Liga de Quito defeat Vélez in semis' first leg

Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito defeated Vélez Sársfield 2-0 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Sudamericana Cup. The Argentine team must now defeated the Ecuadorean team in the second leg to be played in Liniers to reach the final.

Liga's Hernán Barcos opened the score only 3' after the beginning of the second half, and netted the second goal at 38'.

The match was held at the Casa Blanca stadium in Quito, located 2,800 metres above the sea level.

The second leg will be held next Tuesday at the José Amalfitani stadium in Liniers neighbourhood, and the winner will then face the victorious team of the game between Brazil’s Vasco Da Gama and Universidad de Chile.

Line-ups:

Liga Deportiva: Alexander Domínguez; Jorge Guagua, Norberto Araujo or Geovanny Caicedo and Diego Calderón; Neicer Reasco, Patricio Urrutia, Fernando Hidalgo and Paul Ambrosí; Ezequiel González and Miller Bolaños; Hernán Barcos. Coach: Edgardo Bauza.

Vélez Sarsfield: Marcelo Barovero; Fabián Cubero, Sebastián Domínguez, Fernando Ortiz and Emiliano Papa; Augusto Fernández, Francisco Cerro, Ariel Cabral and Iván Bella; Héctor Canteros; Guillermo Franco. Coach: Ricardo Gareca.

Stadium: Casa Blanca de Quito.

Referee: Jorge Larrionda, Uruguay.