Match Report
2 points and 1 places separated them: Loja 10th with 37, At. Malagueño 9th with 39. At. Malagueño had been under-performing their position — 15th on five-round form against 9th in the table. Per game in the league, Loja were scoring 1.69 and conceding 1.9, At. Malagueño 1.41 and 1.28, against a competition average of 1.38 goals per team per game.
Momentum sat with Loja, winners of their last three, having scored in 9 consecutive games. At. Malagueño's unbeaten run stood at 5.
M. Cantón Martos officiated: 44 games logged, averaging 1.2 yellow cards each. Estadio Municipal Medina Lauxa in Loja hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Loja led 1-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-1.