{"id":134219,"date":"2026-08-16T18:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/cibao-fc-seeks-its-first-victory-against-mount-pleasant-in-the-concacaf-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T18:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T22:54:21","slug":"cibao-fc-seeks-its-first-victory-against-mount-pleasant-in-the-concacaf-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/cibao-fc-seeks-its-first-victory-against-mount-pleasant-in-the-concacaf-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Cibao FC seeks its first victory against Mount Pleasant in the Concacaf Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cibao FC seeks its first victory in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup against Mount Pleasant<\/h2>\n\n<p>Cibao FC begins its journey this Monday to Jamaica with the goal of securing three points in the second matchday of the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup. The orange team will face Mount Pleasant FA this Tuesday at the National Stadium in Kingston, in a crucial duel for both clubs&#8217; aspirations within Group D.<\/p>\n\n<p>The Dominican squad arrives at this match after a goalless draw in their debut against Cavalier FC. Despite having controlled the pace of the game and showing statistical superiority, the team failed to convert their opportunities in front of the opposing goal. Cibao FC recorded notable ball possession and dominated corner kicks 6 to 1, demonstrating a tactical solidity that they will now seek to capitalize on Jamaican soil.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Match details and group overview<\/h3>\n\n<p>The match is scheduled to start at 6:00 PM. Currently, Group D is led by Salcedo FC with three points, while Cibao FC and Cavalier FC share second place with one point each. For their part, Mount Pleasant and Portmore United will look to earn their first points in the tournament after a difficult start.<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Cibao FC:<\/strong> 1 point (0-0 draw on the opening matchday).<\/li><li><strong>Statistical dominance:<\/strong> Yunior Peralta led the first round with 13 accurate passes, supported by a solid structure that includes players such as Cesar\u00edn Ortiz, Juan \u00c1ngeles, and Miguel Mu\u00f1oz.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Renewed squad under the direction of Junior Scheldeur<\/h3>\n\n<p>Technical director Junior Scheldeur has a competitive squad to face this international challenge. The goal is well-guarded with the experience of Miguel &#8220;Pichi&#8221; Lloyd, along with the talented Edwin &#8220;Gato&#8221; Fr\u00edas and Eli\u00e1n Beras. In the defensive zone, the team is strengthened by the returns of Oscar Florencio and Luis Ismael D\u00edaz, who join key pieces such as Darwin Palomeque and Darlin Ozuna.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">Cibao FC&#8217;s ambition is clear: to consolidate their collective play and translate ball possession into the final score to climb positions in Group D.<\/p>\n<cite>Alofoke Deportes Editorial Staff<\/cite>\n\n\n<p>The orange midfield and forward line will feature the experience of captain Jean Carlos L\u00f3pez, supported by high-energy players such as Ernesto &#8220;Che&#8221; Trinidad, Edwarlyn Reyes, V\u00edctor Minotta, and goalscorer Julio C\u00e9sar Murillo. With this group, the Dominican representative is confident in obtaining a positive result in Kingston that will allow them to advance steadily in the regional competition.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cibao FC seeks its first victory in the Concacaf Caribbean Cup against Mount Pleasant Cibao FC begins its journey this Monday to Jamaica with the goal of securing three points in the second matchday of the 2026 Concacaf Caribbean Cup. The orange team will face Mount Pleasant FA this Tuesday at the National Stadium in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":134220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[1548,3388,4198,607],"class_list":{"0":"post-134219","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-cibao-fc","9":"tag-concacaf","10":"tag-jamaica","11":"tag-soccer"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134219"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134219\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134219"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}