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El Nacional Defeats Manta FC in Tense and Controversial Match in Latacunga
Latacunga witnessed an emotionally charged match between El Nacional and Manta FC, corresponding to Matchday 19 of Liga Pro. The match, played at the Estadio Municipal La Cocha, ended in a victory for El Nacional, albeit one filled with controversy.
El Nacional dominated possession with 54%, translating it into 22 shots, of which only 4 were on target. Manta FC, on the other hand, barely managed to generate 3 shots, none of them on goal.
The first half was marked by two yellow cards, one for each team. F. Carabali of El Nacional was cautioned in the 20th minute, followed by J. Chala of Manta FC in the 30th minute.
In the second half, controversy arose with a goal disallowed for D. Pazmino of El Nacional in the 67th minute for offside, following VAR review. Tensions escalated in the 81st minute when D. Quintero of Manta FC received a red card, leaving his team with ten players.
Finally, El Nacional’s persistence paid off in the 88th minute with a goal by J. Borja that sealed the match. The score reflected a narrow victory for the home team. The match concluded with an additional yellow card for J. Alman of Manta FC in added time.
The final statistics reflected El Nacional’s superiority in possession and shots, while Manta FC committed more fouls and finished the match with one player less.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 46 M. Montano came in and J. Guisamano went out., at minute 82 A. Cela came in and J. Cifuentes went out., at minute 87 C. Velez came in and J. Borja went out., at minute 90 D. Pazmino came in and V. Branda went out.
Substitutions manta fc: at minute 55 J. Zambrano came in and A. Castillo went out., at minute 75 D. Valencia came in and D. Cabezas went out., at minute 75 F. Ospitaleche came in and R. Ortiz went out., at minute 77 J. Chala came in and G. Bartora went out., at minute 85 C. Aleman came in and J. Penarrieta went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
El Nacional
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Manta FC
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