Deportivo Cuenca Juniors — 9 de Octubre: 1:1, Liga Pro Serie B

Deportivo Cuenca and Juniors played out a 1-1 draw in the Promotion Group stage of the Liga Pro Serie B on 28 August. The result keeps both sides within touching distance of each other at the top of the table, with Juniors still three points ahead in third place.

E. Zambrano gave the hosts the lead in the tenth minute, a moment that shifted the energy on the pitch. Juniors had to respond, and they did through L. Moreira, whose goal in the 90th minute and fourth second of stoppage time snatched a point from the dying moments. And here's the thing — that late equaliser changed everything about how this match will be remembered.

Juniors dominated possession at 62 per cent and registered 101 attacks to Cuenca's 69. Yet the statistics tell only part of the story. The home side managed seven shots off target against seven on target for Juniors, while the visitors recorded five shots off target with seven on target. Cuenca picked up five yellow cards compared to four for the visitors, suggesting a tense encounter that did not always flow.

The draw leaves Deportivo Cuenca in fourth place on 34 points from 22 games, having won nine, drawn seven and lost six. Juniors remain third with 37 points from their 22 matches, with nine victories, ten draws and three defeats. Both sides have now extended their unbeaten runs, though Cuenca's recent form includes a heavy 3-0 defeat to Gualaqueso just eight days ago.