Libertad de Loja lose out to Mushuc Runa

Mushuc Runa beat Libertad de Loja in a close win on Saturday, 2-1, in a game related to matchweek 1 of Ecuador League. Both Renato Salas's team and Geovanny Cumbicus 's team held their first game in the competition.

After 13 minutes, Mushuc Runa saw Diego Ledesma miss a penalty. Shortly before the interval, Felipe Ávila opened the scoring for Libertad de Loja.

In the 75th minute, Tobias Donsanti saw a red card after receiving his second yellow deep into added time, Daniel Segura fired home for Renato Salas's team. Joaquín Vergés scored the winning goal with 90 minutes already on the clock.

After the result Mushuc Runa are 6th in the table, with 3 points, while Libertad de Loja sit 9th place, with 0 points. In relation to forthcoming league matches, Renato Salas's team will play away against Emelec, whilst Geovanny Cumbicus 's team will host Universidad Catolica.