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Universidad Católica staged a thrilling comeback against Defensa y Justicia at Quito’s Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa. Despite falling behind to a Kevin Gutiérrez goal in the 14th minute, the home side emerged victorious with a 3-1 final score. Iván Díaz opened the scoring for Católica with a 9th-minute penalty. Luis Moreno then leveled the match in the 70th minute, and Díaz sealed the win with another goal in the 80th minute. Defensa y Justicia finished the game a man down after Matías Ramírez’s red card in the 90th minute. Despite the numerical disadvantage, Defensa y Justicia battled to the end. Católica dominated possession (68%) and created more scoring opportunities (14 shots, 5 on target), while Defensa y Justicia struggled for accuracy (7 shots, 4 on target).
Substitutions defensa y justicia: at minute 60 G. Togni came in and A. Molinas went out., at minute 60 J. B. Miritello came in and F. Gonzalez went out., at minute 74 M. Ramirez came in and A. Osorio went out., at minute 74 C. Perez came in and M. Gonzalez went out., at minute 83 G. Gonzalez came in and D. Perez went out.
Substitutions universidad catolica: at minute 62 B. Palacios came in and A. Londono went out., at minute 77 J. L. Castillo Saa came in and G. Anangono went out., at minute 77 E. Clavijo came in and A. Rodriguez went out., at minute 90 R. Troya came in and L. Moreno went out., at minute 90 I. Mosquera came in and L. Canga went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Universidad Catolica
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Defensa Y Justicia
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