Match Report
Independiente del Valle, 1st with 71 points, sat 36 points above Deportivo Cuenca (12th, 35). Scoring rates set the scale: Independiente del Valle 2.41 scored and 1.07 conceded per game, Deportivo Cuenca 0.83 and 1.24, with the league averaging 1.12.
Eight consecutive wins preceded this game for Independiente del Valle, having scored in 12 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Independiente del Valle 15/15, Deportivo Cuenca 4/15.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Independiente del Valle 7, draws 1, Deportivo Cuenca 2, at 2.6 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Estadio Banco Guayaquil (capacity 12,000). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
Independiente del Valle: Juan Riquelme Angulo Caiced (53')
Key stats
Possession: Independiente del Valle 67% · Deportivo Cuenca 33% · Total shots: 21-2 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 7-1