LDU Quito beat Delfín 2-1 in their Liga Pro Regular Season clash on Tuesday, 4 August 2026. The hosts moved into fifth place on 45 points while Delfín dropped further down to fifteenth on 27. What looked like another routine win for the side sitting comfortably in the top half turned into something more nervous by the final whistle.
R. Ade picked up a yellow card in the 41st minute as the first half wore on, and there was a moment of drama just before the break when J. Corozo's goal was cancelled by VAR for offside in the 45th minute plus three. By then the score remained level and Delfín had kept it tight despite having barely a quarter of the ball. To be fair, the visitors' defensive shape held them in the game.
LDU came out with more purpose after the restart. T. Ozaeta finally broke through in the 76th minute, finding space that Delfín had not covered properly. The pattern of the game shifted after that — LDU pushed forward while the visitors tried to sit deeper and wait for a counter. And here's the thing about matches like this: one goal changes the whole shape of how a team plays.
M. Estrada was the one who made sure LDU took all three points. He opened his account in the 89th minute and added a second with barely three minutes left, timing his runs to catch Delfín's back line on the turn. G. Heredia came on for Delfín in the 81st minute trying to bring freshness into attack, but it was too little too late. F. Cornejo was the latest substitution for LDU in the 90th minute plus six.
The statistics tell the story of control. LDU held 74 per cent possession and registered 22 shots to Delfín's three, though only nine of their efforts went on target. Three big chances created against one for the visitors shows where the real pressure sat. Delfín made 55 clearances compared to ten for LDU — a sign of how much defending they were asked to do.
The result leaves LDU six points clear of the teams immediately below them in fifth, while Delfín's gap to safety continues to widen. They have not won since their 2-1 victory over Makara on 18 July and now face a difficult run to avoid slipping further. LDU, meanwhile, saw out a match they dominated and will value the three points.
