2024-04-27 04:24:56
In a vibrant match played at the Atahualpa Olympic stadium, Universidad Católica tied 3-3 against Deportivo Cuenca, for Date 3 of the LigaPro Ecuabet 2024. The ‘morlacos’ were ahead on the scoreboard, but in the second stage, the locals reacted and they equalized.
The Cuenca team took the lead with a goal from player Nazareno Romero in the 27th minute, this despite the fact that the locals looked better on the field. After the goal, Deportivo Cuenca raised its level. Minutes before the end of the first half and after a foul in the ‘little blue train’ area, which had to be reviewed by the VAR, Raúl Becerra scored the second goal from the penalty spot.
Once the second half began, Danny Luna extended the score at 48′ and scored 3-0 in favor of Deportivo Cuenca. Those led by Jorge Célico did not give up and in the 58th minute, Jhon Jairo Cifuente appeared to score a great goal from outside the area and thus made it 1-3.
At minute 65, José Fajardo made it 2-3 for Católica with an unstoppable header for goalkeeper Hamilton Piedra. The locals showed improvement and two minutes later (67′), Kevin Quevedo scored the equalizing goal.
In the final minutes, Universidad Católica turned to ‘Morlaco’ territory in search of victory and Cifuente’s feet had a clear pass between Piedra’s legs, a play that was reviewed by the VAR and did not result in a goal for the locals. . Jorge Célico was sent off minutes before the end of the match.
With this result, Católica is third in the table with 7 points, while Cuenca remains in box 11 with 2 units. For the next date, Universidad Católica was to host Barcelona, but the match was postponed, while Deportivo Cuenca will host Macará.
By: Cancha Ecuador