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Macará Wins Thrilling Match Against Imbabura
Macará emerged victorious with a 2-0 win over Imbabura in a thrilling match filled with excitement and controversy at the Estadio Bellavista de Ambato. The match, part of the 7th round of the second round of the Ecuadorian Liga Pro, was marked by expulsions and yellow cards.
Macará opened the scoring in the 23rd minute with a goal from J. Morales, assisted by D. Lopez. Morales, however, was forced to leave the field after receiving a yellow card in the 30th minute. Imbabura, on the other hand, also suffered the loss of E. A. Medina in the 43rd minute after being sent off with a red card.
In the second half, Macará extended their lead with a goal from J. Marrufo in the 71st minute, assisted by J. Espinoza. The match heated up and both teams accumulated yellow cards: R. Zambrano and S. Sánchez received yellow cards for Macará and Imbabura, respectively, in the 41st minute. M. Chala, of Imbabura, also received a yellow card in the 60th minute.
The final score of 2-0 reflects Macará’s superiority, who dominated the game with 44% possession of the ball. The visiting team had more shots (11) but fewer on target (4) than Macará (11 shots, 2 on target). The match was marked by yellow cards, with a total of 5 for Macará and 4 for Imbabura, in addition to the expulsion of one Imbabura player.
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Substitutions imbabura: at minute 46 M. Chala came in and L. Pantoja went out., at minute 46 R. Caicedo came in and S. Sanchez went out., at minute 72 J. Pita came in and L. Klimowicz went out., at minute 72 D. Burbano came in and F. Paz went out.
Substitutions macara: at minute 62 J. Valdez came in and V. Avila went out., at minute 74 D. Quilumba came in and E. E. Mesa Mercado went out., at minute 74 J. Escobar came in and D. Lopez went out., at minute 83 S. Zamora came in and J. Espinoza went out., at minute 83 P. Ramos came in and A. Munoz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Macara
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Imbabura
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