Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Independiente del Valle 1st with 71 points, LDU Quito 5th with 45, 26 apart. LDU Quito ranked 1st in the league on five-round form, well above their 5th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.03/0.79 for LDU Quito and 2.41/1.07 for Independiente del Valle (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.13.
Independiente del Valle entered with nine wins in a row, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Over the last five, LDU Quito had taken 7 of 15 points to Independiente del Valle's 15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 LDU Quito wins, 1 for Independiente del Valle, 5 draws, at 2.11 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
The venue was Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda, with room for 22,000 spectators. B. Loayza officiated: 54 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Independiente del Valle led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-2.
Goal scorers
Independiente del Valle: Juan Riquelme Angulo Caiced (1'), Ronald Briones (90')
Key stats
Possession: LDU Quito 70% · Independiente del Valle 30% · Total shots: 14-9 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 7-2