El Nacional beat Libertad 3-1 on Saturday, 05 April 2025 in Liga Pro. The match was refereed by G. Araujo. It was played at Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne.
First half: El Nacional took the lead at 28' when Á. Ledesma scored, with the assist credited to A. Cela, making the score 0-1. O. Quiñónez received a yellow card for Libertad at 34'. Á. Ledesma received a yellow card for El Nacional at 45+2'.
Second half: Libertad made their 1st substitution at 46', with A. Quiñonez replacing J. Monaga. Libertad made their 2nd substitution at 46', with O. Quiñónez replacing N. Caicedo. C. Gruezo received a yellow card for Libertad at 50'. El Nacional extended the lead at 54' when E. Mejía scored, making the score 0-2. Libertad made their 3rd substitution at 69', with J. Timmer replacing Diego Francisco Ávila Murillo. El Nacional made their 1st substitution at 70', with A. Cela replacing F. Mora. El Nacional extended the lead at 73' when E. Mejía scored, making the score 0-3. Libertad made their 4th substitution at 76', with W. Bardales replacing Yerlin Quinonez. El Nacional made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. Cevallos replacing D. Pazmiño. El Nacional made their 3rd substitution at 77', with Á. Ledesma replacing Bryan Alejandro de Jesús Pabón. D. Cabezas received a yellow card for El Nacional at 78'. Libertad reduced the deficit at 85' when N. Caicedo scored, with the assist credited to Diego Francisco Ávila Murillo, making the score 1-3. El Nacional made their 4th substitution at 87', with E. Mejía replacing F. Martínez. El Nacional made their 5th substitution at 88', with M. Olmedo replacing Vilinton Germán Branda Merlín. W. Ayoví received a yellow card for Libertad at 90+6'.
Libertad used 4 substitutions while El Nacional used 5 substitutions. Libertad got 3 yellow cards, while El Nacional got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Shots were tight (17-13).
- Libertad controlled possession (60%).
- El Nacional had the sharper finishing (4-7 shots on target).
