| Metric | LDU Quito | CD Universidad Catolica del Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 5 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Fajardo put Catolica in front at 9'06'', with Alonso providing the assist. Luis Segovia was booked three minutes later, and a VAR review at 26'47'' ruled out a penalty for the visitors. Estrada then had an LDU goal cancelled at 45'00'', leaving the hosts trailing at the interval.
LDU made three changes at half-time, with Leonel Quinonez, Alexander Alvarado and Jesus Pretell entering. Pretell was booked at 49'52'', while Deyverson came on at 57'34''. A second LDU effort, from Marcelo Weigandt, was cancelled after a VAR review at 61'56''.
Deyverson’s equaliser came at 70'38'' and was confirmed by VAR at 73'25''. Quinonez made it 2-1 at 73'50'', just seconds after that confirmation. For a match summary, the key stats were an early away lead and two LDU goals in just over three minutes; those late strikes became the defining highlights of the result.