Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Independiente del Valle (1st, 64 pts) held a 59-point advantage over Vinotinto FC (3rd, 5 pts). Vinotinto FC's recent output lagged their position: 26th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Against a league average of 1.28 goals per team per game, Independiente del Valle ran at 1.83 scored and 0.77 conceded, Vinotinto FC at 1 and 1.33.
Vinotinto FC had lost four in a row. Over the last five, Independiente del Valle had taken 12 of 15 points to Vinotinto FC's 1.
Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Quito, capacity 12,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Vinotinto FC led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 3-1.