Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Independiente del Valle (2nd, 29 pts) held a 20-point advantage over 9 de Octubre (16th, 9 pts). On recent form 9 de Octubre sat only 31st league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 16th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente del Valle 1.33 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, 9 de Octubre 1 and 1.73, with the league averaging 1.22.
Independiente del Valle had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; 9 de Octubre, 4.
The venue was Estadio General Rumiñahui del Valle de Los Chillos in Sangolqui, with room for 8,000 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.




