Manta - Emelec set for 18:10 kickoff at Estadio Jocay
Manta - Emelec arrives on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 18:10 with both sides under pressure in LigaPro matchday 14. Manta will host at the Estadio Jocay in Manta, Ecuador, while Emelec travels in 12th place and Manta sits 16th after 13 matches.
Estadio Jocay at 18:10
Javier Carvajal’s side enters with four goals for and 15 against across 13 matches, a return that leaves little margin at the bottom end of the table. Emelec, coached by Cristian Nasuti, has scored ten and conceded 16 over the same stretch, so the visit to Jocay is set up as a direct points chase between teams trying to move before the semester closes.
The match will be shown by Zapping and Ecuavisa, giving viewers two broadcast options for the same kickoff. For supporters in Manta, the schedule is fixed: Sunday evening, at 18:10, in the club’s own ground.
Carvajal and Nasuti selections
Manta has already announced its squad to face Emelec, while Nasuti settled on his lineup for the trip. Emelec’s projected eleven is Pedro Ortiz, Romario Caicedo, Luis Fernando León, Stalin Valencia, Ignacio Griffith, Víctor Griffith, Sergio Quintero, Angelo Mina, Francisco Pizzini, Luca Kimowicz and Luis Fragozo.
That list gives Emelec a clear shape heading into a game framed as a duel between two teams that need points immediately. Ortiz is set in goal, León anchors the back line, and Víctor Griffith starts in midfield after being named in the lineup among 11 players.
Points at the lower edge
Manta’s position and scoring record tell the story at once: 16th place, four goals scored, 15 allowed. Emelec is only slightly higher at 12th, with ten goals for and 16 conceded, which leaves the match with consequences for both sides’ place in the table before the tournament reaches its next stretch.
The sharper edge comes from the table itself. A win would not erase either team’s early-season numbers, but it would give one of them room to climb while the other stays trapped in the same lower-half fight that has defined this stage of LigaPro.
