QUITO (Interstat) — Milagro Barahona recorded a hat trick and an assist as LDU Quito routed visiting Bolivar 6-0 on Thursday in a women’s soccer match. LDU Quito scored three times in the opening 13 minutes and led from there.

Barahona opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Tamara Angulo doubled the lead in the 11th minute, and Barahona struck again in the 13th minute. Cecil Aldana made it 4-0 in the 46th minute. Carina Caicedo scored in the 68th minute. Barahona completed her hat trick and also set up a goal, while Xiomara Alcivar finished with two assists. Melany Tapuy and N. Celis each added an assist. Angulo, Aldana and Caicedo also scored for LDU Quito. Barahona was the top performer for LDU Quito with three goals and one assist. Aldana scored in 44 minutes of play, Caicedo scored in 25 minutes, and Angulo also scored for LDU Quito. Alcivar had two assists in 66 minutes, Tapuy had one assist in 65 minutes and Celis had one assist in 24 minutes.

In descending order of importance, the key performances were Barahona with 90 minutes, three goals and one assist; Angulo with 90 minutes and one goal; Aldana with 44 minutes and one goal; Alcivar with 66 minutes and two assists; Caicedo with 25 minutes and one goal; Tapuy with 65 minutes and one assist; and Celis with 24 minutes and one assist. Barahona was the top star for LDU Quito. Bolivar was held scoreless. The match included 10 substitutions, five for each team. J. Cabrera Salto of Bolivar received the match’s only listed yellow card. LDU Quito scored six goals in total. Bolivar scored zero. The final score was 6-0.

Bolivar’s J. Cabrera Salto received a yellow card in the 63rd minute. In the 10th minute, Bolivar brought on I. Camacho. In the 46th minute, LDU Quito brought on R. Flores. In the same minute, LDU Quito brought on N.J. Briones Mera. In the 57th minute, Bolivar brought on S.N. Cruz Lozano. In the same minute, Bolivar brought on M. Hernandez. In the 65th minute, LDU Quito brought on M. Tapuy. In the 66th minute, LDU Quito brought on X. Alcivar. In the 72nd minute, Bolivar brought on L. Aroca. In the same minute, Bolivar brought on E.C. Lopez Valencia. In the 88th minute, LDU Quito brought on G.M. Arreaga Cotto. Bolivar used five substitutions in total, and LDU Quito also used five.

LDU Quito’s season record in this competition is now one win and two losses. LDU Quito’s season record across all competitions is also one win and two losses. Bolivar’s season record in this competition is now no wins, two losses and one draw. Bolivar’s season record across all competitions is also no wins, two losses and one draw. The competition record and the all-competitions record are identical for both teams.

LDU Quito entered the match after losing its previous two matches. LDU Quito fell 1-0 at home to Olimpia Asuncion. Before that, LDU Quito lost 2-1 at Cruzeiro. Bolivar entered after a 3-0 loss at Cruzeiro. Before that, Bolivar drew 2-2 with Olimpia Asuncion. Barahona had played 90 minutes in each of LDU Quito’s previous two matches. She received a yellow card in the match against Olimpia Asuncion.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of LDU Quito 1, Bolivar 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected LDU Quito with a 62.4 percent probability to win. LDU Quito had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The total score of 6 went under the over/under line of 3.5.