Deportivo Cuenca secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Emelec at the Alejandro Serrano Aguilar stadium in a tense Liga Pro encounter. The home side took the lead in the 35th minute when M. Diaz found the back of the net, assisted by L. Mancinelli. Emelec responded swiftly at the start of the second half, with I. Guerrico equalizing just after the halftime break. However, Cuenca refused to settle for a draw, and M. Diaz proved to be the match-winner, scoring his second of the game in the 62nd minute, this time set up by J. Ordonez. The match saw a number of yellow cards for both sides, indicating the fiercely contested nature of the proceedings, but Cuenca held on to claim all three points.