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Barcelona SC and Emelec Split Points in Intense Match
Barcelona SC and Emelec played out an exciting 2-2 draw at the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha in Guayaquil.
The game began at a frantic pace. Janner Corozo opened the scoring for Barcelona SC in the 8th minute, capitalizing on a defensive lapse by Emelec. However, the “toreros” joy was short-lived. Washington Corozo equalized in the 37th minute for Emelec, finishing off a quality pass from Maicon Solís.
The second half maintained the tension. Alex Rangel put Barcelona SC ahead in the 75th minute with a precise finish, but Emelec managed to tie the match in the late stages, although the goal was an own goal by a Barcelona SC defender.
The match was characterized by intensity, several controversial moments, yellow cards, and few clear-cut chances. Barcelona SC dominated possession (53%) and created more scoring opportunities (14 shots), but Emelec were more effective in their finishing.
The referee for the match was Yerson Zambrano, who showed a total of 6 yellow cards, 1 to Barcelona SC and 5 to Emelec.
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Substitutions emelec: at minute 70 Ronny Borja came in and Cristhian Valencia went out., at minute 70 Elkin Muñoz came in and Tommy Chamba went out., at minute 77 Washington Corozo came in and Alexander González went out., at minute 78 Marcelo Meli came in and Andrés Ricaurte went out., at minute 78 Maicon Solís came in and Jaime Ayoví went out.
Substitutions barcelona sc: at minute 78 Janner Corozo came in and Eduard Bello went out., at minute 83 Jesús Trindade came in and Bryan Carabalí went out., at minute 83 Cristhian Solano came in and Dixon Arroyo went out., at minute 90 Brian Oyola came in and Jandry Gomez went out., at minute 90 Byron Castillo came in and Nicolás Ramírez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Barcelona SC
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