Leones del Norte beat Libertad 3-1 on Saturday, 04 July 2026 in Liga Pro. The match was refereed by Yerson Zambrano. It was played at Estadio Federativo Reina del Cisne.
First half: J. Rodríguez received a yellow card for Libertad at 14'. Libertad took the lead at 27' when Vilinton Germán Branda Merlín scored, with the assist credited to E. Patta, making the score 1-0. J. Rodríguez received a yellow card for Libertad at 32'. J. Rodríguez received a red card for Libertad at 32'. N. Monserrat received a yellow card for Leones del Norte at 33'. Libertad made their 1st substitution at 38', with D. Coronel replacing M. Lucas. VAR intervened at 43' for Libertad (Goal cancelled). Leones del Norte reduced the deficit at 45' when J. Anangono scored (Penalty), making the score 2-1. Leones del Norte leveled the score at 45' when J. Anangono scored, with the assist credited to D. Pazmiño, making the score 2-2. VAR intervened at 45+2' for Leones del Norte (Penalty confirmed).
Second half: Libertad made their 2nd substitution at 46', with Stick Carlos Castro Palma replacing R. Zambrano. Libertad made their 3rd substitution at 46', with H. Batalla replacing A. Chére. Libertad made their 4th substitution at 59', with G. Cortéz replacing Carlos Alfredo Orejuela Quiñónez. Leones del Norte made their 1st substitution at 59', with M. Caramuto replacing C. Solano. Libertad made their 5th substitution at 65', with J. Bravo replacing J. Estacio. Leones del Norte took the lead at 73' when D. Pazmiño scored, with the assist credited to M. Luque, making the score 2-3. VAR intervened at 75' for Leones del Norte (Goal confirmed). R. Zambrano received a yellow card for Libertad at 80'. Leones del Norte made their 2nd substitution at 81', with E. Griffa replacing R. Borja. Leones del Norte made their 3rd substitution at 81', with D. Pazmiño replacing J. Cabeza. A. Chére received a yellow card for Libertad at 90'. J. Cabeza received a yellow card for Leones del Norte at 90+3'. Leones del Norte made their 4th substitution at 90+3', with M. de la Cruz replacing M. Caicedo. Leones del Norte made their 5th substitution at 90+3', with B. Kreiman replacing N. Caicedo.
Libertad used 5 substitutions while Leones del Norte used 5 substitutions. Libertad got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Leones del Norte got 2 yellow cards.
How the match was won
- Leones del Norte outshot their opponent (6-24).
- Leones del Norte controlled possession (60%).
- Leones del Norte had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).
