Burgos (1'), Joao Carabali (56')
Key stats
Possession: El Nacional 48% · LDU Portoviejo 52% · Total shots: 11-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 4-1