Soccer is back: Gualaceo beat Orense in Azogues

This time there was football in Azogues. After the surprising suspension of soccer seven days ago, when the players of Gualaceo and orense They were minutes away from leaving the field of play after warming up, this Friday the ball rolled again: Super Guala beat the Bananeros 2-1 and, with one more match, reached The National at the top of the position table of Phase 1 of the LigaPro 2023.

Despite the cold night at Jorge Andrade Cantos, which forced the teacher Leonardo Vanegas to wrap up very well, the homeowners came out on fire… It took just seven minutes to get ahead: Joaquín Verges, the person in charge of set pieces, took a corner that Olmes García brought down, who assisted Tomson Minda. The midfielder received inside the area, turned and left-footed and sent it to save inside Rolando Silva’s goal.

However, the local faded away as the minutes of the first half passed. And at the end of the PT came Orense’s tie: Robert Burbano received on the edge of the rival area, faced and took out a great left footed shotor that he strayed into John Ontaneda, who minutes before had had a saving finish, and ended up displacing goalkeeper Walter Hinostroza.

Already in the complement came the reaction of Gualaceo, thanks to the hand of teacher Vanegas. At the start of the second half, he sent Byron Angulo onto the field instead of Henry Patta. And the move went perfectly… At 61′, with a shot from afar, scored the final 2-1. How did the winger celebrate? It was to greet and hug the coach.

For the second time at the start of Phase 1, Gualaceo was local and the three points stayed at home. In his debut in the tournament, he struck against none other than Barcelona, ​​whom he had already won both duels in 2022. Now, his victim was Orense, who was left with ten men in the final due to the expulsion of Marlon Mejia.

The pending account, for now, for those led by Professor Vanegas is to add as a visitor. On the second date they lost to Mushuc Runa…