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Deportivo Cuenca Defeats El Nacional in Thrilling Match
Cuenca, Ecuador – Deportivo Cuenca defeated El Nacional in an exciting match played at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar Banco del Austro. The match, valid for the 16th round of the Liga Pro 2025, was full of action from the opening whistle.
Cuenca came out strong and quickly took the lead with a goal from L. Arroyo in the 5th minute, following an assist from L. Estupinan. The joy didn’t last long, as Arroyo received a yellow card the following minute. Cuenca’s dominance continued and L. Estupinan extended the lead in the 14th minute, assisted by K. Moreno, although he was also cautioned shortly after.
In the second half, C. Luna Tobar converted a penalty in the 59th minute, making the score 3-0 in favor of the home team. El Nacional responded in the 62nd minute with a goal from D. Reasco, assisted by A. Bedoya. However, Cuenca sealed the match in the final minutes, with a goal from C. Luna Tobar in the 89th minute, assisted by D. Noboa, who had entered the field minutes earlier.
The match was very competitive, with 45% possession for Deportivo Cuenca and 55% for El Nacional. Cuenca had 18 shots, 8 of which were on target, while El Nacional attempted 13 shots, with only 4 on target. Regarding fouls, Cuenca committed 9 fouls and received 2 yellow cards, while El Nacional committed 12 fouls and also received 2 cautions.
Substitutions el nacional: at minute 63 J. Cifuentes came in and F. Flor went out., at minute 63 J. Borja came in and J. Chala went out., at minute 74 F. Borja came in and B. Hernandez went out., at minute 85 A. Mena came in and V. Branda went out., at minute 85 J. Maya came in and A. Cela went out.
Substitutions deportivo cuenca: at minute 88 D. Noboa came in and J. Chacon went out., at minute 88 A. Rodriguez came in and L. Arroyo went out., at minute 90 M. A. Solis Jaramillo came in and L. Estupinan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Deportivo Cuenca
El Nacional
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