The first Clásico del Astillero, Emelec vs. Barcelona SC, due to the professional era, was played 70 years ago

On September 8, 1951, the first Clásico del Astillero was played between Emelec and Barcelona SC for the professional era. From that date to the present, 70 years have elapsed, in which 283 matches were played in official tournaments (45 for the Asoguayas, 227 for the national championship and 11 for the Copa Libertadores).

With the founding of the Guayas Football Association (Asoguayas), on November 20, 1950, a great step was taken for the evolution of Ecuadorian football (in Quito it was in 1953 with the creation of the Non-Amateur Football Association of Pichincha , AFNA, November 22, 1953).

The intention of Asoguayas was to emulate, on a smaller scale of course, the famous Colombian El Dorado, full of shining stars from various countries, especially Argentina, Peru, Paraguay and Uruguay.

“Suffice it to say that more than half the Uruguayan team, world champion, played for Cúcuta Deportivo; Deportivo Pereira was the entire Paraguayan team; the America of Cali, called the Dance of the Sun, was full of cracks Peruvians, and that Millonarios and Santa Fe had emptied Argentine football: Alfredo Di Stéfano, Julio Cozzi, Adolfo Pedernera, Néstor Raúl Rossi, Ángel Perucca, René Pontoni, Pibe Rial and dozens of players who today are legend ”, stands out in a publication of THE UNIVERSE for the 63 years of operation of the provincial sports entity.

The clash between Emelec and Barcelona, ​​in September 1951, took place in the George Capwell stadium, “it recorded the largest full-scale in history in classical”, according to publications in this newspaper.

The Blues took to the field led by a young goalkeeper, Alfredo Moreira. Defenders were the Argentine Manuel Collar and the Uruguayan Luis Alberto Pérez Luz and in the middle Chinche Rivero, the Argentine Francisco Croas and a debutant who would live the best moments of the beginning of professionalism: Bolívar Herrera. Ahead was lined up by the new Argentine hiring Orlando Larraz, Mariano Larraz, Luis Masarotto, Jupiter Miranda (Carol Farah) and Óscar Curcumelli.

The Canarian team lined up with Jorge Delgado; Juan Benítez, Carlos Sánchez and Galo Solís; Heráclides Marín and César Solórzano (Fausto Montalván); Jose Jimenez, Enrique Birdie Cantos, Jorge Mocho Rodriguez, Jose Fluff Vargas and Guido Andrade (Sigifredo Agapito Chuchuca).

The meeting was raised with a clear advantage for Barcelona, ​​whose forward wove devilish combinations. At 32 minutes, Jiménez crossed the ball to Andrade, who, from overhead, launched a ball that beat Moreira to score the first goal in professional history.

At 47 min the Mocho Rodríguez opened the compass for Jiménez to pick up the ball and score the second target. At 70 min Orlando Larraz discounted, but the Negro Jiménez returned to be present on the board to put the 3-1 victory of the bullfighter in the first official Classic of the new era of Buenos Aires football.

This Sunday, October 24 (18:30) the Classic will be playedas well as 70 years ago at the Capwell. Both have the obligation to achieve victory: Emelec, who won the first stage of the tournament, is obliged to add the 3 points to continue in the fight to conquer this phase of the championship and be a direct champion.

Barcelona also has the obligation to obtain the victory and wait for other results to see if it manages to take over this part of the tournament and force the final to fight for the crown. (D)