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Aucas Defeats Imbabura in Thrilling Match in Ibarra
Ibarra, Ecuador – Aucas defeated Imbabura 2-1 in a thrilling match played at the Estadio Olímpico de Ibarra. The game, corresponding to matchday 15 of the second round of the 2024 Liga Pro, was marked by intensity and yellow cards, with a total of seven cautions.
Aucas opened the scoring early with a goal from Carlos Zambrano in the 17th minute, assisted by Jhon Mina. Aucas extended their lead in the 47th minute with a goal from Luis Cano, assisted by Michael A. Carcelén Carabalí. Imbabura pulled one back in the 64th minute with a goal from Luis Pantoja, assisted by Tomy Espinoza, but it wasn’t enough to avoid defeat.
Despite Imbabura having slightly more possession (53% vs 47%), Aucas showed greater effectiveness in shots on target (6 vs 7). Imbabura had 24 shots in total, while Aucas had 12. Yellow cards were a common feature, with three for Imbabura and four for Aucas. The referee was Guillermo Enrique Guerrero Alcivar from Ecuador.
Substitutions imbabura: at minute 46 R. Chavez came in and E. A. Medina went out., at minute 46 L. Pantoja came in and J. Pita went out., at minute 61 G. Cevallos came in and R. Caicedo went out., at minute 61 F. Paz came in and E. Mendoza went out., at minute 73 D. Burbano came in and C. Luna Tobar went out.
Substitutions aucas: at minute 68 E. Caicedo came in and M. A. Carcelen Carabali went out., at minute 69 H. Batalla came in and R. Briones went out., at minute 76 F. Callejo came in and C. Zambrano went out., at minute 81 B. Carabali came in and M. V. Olaya Campos went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Imbabura
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Aucas
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