Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Independiente del Valle 1st with 71 points, Macará 2nd with 48, 23 apart. Macará had been under-performing their position — 8th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente del Valle 2.41 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Macará 1.38 and 1.14, with the league averaging 1.13.
8 meetings are on record — 7 won by Independiente del Valle, 0 by Macará, 1 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 38% of the wins in this matchup. 63% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
The venue was Estadio Banco Guayaquil, with room for 12,000 spectators. On the scoreboard, Independiente del Valle led 3-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
Independiente del Valle: Djorkaeff Reasco (8'), Djorkaeff Reasco (10'), Ronald Briones (15') · Macará: Andy Velasco (75' og)
Key stats
Possession: Independiente del Valle 49% · Macará 51% · Total shots: 14-15 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 4-6