Tecnico Universitario

Match report

Técnico Universitario and Deportivo Cuenca met at Estadio Bellavista in the Liga Pro regular season, with the hosts claiming a 3-1 victory on Friday. The result leaves Técnico in fourteenth place with 29 points after 27 games, while Deportivo Cuenca remain twelfth on 32 points. Deportivo Cuenca took an early lead through L. Mancinelli, who converted a penalty in the seventeenth minute. Técnico responded with D. Armas finding the net in the twenty-eighth, before Johan Bocanegra restored the lead just before the break. J. Majao sealed the victory with a goal in the forty-eighth minute. And here's the thing about that twenty-minute mark — it's where the momentum shifted, not through any tactical change but through response. Técnico had been chasing the game since Mancinelli's spot-kick, but they kept their side in it through the opening quarter, waiting for their moment to strike back.

The statistics tell a story of efficiency over territory. Deportivo Cuenca controlled 60 per cent of possession and created two big chances, but they could not convert them. Técnico managed just 40 per cent possession and one big chance, yet they scored three goals from three shots on target. Both sides registered seven shots off target each, so the difference came down to finishing. By then, the visitors had already seen their attacking numbers go unrewarded. They completed 384 passes compared to Técnico's 244, but passes into the final third were almost even — 59 for Deportivo versus 63 for Técnico. The extra possession meant nothing without the final ball finding its target. The result does not move Técnico out of the bottom half, but it ends a run of four defeats in five matches. They had lost 2-3 to Guayaquil City, 1-2 to Elémelec, 0-3 to Mushuc Runa and 0-5 to Universidad Católica before that solitary 1-0 win against Manta. Deportivo Cuenca's recent form has been steadier — a 2-1 victory over Elémelec among their last five results — but they could not hold onto their advantage at Bellavista.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 40 – 60

Shots on target 3 – 3

Shots off target 7 – 7

Big chances 1 – 2

⚽ 17' L. Mancinelli — Penalty ⚽ 28' D. Armas — Goal ⚽ 41' Johan Bocanegra — Goal ⚽ 48' J. Majao — Goal ⇄ 55' C. Benalcazar — Substitution ⇄ 58' A. Cela — Substitution ⇄ 68' M. Diaz — Substitution ⇄ 68' A. Lopez — Substitution 🟨 69' J. Majao — Yellow card ⇄ 72' Y. Arce — Substitution ⇄ 72' M. Castano — Substitution 🟨 76' M. Maccari — Yellow card ⇄ 80' D. Gonzalez — Substitution ⇄ 80' Y. H. Erique Villigua — Substitution 🟨 83' J. Mejia — Yellow card ⇄ 90' Johan Bocanegra — Substitution ⇄ 90' J. Majao — Substitution 🟨 90+2' A. Morales — Yellow card

Match events

17' 0:1 Deportivo Cuenca Penalty L. Mancinelli
28' 1:1 Tecnico Universitario Goal D. Armas assist: B. Delgado
41' 2:1 Tecnico Universitario Goal Johan Bocanegra
48' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Goal J. Majao
55' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Substitution C. Benalcazar off: G. Rivero
58' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Substitution A. Cela off: K. Arce
68' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Substitution M. Diaz off: R. Ibarra
68' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Substitution A. Lopez off: J. Chacon
69' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Yellow card J. Majao
72' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Substitution Y. Arce off: R. Chilla
72' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Substitution M. Castano off: A. Castillo
76' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Yellow card M. Maccari
80' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Substitution D. Gonzalez off: J. Ordonez
80' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Substitution Y. H. Erique Villigua off: J. Mejia
83' 3:1 Deportivo Cuenca Yellow card J. Mejia
90' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Substitution Johan Bocanegra off: C. Garcia
90' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Substitution J. Majao off: S. Mena
90+2' 3:1 Tecnico Universitario Yellow card A. Morales

Statistics

40 Possession, % 60

3 Shots on target 3

7 Shots off target 7

1 Big chances 2

72 Attacks 83

4 Corners 7

20 Fouls 12

12 Free kicks 18

0 Offsides 0

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 7

12 Throw-ins 18

All statistics

10/2540% Aerial duels 15/2560%

45 Backward passes 50

2 Blocked shots 0

26 Clearances 23

1/157% Crosses 3/2214%

6/1443% Dribbles 7/1070%

58 Failed passes 62

2 Goalkeeper saves 0

8 Interceptions 2

6 Key passes 6

24/6139% Long passes 26/5250%

63 Passes into the final third 59

166 Passes in the opposition half 198

151 Passes in own half 270

0.25 Shot accuracy 0.30

6 Shots from outside the box 4

6 Shots inside the box 6

8/8100% Tackles 11/1385%

302 Total passes 446

Line-ups

Starting XI
#	Player	number
12	Ailton Morales	12
4	Luis Mario Cordova Mina	4
13	Julian Esteban Anaya Zea	13
23	Edwin Ernesto Mesa Mercado	23
85	J. Arce	85
8	Diego Armas	8
25	Bagner Samuel Delgado Loor	25
29	Adrian Josue Cela Recalde	29
33	Jonathan Alexis Majao Aguayo	33
70	Mateo Castano	70
10	Johan Bocanegra	10

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Santiago Razzeto	1
5	Stiwar Mena Serna	5
6	Liberman Bryan Torres Nazareno	6
30	Kenar Arce	30
14	Bryan Oña	14
53	Rafael Chila	53
67	Marco Carrasco	67
77	Carlos Estupiñan	77
11	Christopher Arteaga	11
19	A. Castillo	19
90	Wagner Caicedo	90

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Deportivo Cuenca

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Facundo Ferrero	1
6	Santiago Postel	6
25	Marcos Andrés López	25
28	Patricio Boolsen	28
53	Yeltzin Erique	53
7	Lucas Eduardo Mancinelli	7
19	Melvin Fabricio Díaz Canencia	19
30	Mateo Maccari	30
37	Carlos Arboleda	37
49	D. Gonzalez	49
88	C. Benalcazar	88

Substitutes
#	Player	number
22	Jose Mendes	22
2	Ignacio Mosquera	2
23	Eddie Guevara	23
5	David Noboa	5
10	Romario Ibarra	10
14	Jeremy Chacon	14
16	Jeremy Mejia	16
21	Marcel Jiménez	21
11	Germán Ariel Rivero	11
15	Mathías Solís	15
43	Jorge Ordóñez	43