Match Report
The table read 4th (Emelec, 13 pts) against 3rd (Vinotinto FC, 5 pts), 8 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Vinotinto FC: only 26th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 3rd. Per game in the league, Emelec were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.5, Vinotinto FC 1 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive draws preceded this one for Emelec. Vinotinto FC had been beaten in three straight games.
Estadio Banco del Pacífico, capacity 3,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Emelec: José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez (74'), Alexander David González Sibulo (90')
Key stats
Possession: Emelec 58% · Vinotinto FC 42% · Total shots: 20-3 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 12-4