{"id":499567,"date":"2026-02-06T20:49:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:49:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/cibao-fc-and-pantoja-close-out-sunday-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T20:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T00:49:39","slug":"cibao-fc-and-pantoja-close-out-sunday-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/sports\/baseball\/cibao-fc-and-pantoja-close-out-sunday-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Cibao FC and Pantoja close out Sunday Matchday 5 of the Liguilla"},"content":{"rendered":"SANTIAGO.- The Classic of Classics of the Dominican Football League (LDF), will close matchday 5 of the Liguilla, when Cibao FC visits Club Atl\u00e9tico Pantoja, on Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon, at the Panamericano stadium in the event dedicated to Dr. Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/delfines-se-imponen-como-visitantes-ante-moca-fc\/\">Dolphins win as visitors against MOCA FC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nCibao FC arrives at matchday 5 sharing the top spot with Delfines del Este and Moca FC, all with 7 accumulated points.\n\nWhile 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.\n\nThe Orange eleven exhibits two victories, a draw and a defeat, with 7 goals for and 5 against for a positive balance of plus 2.\n\nFor 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.\n\nCibao FC and Pantoja are the only clubs with more than one title in the LDF, since it was born in 2015.\n\nThe Orange eleven has been victorious on five occasions and is the current champion, while Pantoja has lifted the cup twice.\n\nIn the regular season, both clubs finished 1st and 2nd, with Pantoja in first place with 43 points and Cibao FC in second with 41.\n\nIn matchday 4, Junior Scheldeur's team, which has had several injuries, defeated Universidad O&amp;M with a score of 4-2, supported by a brace from Rivaldo Correa and goals from Omar De la Cruz and Julio C\u00e9sar Murillo.\n\nThe three top scorers of the current champions plus Ernesto \u201cChe\u201d Trinidad were included in the Ideal Eleven of matchday 4 of the Liguilla.\n\nThe top scorer for Cibao FC continues to be \u00c1ngel P\u00e9rez with 8, Edwarlyn Reyes has 6, Rivaldo Correa 5, Julio C\u00e9sar Murillo and Carlos \u201cCaballo\u201d Ventura, with 3 each, Wilman Modesta, Javier Roces, Walter Acu\u00f1a, Juli\u00e1n G\u00f3mez and Leonardo Villalba.\n\nThey are pointed out with one, Gabriel Peguero, Yunior Peralta, Cesar\u00edn Ortiz, Gonzalo Alarc\u00f3n, Eli\u00e1n L\u00f3pez and Omar De la Cruz.\n\nThe people in charge of protecting the orange arch are Captain Miguel Lloyd, Edwin \"Gato\" Fr\u00edas and Eli\u00e1n Beras.\n\nPantoja's top scorer is Carlos Sarante with 6 goals, Luis Espinal has 5, Fabricio Moreno and Gerard Lavergne with 3, Yordi \u00c1lvarez and Edison Guerrero have 2 and with one Jos\u00e9 Jaquez, Ismael \u201cPinta\u201d D\u00edaz and Jeremy B\u00e1ez.\n\n\n<p><strong>OTHER MATCHES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nThe 5th matchday of the Liguilla begins this Saturday with two matches, when Moca FC visits Universidad O&amp;M at the Panamericano stadium at 3:30 in the afternoon.\n\nAt the same time, Salcedo FC will be hosting Delfines del Este at the Domingo Polonia stadium.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANTIAGO.- The Classic of Classics of the Dominican Football League (LDF), will close matchday 5 of the Liguilla, when Cibao FC visits Club Atl\u00e9tico Pantoja, on Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon, at the Panamericano stadium in the event dedicated to Dr. Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader. 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