A regulatory 3-0 was enough for Manta to reach the top of the B Serie, as in the last round they had to face Clan Juvenil, but they triumphed without taking the field. The Sangolquí club was prevented from appearing - by LigaPro - because it did not pay a debt. In addition to being relegated, the 'juveniles' embarrass themselves with their creditors every week.

Matchday 30, which was played two weeks after the strike in the country, also had Liga de Portoviejo as the big winner, who entered the playoffs zone. Santa Rita left that position. At the bottom, Liga de Loja lost and is close to joining Clan in their trip to the second division.

Last Friday, LigaPro notified about the disqualification of Clan Juvenil and Manta went on to lead the table, and also put pressure on the other teams vying for the top four.

In the midst of that pressure, Orense, the previous leader, could only rescue a draw - at 9 de Mayo - against Santa Rita. Cristian Alba (50') put Santa Rita ahead and Jostin Alman (58') equalized to 1-1.

Independiente Juniors came from behind and ultimately defeated Liga de Loja 1-2 at Reina de Cisne, a result that kept them among the qualifiers for the next stage.

Erwin Carrillo put Liga de Loja in the lead, but Luis Cano (26') and Kevin Becerra (70') turned the score around.

Liga de Portoviejo had no problems defeating Atlético Santo Domingo 2-0 at Reales Tamarindos, with goals from Lucas Di Yoiro (47') and Federico Laurito (62').

Gualaceo, at Gerardo León, won 2-1 against Atlético Porteño with a brace from Jorge Góngora (49' and 65'); Esnaider Cabezas scored for Atlético Porteño (60').

Tomorrow is Matchday 31

The match between Independiente and Liga (P) stands out on Matchday 31 to be played this Wednesday. Orense still does not know if Clan Juvenil will be qualified.

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goals for top scorers

Luis Espínola and Arnaldo Gauna have scored that many goals for Orense and Atlético Porteño; they are the top scorers of the B League. Federico Laurito stands out with his 8 goals in 9 games. (D)