The team from Guayaquil won 2-0, on Friday night, during their visit to the Catholic University. Emelec settled in second place in the tournament.
Barcelona still undefeated in the league ecuadorian football after winning on Friday (April 1, 2022) by 1-2 in his visit to the Catholic University, in Quito, and thus expanding the leadership; in the meantime, Emelec stopped Liga de Quitowhom he defeated 2-0 at the start of the sixth date of the first phase in Ecuador.
Uruguayan striker Gonzalo Mastriani and defender Leonel Quiñónez scored the goals for Barcelona accumulated 16 points in the table of positions, while the Colombian attacker Cristian Martínez Borja converted the discount goal, for which Católica was left with 8 units.
The two scoring actions determined what turned out to be a long-suffering Barcelona victory, as the host (Católica) created several clear chances to score, but these were wasted by their attackers, such as a one-on-one with Argentine striker Lizandro Alzugaray that was won by his compatriot, goalkeeper Javier Burrai.
Despite the win, Barcelona showed deficiencies in the containment work, which was more noticeable in the last 30 minutes, as a result of the exhaustion of the Uruguayan Bruno Piñatares and his companion Nixon Molina, while Byron Castillo and Jonathan Perlaza showed a low soccer level.
The changes introduced by the Barcelona coach, the Argentinian Jorge Célico, also failed to strike a balance, so all the pressure fell on Burrai and the defenders, the Argentinian Luca Sosa and the Uruguayan Carlos Rodríguez.
For its part, Emelec was victorious over League of Quitothanks to goals from Colombian Alexis Zapata and Ecuadorian Dixon Arroyo.
The win allowed Emelec seize second place in the standings, thanks to goal difference, as he accumulated the same 10 points as League.
The result gave Spanish coach Ismael Rescalvo peace of mind in the face of his team’s demanding fans, who demanded his departure after the two consecutive defeats he had suffered Emelec before facing League.
Yes OK League of Quito suffered the contrast, it was a demanding rival for the Guayaquil team; his attackers generated several chances to score, but missed at least three goals from close range, and on two occasions Emelec he was saved thanks to the interventions of his goalkeeper Pedro Ortiz.
The sixth date of the first phase will continue between this Saturday (April 2) and Monday (April 4) with the matches: Aucas-October 9; Gualaceo-Independent of the Valley; Macará-Cumbayá; Guayaquil City-University Technician; Orense-Mushuc Runa and Delfin-Deportivo Cuenca. EFE
