On the ninth matchday of the Ecuadorian Football Championship, Emelec narrowly defeated Independiente del Valle 2-1 playing at home, at the Banco del Pacífico stadium.
Eduar Preciado opened the scoring in the 32nd minute and put the home team in the lead; however, Maximiliano Barreiro equalized just before halftime.
Finally, with ten minutes left in the game, Marlon de Jesús sealed the definitive 2-1 victory.
With this result, Emelec remains at the top of the table with 23 points, while Independiente del Valle stays at the bottom with 3 points.
Emelec vs Independiente del Valle - Match Goals
Emelec vs Independiente del Valle - Lineups
Emelec: Dreer, Guagua, Bagüí, Paredes, Mejía, Quiñónez, Arroyo, Preciado, Burbano, Angulo, Mondaini.
Independiente del Valle: Piedra, Segovia, León, Schunke, Rivera, Pellerano, Mera, Méndez, Cangá, Arce, Barreiro.
Stadium: Banco del Pacífico (Guayaquil).
Time: 4.30 pm (Peruvian time).
Streaming Channel: GolTV and CNT.
Emelec vs Independiente del Valle - Incidents
Min 90+4 Final whistle. Emelec defeated Independiente del Valle 2-1.
Min 84 Substitution for Independiente del Valle. Estrada replaces León.
Min 83 Yellow card for Quiñónez from Emelec.
Min 82 Yellow card for Méndez from Independiente del Valle.
Min 81 Yellow card for de Jesús from Emelec.
Min 80 Goal for Emelec! de Jesús scores the second goal for the home team.
Min 76 Substitution for Independiente del Valle. Mejía replaces Arce.
Min 72 Substitution for Emelec. Luna replaces Mondaini.
Min 61 Substitution for Independiente del Valle. Franco replaces Mera.
Min 55 Substitution for Emelec. Arango replaces Burbano.
Min 46 The second half begins.
HALFTIME
Min 45 End of the first half.
Min 42 Goal for Independiente! Barreiro scores the equalizer.
Min 36 Yellow card for Cangá from Independiente del Valle.
Min 32 Goal for Emelec! Preciado opens the scoring.
Min 27 Substitution for Emelec. de Jesús replaces Angulo.
Min 1 The match begins.
Pregame The teams enter the field.
Pregame The lineups are confirmed.
Pregame Good afternoon friends from Peru.com! We are now with the match Emelec vs Independiente del Valle!
Emelec vs Independiente del Valle - Preview
Independiente del Valle will have a difficult match on Sunday against the current Ecuadorian champion, Emelec, in their attempt to catch up to the current leader, Barcelona de Guayaquil.
If Independiente, with 17 points in the standings, wants to catch up to Barcelona, they will have to hope for a defeat by Barcelona and at the same time win their visit to Emelec's field, who despite going through a difficult moment, will go all out.
Emelec, who had a spectacular start with four consecutive victories, then lost four matches and drew one, falling to fourth place in the local tournament, seven points behind their traditional rival, Barcelona, who has 20 points.
The Emelec vs Independiente del Valle match will take place at the Banco del Pacífico stadium (Guayaquil) at 4.30 pm (Peruvian time) and will be televised by GolTV and CNT.