Emelec matches up with one less: José Cevallos scores a great goal for the 1-1 tie against Barcelona.

Barcelona SC vs. Emelec: The Classic preview

The classic between runner-up Emelec and Barcelona, for the eleventh round of the second stage of the 2022 Ecuadorian soccer championship, was suspended on Sunday due to incidents involving fans just after the start of the match.

Barcelona's yellow team took the lead 1-0 towards the first 30 seconds. During the celebration, objects fell onto the field that, according to the yellow team, hit their players. The referee decided to momentarily stop the match and canceled the goal after reviewing the VAR.

In the face of the incidents, the match “was definitively suspended by the referee”, said the Professional League (LigaPro), made up of the clubs and in charge of the tournament, which did not specify the reasons.

The Classic of the Shipyard in Ecuador resumed this Monday after the incidents of last Sunday at the George Capwell Stadium. Barcelona scored first, 1-0, however, before the end of the first half, Emelec found the equalizer that puts suspense to the match.

The 'Electricity' team suffered the expulsion of Dixon Arroyo at 36' and things got complicated for them, but they continued trying. Thus, at 44', After a free kick that hit the top post, the players of the 'Canarios' could not clear the ball and it ended up in the foot of José Francisco Cevallos.

The player performed a 'lob' over the rival defenders and took a well-placed shot to make it 1-1. With the partial tie, both teams went to halftime, but Barcelona SC will have to rethink the team and take into account that the 'Blues' have one man less.