Emelec He agreed on Tuesday in the round of 16 of Libertadores Cup after beating Bolivian 7-0 Oil Independenta result that gave him peace of mind with Spanish coach Ismael Rescalvo, after criticisms for the recent elimination in the local tournament.
Alejandro Cabeza, on two occasions; the Uruguayan Sebastián Rodríguez, who also has a double; José Francisco Cevallos, Joao Rojas and Argentine Mauro Quiroga scored goals for Emelec.
The football prowess allowed Emelec to take second place in Group A, as the first place was in the hands of the two-time champion of the tournament, Brazilian Palmeiras, who left the group stage unbeaten and won 4- 1 against Deportivo Táchira.
Emelec, who had barely reached the opposite, converted the first goal with a shot from close range by attacker Cabeza, in the 17th minute, after a series of hits by his colleagues and bad rejection of visiting defense.
Another timely action by Cabeza allowed Emelec to extend the score, when he scored a second from close range and from a dive, in the 35th minute, after a shot by Joao Rojas that didn’t controlled by goalkeeper Hugo Ayala in the presence of the scorer. .
Emelec’s scoring midfielder, Uruguayan Rodríguez, shot from outside the area against goalkeeper Ayala, in the 38th minute, to convert the game’s best goal. Emelec’s fourth goal came in the 45th minute, with a powerful shot from midfielder Cevallos, who took advantage of defender Eddie Guevara’s deflection of the ball.
Defense solutions without rewards
Argentine-Bolivian coach Marcelo Robledo tried to strengthen the defense system to avoid more goals, with the entry just starting in the second half with goalkeepers Alex Arancibia, Juan Pablo Rioja and Luis Ali, entering for Hugo Ayala, Yesit Martínez and Diago Giménez, respectively.
However, the Emelec players seemed to reconcile the goal, as striker Rojas took advantage of a pass from the other end of Colombian Alexis Zapata and ended it voluntarily to beat goalkeeper Alex Arancibia, in the 53rd minute.
Rodríguez, the Argentine striker for Emelec who replaced Cabeza, converted sixth into 75th with a header. The seventh goal was again made by Uruguayan Rodríguez, with a low shot past goalkeeper Arancibia.
Source: La Verdad
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