QUITO (Interstat) — Barcelona SC turned a fast start and a late surge into a 4-0 victory over SD Aucas in a global football match, using goals from Dario Benedetto, Luis Cano and Damian Diaz to secure its first win of the competition. Barcelona SC improved to one win, one loss and one draw in the competition and holds the same record across all competitions. SD Aucas remained without a win, moving to zero wins, two losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. The visiting side controlled the match from the opening stages and never allowed SD Aucas to find a response.

Benedetto opened the scoring in the eighth minute, giving Barcelona SC an early lead that changed the shape of the match. The goal was the first of four for the visitors and set the tone for a performance in which Barcelona SC created the clearer chances and converted the most important ones. Benedetto finished with one goal in 68 minutes, while Byron Castillo supplied an assist in 59 minutes and also received a yellow card. Barcelona SC’s attacking pressure continued through the first half, but SD Aucas managed to keep the deficit at one goal until the closing stretch.

The match remained 1-0 for most of the second half before Barcelona SC pulled away with three goals in the final minutes. Cano scored in the 82nd minute to double the lead, and Diaz added another in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage time. Cano then completed his brace in the eighth minute of stoppage time, capping a late flurry that turned a competitive scoreline into a one-sided result. Cano’s statline read 31 minutes and two goals, while Diaz recorded one goal in 22 minutes. The late goals reflected Barcelona SC’s ability to maintain pressure after SD Aucas made changes.

SD Aucas’s best chance to change the game came before Barcelona SC’s late outburst, but the home side could not convert and was forced to chase the match. Yellow cards punctuated the contest: Vallecilla, Castillo, Carabali and Lugo were booked for Barcelona SC, while Quinonez received two yellow cards and Vera was also booked for SD Aucas. The bookings added stoppage time and disrupted the rhythm of a match that Barcelona SC controlled for long stretches. SD Aucas had entered the match looking to build on a draw with LDU Quito and a loss at Ind. del Valle, but the home side could not find a goal against a Barcelona SC defense that protected the clean sheet.

Barcelona SC’s result followed a draw with Universidad Catolica and a loss at LDU Quito in its previous matches. The win gave Barcelona SC a one-win, one-loss, one-draw competition record and a one-win, one-loss, one-draw mark across all competitions. SD Aucas, meanwhile, remained at zero wins, two losses and one draw in the competition and across all competitions. The visiting side’s four-goal output marked the most decisive margin of its young campaign and gave the club momentum after two tight results.

Both sides made five substitutions in the second half, but the changes did not slow Barcelona SC’s attack, which produced its most dangerous moments after the 80th minute. Castillo’s assist and yellow card were part of a busy outing, and Vallecilla, Carabali and Lugo also picked up bookings for the visitors. For SD Aucas, the disciplinary trouble and inability to finish chances compounded a difficult night. The home side’s best spell came in the first hour, but it could not turn possession into a goal.

Before the match, Interstat’s game simulator projected a 2-1 Barcelona SC victory, and Interstat’s ELO system gave Barcelona SC a 55.2 percent probability to win. SD Aucas had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 0.5. The total score of 4 went under the over/under line of 2.5.