English:
Universidad Católica thrashed Emelec 4-0 in Guayaquil in a match corresponding to the first round of the 2025 Liga Pro. The match, played at the Estadio Banco del Pacífico Capwell and refereed by Yerson Zambrano, was marked by Católica’s offensive superiority. Despite Emelec’s 61% possession, Universidad Católica’s effectiveness was decisive. Iván Díaz opened the scoring in the 4th minute, then an own goal by J. G. Rodriguez Perlaza in the 59th minute extended the lead. Bryan Palacios scored the third in the 62nd minute and Andrés Londono sealed the victory in the 87th minute. Emelec suffered the frustration of a goal disallowed by VAR in the 68th minute and accumulated three yellow cards. Universidad Católica, on the other hand, received only one yellow card. Católica, with 20 shots on goal (10 on target), demonstrated clear superiority over Emelec, who only managed two shots on target.
Substitutions emelec: at minute 46 Jhon Sanchez came in and R. Garces went out., at minute 67 E. Munoz came in and A. Gonzalez went out., at minute 67 J. Gonzaga came in and J. Ayovi went out., at minute 68 C. Valencia came in and M. Meli went out., at minute 68 T. Chamba came in and W. Corozo went out.
Substitutions universidad catolica: at minute 63 J. Fajardo came in and B. Palacios went out., at minute 63 R. Troya came in and M. Diaz went out., at minute 81 A. Rodriguez came in and E. Clavijo went out., at minute 81 D. A. Romero Padilla came in and J. L. Castillo Saa went out., at minute 88 M. Maciel came in and I. Diaz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Emelec
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Universidad Catolica
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