Indépendiente del Valle beat Delfín 3:2 at Estadio Banco Guayaquil in the twenty-fifth round of Liga Pro on 15 August 2026. The home side kept their lead at the top of the table with a hard-fought victory over the visitors. By then, the hosts had already accumulated 29 points from 29 matches, while Delfín sat fifteenth with 27 points.
The opening goal came at the fourteen-minute mark when H. Quintana found the net for Indépendiente. Delfín equalised through an own goal from A. A. Cisneros Montenegro at twenty-three minutes. The second half started with a flurry of activity as C. Gonzalez scored for the hosts and F. Ayunta responded for the visitors before Gonzalez added a second at forty-five-plus-four minutes. And here's the thing — the match seemed settled until J. Arce pulled one back for Delfín at sixty-seven minutes.
Substitutions began early for both sides, with four changes made at the break. C. Gonzalez was replaced at fifty minutes, followed by D. Luna at sixty and J. Alcivar at sixty-three. Delfín brought on J. Angulo at seventy-five and T. Ozaeta at eighty-three. Jonathan Morocho and Daykol Romero received yellow cards for the visitors, while Thiago Ozaeta also went to the referee at eighty minutes. Junior Sornoza was booked late at ninety-plus-four minutes.
Indépendiente dominated possession at seventy-one per cent and registered 134 attacks compared to Delfín's 55. The hosts created three big chances and landed 20 key passes, while Delfín managed two big chances and five key passes. Shots accuracy was identical at thirty-eight per cent for both sides, though Indépendiente fired 24 shots with 10 on target. To be fair, Delfín's goalkeeper made eight saves to keep the deficit manageable.
The result extends Indépendiente's position at the summit of Liga Pro with 71 points from 23 wins, two draws and four defeats. Delfín's record of seven victories, six draws and sixteen defeats leaves them 27 points from the top. The hosts have not lost in five league matches, while Delfín have failed to win in four consecutive outings.