Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Cibao FC and Pantoja close out Sunday Matchday 5 of the Liguilla

SANTIAGO.- The Classic of Classics of the Dominican Football League (LDF), will close matchday 5 of the Liguilla, when Cibao FC visits Club Atlético Pantoja, on Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon, at the Panamericano stadium in the event dedicated to Dr. José Rafael Abinader.

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Cibao FC arrives at matchday 5 sharing the top spot with Delfines del Este and Moca FC, all with 7 accumulated points. While Pantoja is in fourth place in the standings, which it shares with Salcedo FC, since the top four in the standings advance to the semifinals. The Orange eleven exhibits two victories, a draw and a defeat, with 7 goals for and 5 against for a positive balance of plus 2. For the match, Pantoja arrives with a victory, two draws and a defeat for five points, with 5 goals for and 3 against for a plus 2. Cibao FC and Pantoja are the only clubs with more than one title in the LDF, since it was born in 2015. The Orange eleven has been victorious on five occasions and is the current champion, while Pantoja has lifted the cup twice. In the regular season, both clubs finished 1st and 2nd, with Pantoja in first place with 43 points and Cibao FC in second with 41. In matchday 4, Junior Scheldeur's team, which has had several injuries, defeated Universidad O&M with a score of 4-2, supported by a brace from Rivaldo Correa and goals from Omar De la Cruz and Julio César Murillo. The three top scorers of the current champions plus Ernesto “Che” Trinidad were included in the Ideal Eleven of matchday 4 of the Liguilla. The top scorer for Cibao FC continues to be Ángel Pérez with 8, Edwarlyn Reyes has 6, Rivaldo Correa 5, Julio César Murillo and Carlos “Caballo” Ventura, with 3 each, Wilman Modesta, Javier Roces, Walter Acuña, Julián Gómez and Leonardo Villalba. They are pointed out with one, Gabriel Peguero, Yunior Peralta, Cesarín Ortiz, Gonzalo Alarcón, Elián López and Omar De la Cruz. The people in charge of protecting the orange arch are Captain Miguel Lloyd, Edwin "Gato" Frías and Elián Beras. Pantoja's top scorer is Carlos Sarante with 6 goals, Luis Espinal has 5, Fabricio Moreno and Gerard Lavergne with 3, Yordi Álvarez and Edison Guerrero have 2 and with one José Jaquez, Ismael “Pinta” Díaz and Jeremy Báez.

OTHER MATCHES

The 5th matchday of the Liguilla begins this Saturday with two matches, when Moca FC visits Universidad O&M at the Panamericano stadium at 3:30 in the afternoon. At the same time, Salcedo FC will be hosting Delfines del Este at the Domingo Polonia stadium.

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