{"id":107185,"date":"2026-02-07T04:56:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/cibao-fc-vs-pantoja-ldf-classic-defines-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T04:56:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:56:27","slug":"cibao-fc-vs-pantoja-ldf-classic-defines-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/cibao-fc-vs-pantoja-ldf-classic-defines-matchday-5-of-the-liguilla\/","title":{"rendered":"Cibao FC vs Pantoja: LDF Classic defines matchday 5 of the Liguilla"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cl\u00e1sico Cibao FC vs. Pantoja Closes Matchday 5 of the LDF<\/h2>\n\nThe expected &#8220;Cl\u00e1sico de Cl\u00e1sicos&#8221; of the Dominican Republic Football League (LDF) will star in the closing of matchday 5 of the Liguilla. Cibao FC will face Club Atl\u00e9tico Pantoja on Sunday at 3:30 in the afternoon at the Panamericano stadium, in an event dedicated to Dr. Jos\u00e9 Rafael Abinader.\n\nThis match is crucial, as Cibao FC arrives at this date sharing the top of the table with Delfines del Este and Moca FC, all with 7 points. Pantoja, for its part, is in fourth position, tied with Salcedo FC. The top four teams advance to the semifinals, so the match is key for both.\n\nCibao FC has shown a solid performance with two wins, one draw and one defeat, scoring 7 goals and conceding 5, giving them a positive balance of +2. Pantoja registers one win, two draws and one defeat, totaling 5 points, with 5 goals for and 3 against, also with a balance of +2.\n\nSince the creation of the LDF in 2015, Cibao FC and Pantoja are the only teams with multiple titles. Cibao FC has triumphed on five occasions and is the current champion, while Pantoja has lifted the cup twice.\n\nIn the regular season, both teams demonstrated their quality by finishing in the top two, with Pantoja leading the table with 43 points and Cibao FC in second place with 41.\n\nIn matchday 4, the Junior Scheldeur team, despite the injuries, defeated Universidad O&amp;M with a score of 4-2, thanks to a brace from Rivaldo Correa and goals from Omar De la Cruz and Julio C\u00e9sar Murillo.\n\nCibao FC&#8217;s three top scorers, along with Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Trinidad, were included in the Ideal Eleven of matchday 4.\n\n\u00c1ngel P\u00e9rez leads Cibao FC&#8217;s goalscoring chart with 8 goals, followed by Edwarlyn Reyes with 6, Rivaldo Correa with 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 have also contributed with goals. In addition, Gabriel Peguero, Yunior Peralta, Cesar\u00edn Ortiz, Gonzalo Alarc\u00f3n, Eli\u00e1n L\u00f3pez and Omar De la Cruz have each scored one goal.\n\nCibao FC&#8217;s goal is guarded by Miguel Lloyd, Edwin &#8220;Gato&#8221; Fr\u00edas, and Eli\u00e1n Beras.\n\nCarlos Sarante is their top scorer with 6 goals for Pantoja. Luis Espinal has 5, Fabricio Moreno and Gerard Lavergne with 3, Yordi \u00c1lvarez and Edison Guerrero with 2, and Jos\u00e9 Jaquez, Ismael \u201cPinta\u201d D\u00edaz and Jeremy B\u00e1ez with one.\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other Matches of the Day<\/h2>\n\n\nThe 5th matchday of the Liguilla will begin on Saturday with two exciting matches. Moca FC will visit Universidad O&amp;M at the Panamericano stadium at 3:30 in the afternoon. Simultaneously, Salcedo FC will host Delfines del Este at the Domingo Polonia stadium.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cl\u00e1sico Cibao FC vs. Pantoja Closes Matchday 5 of the LDF The expected &#8220;Cl\u00e1sico de Cl\u00e1sicos&#8221; of the Dominican Republic Football League (LDF) will star in the closing of matchday 5 of the Liguilla. 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