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English:
Barcelona SC suffered a heartbreaking defeat against Universidad Católica in a thrilling match played at Quito’s Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa. The game, corresponding to matchday 12 of the 2025 Liga Pro, ended with a 3-2 victory for the home team.
Universidad Católica dominated possession (56%) and created more scoring chances (18 shots, 5 on target). Barcelona SC, despite having less possession (44%), proved effective in attack.
The match was characterized by its intensity. Cortez Casierra opened the scoring for Barcelona SC in the 40th minute, but Universidad Católica responded with goals from Londono (52′) and Palacios (59′), both assisted by Diaz, to turn the game around before halftime. In the dying minutes, Caicedo scored a penalty for Barcelona SC (90′), but it wasn’t enough to prevent the defeat. The game saw several yellow cards, three for Barcelona SC and four for Universidad Católica.
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Substitutions universidad catolica: at minute 46 E. Clavijo came in and J. Cacciabue went out., at minute 74 J. Fajardo came in and M. Diaz went out., at minute 74 A. Rodriguez came in and B. Palacios went out., at minute 90 I. Sanchez came in and A. Londono went out.
Substitutions barcelona sc: at minute 46 J. Valiente came in and O. Rivero went out., at minute 62 J. Corozo came in and C. Solano went out., at minute 62 B. D. Castillo Segura came in and B. Oyola went out., at minute 76 F. Caicedo came in and G. J. Cortez Casierra went out., at minute 76 L. Souza de Almeida came in and J. R. Quinonez Ruiz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Universidad Catolica
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Barcelona SC
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