El Nacional and Aucas draw in a tense match
El Nacional and Aucas drew 0-0 in a tense and exciting match played at the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito. The match was marked by the struggle in midfield and the few clear chances of scoring. Aucas dominated possession with 59%, but El Nacional was more effective at creating danger, with 9 shots, 2 of them on target.
El Nacional started the match with more intensity, but Aucas took control of the game as the first half progressed. In the 14th minute, Jhonny González received a yellow card for a foul on an El Nacional player. In the 34th minute, Richard Quinónez also saw yellow for a similar foul.
In the second half, both teams made changes looking for the winning goal. El Nacional made 5 changes, while Aucas made 4. In the 70th minute, Juan Ontaneda received a yellow card for a foul on an El Nacional player. In the 73rd minute, Franklin Mora Penaranda received yellow for a foul on an Aucas player.
The match ended in a goalless draw, a result that doesn’t serve either team. Aucas remains in the fight for the title, while El Nacional fights to move away from the relegation zone.
Substitutions aucas: at minute 46 P. Guzman came in and M. A. Carcelen Carabali went out., at minute 73 F. Callejo came in and J. Blanco went out., at minute 85 D. S. Espinosa came in and C. Zambrano went out., at minute 85 R. Jaramilo came in and E. Caicedo went out.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 60 J. Ordonez came in and E. Mejia went out., at minute 60 J. Borja came in and J. D. Mejia Moreira went out., at minute 66 G. J. Cortez Casierra came in and A. Chere went out., at minute 79 C. Velez came in and A. Cela went out., at minute 79 E. Carabali came in and F. Martinez went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
El Nacional
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Aucas
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