Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Macará 1st with 64 points, Guayaquil 10th with 30, 34 apart. Macará had been under-performing their position — 9th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Against a league average of 1.2 goals per team per game, Guayaquil ran at 0.83 scored and 1.47 conceded, Macará at 1.31 and 0.94.
A win had eluded Guayaquil for 5 matches. Macará came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Guayaquil 3/15, Macará 10/15.
The venue was Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt, with room for 10,152 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 0-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Macará: Daniel Valencia (48')
Key stats
Possession: Guayaquil 49% · Macará 51% · Total shots: 13-9 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 5-7