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Independiente del Valle Edges Out Macará in Thrilling Quito Match
Independiente del Valle secured a 2-1 victory over Macará at Estadio Banco Guayaquil in Quito, Ecuador, in a thrilling match that was part of the 5th round of the 2025 Liga Pro regular season. Officiated by Oswaldo Contreras, the game was marked by tension and a flurry of yellow cards.
Macará took the lead in the 21st minute with a goal from N. Arena, assisted by G. Blanc. However, Macará’s joy was short-lived. A red card for A. Pallares in the 32nd minute left Macará a man down. Despite the disadvantage, Macará still managed to create chances. Independiente del Valle, however, dominated possession (77%).
In the second half, Independiente del Valle equalized with a penalty converted by C. Spinelli in the 85th minute. The match was characterized by a high number of yellow cards, seven in total, with five going to Independiente del Valle and two to Macará.
Despite Independiente del Valle’s dominance in possession and shots on target (13 shots, 2 on target), Macará showed resilience and created opportunities, managing 7 shots with 3 on target. In the end, Independiente del Valle took all three points.
Substitutions independiente del valle: at minute 58 R. Ibarra came in and J. Medina went out., at minute 58 Cazares came in and C. Zabala went out., at minute 58 A. Rodriguez came in and L. Zarate went out., at minute 80 M. Hoyos came in and P. Mercado went out.
Substitutions macara: at minute 61 M. Tello came in and M. Viera went out., at minute 70 F. Paz came in and A. Chere went out., at minute 74 L. Alvarez came in and J. Morales went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Independiente del Valle
Titulares:
Macara
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