El Nacional beat Emelec 2-0 on Monday, 26 May 2025 in Liga Pro. The match was refereed by Yerson Zambrano. It was played at Estadio Cooprogreso Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda.
First half: El Nacional took an early lead at 3' when D. Reasco scored, with the assist credited to A. Cela, making the score 1-0. VAR intervened at 5' for El Nacional (Goal confirmed). J. Quiñonez received a red card for Emelec at 10'. VAR intervened at 10' for Emelec (Card upgrade). F. Castelli received a yellow card for Emelec at 13'. F. Castelli received a yellow card for Emelec at 18'. F. Castelli received a red card for Emelec at 18'. El Nacional extended the lead at 30' when A. Cela scored, with the assist credited to D. Pazmiño, making the score 3-0. Emelec made their 1st substitution at 35', with J. Sánchez replacing Eder Arroyo. J. Flor received a yellow card for El Nacional at 37'.
Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Emelec made their 2nd substitution at 46', with W. Corozo replacing M. Solís. M. Solís received a yellow card for Emelec at 57'. El Nacional made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Guisamano replacing J. Cifuente. El Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Flor replacing B. Hernández. A. Bedoya received a yellow card for El Nacional at 64'. El Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Cevallos replacing Jhoel Maya. El Nacional made their 4th substitution at 78', with F. Borja replacing J. Chalá. Emelec made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Ruíz replacing Luis Fragozo. El Nacional made their 5th substitution at 84', with D. Reasco replacing F. Martínez.
El Nacional used 5 substitutions while Emelec used 3 substitutions. El Nacional got 2 yellow cards, while Emelec got 3 yellow cards and 2 red cards.
How the match was won
- El Nacional outshot their opponent (23-5).
- El Nacional controlled possession (68%).
- El Nacional had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).
