Independiente del Valle

Match report

Standoff at the Banco Guayaquil

Independence del Valle and Universidad Católica shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw at the Estadio Banco Guayaquil, a result that keeps both sides in their positions at the top of the Lliga Pro table. The hosts have been unbeaten in five, but to be fair, this was not the kind of match where one team dominated. By then, you'd already noticed how the game unfolded differently from what the cameras showed. The first real moment came in the 51st minute when Ronald Briones opened the scoring for Independence. Universidad responded quickly, with Juan Riquelme Angulo pulling level just five minutes later. And here's the thing — you could see the shift in momentum, not in the statistics but in the way the players moved. Mauricio Alonso put the hosts ahead again in the 61st minute, only for Azarias Londoño to equalise immediately after, in the 62nd. Substitutions started coming early, with Richard Schunke brought on for Independence in the 46th minute before the goals even started flowing. The game opened up after half-time, and the visitors made changes to keep pace — Emiliano Clavijo, Matías Perello, Djorkaeff Reasco, and Youri Ochoa all came off the bench for Universidad Católica in quick succession. The discipline held, with only two yellow cards shown: Facundo Martinez in the 66th and Jhegson Méndez as the game closed out. The statistics tell a story that doesn't quite match the eye test. Both teams finished on 50 per cent possession, but Universidad Católica registered eight shots on target compared to Independence's three. The visitors created three big chances while the hosts managed only one. Yet the result was fair enough — both sides ground out a point from a match where the momentum swung back and forth. The table remains unchanged. Independence del Valle sit top with 68 points after 27 games, while Universidad Católica hold second place on 44 points. The gap between them is not shrinking, but neither side is pulling away. A draw like this is neither disaster nor triumph — it's just another day in a season that's still wide open.

Prepared from match data

Key numbers

Possession, % 50 – 50

Shots on target 3 – 8

Shots off target 11 – 5

Big chances 1 – 3

⇄ 46' Richard Schunke — Substitution ⚽ 51' Ronald Briones — Goal ⚽ 56' Juan Riquelme Angulo — Goal ⚽ 61' Mauricio Alonso — Goal ⚽ 62' Azarias Londoño — Goal ⇄ 62' Emiliano Clavijo — Substitution 🟨 66' Facundo Martinez — Yellow card ⇄ 67' Matías Perello — Substitution ⇄ 67' Djorkaeff Reasco — Substitution ⇄ 67' Youri Ochoa — Substitution ⇄ 76' Ronald Briones — Substitution ⇄ 78' Mauricio Alonso — Substitution ⇄ 83' Eddy Mejía — Substitution 🟨 90' Jhegson Méndez — Yellow card

Match events

46' 0:0 Independiente del Valle Substitution Richard Schunke off: Mateo Carabajal
51' 1:0 Independiente del Valle Goal Ronald Briones assist: Juan Riquelme Angulo
56' 2:0 Independiente del Valle Goal Juan Riquelme Angulo assist: Djorkaeff Reasco
61' 2:1 Universidad Católica Goal Mauricio Alonso assist: Mauro Díaz
62' 2:2 Universidad Católica Goal Azarias Londoño assist: Mauro Díaz
62' 2:2 Universidad Católica Substitution Emiliano Clavijo off: Luis Moreno
66' 2:2 Universidad Católica Yellow card Facundo Martinez
67' 2:2 Independiente del Valle Substitution Matías Perello off: Arón Rodríguez
67' 2:2 Independiente del Valle Substitution Djorkaeff Reasco off: Carlos González
67' 2:2 Independiente del Valle Substitution Youri Ochoa off: Junior Sornoza
76' 2:2 Independiente del Valle Substitution Ronald Briones off: Hugo Quintana
78' 2:2 Universidad Católica Substitution Mauricio Alonso off: Eric Valencia
83' 2:2 Universidad Católica Substitution Eddy Mejía off: Jimmy Evans
90' 2:2 Independiente del Valle Yellow card Jhegson Méndez

Statistics

50 Possession, % 50

3 Shots on target 8

11 Shots off target 5

1 Big chances 3

25 Attacks 64

5 Corners 3

8 Fouls 13

12 Free kicks 6

0 Offsides 3

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

10 Goal kicks 12

13 Throw-ins 12

All statistics

9 Aerial duels 9

61 Backward passes 62

1 Blocked shots 5

19 Clearances 21

28 Crosses 14

7 Dribbles 16

59 Failed passes 47

5 Goalkeeper saves 1

9 Interceptions 7

12 Key passes 15

50 Long passes 69

75 Passes into the final third 78

222 Passes in the opposition half 236

190 Passes in own half 185

0.20 Shot accuracy 0.44

5 Shots from outside the box 10

10 Shots inside the box 8

7 Aerial duels won 2

7 Successful crosses 4

6 Successful dribbles 6

25 Successful long passes 50

10 Successful tackles 3

325 Successful passes 360

13 Tackles 7

384 Total passes 407

Match prediction: Independiente del Valle — Universidad Católica

Win: Independiente del Valle

Confidence 58%

Reasoning

Индепендиенте дель Валье идёт 1-м: 67 очков после 26 матчей (22 побед, 1 ничьих, 3 поражений)
Универсидад Католика идёт 3-м: 43 очков после 26 матчей (12 побед, 7 ничьих, 7 поражений)
Последние 5 матчей Индепендиенте дель Валье: 5 побед, 0 поражений
Последние 5 матчей Универсидад Католика: 2 побед, 1 ничьих, 2 поражений
Очные встречи за последние годы: сыграно 14, побед Индепендиенте дель Валье — 7, ничьих 2, побед Универсидад Католика — 5

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