The Clásico of the Dominican Football League (LDF 2023) concluded with a 1-0 victory for Cibao FC over Club Atlético Pantoja in a match held at the Panamericano stadium in San Cristóbal.
It was the second win in the same number of games for Cibao FC, which remains at the top of the young tournament with 6 points.
The definition
The match was defined at minute 25 when the Colombian Juan David Díaz scored the only goal of the match and was later sent off with a red card, leaving the eleventh orange with one less man.
The 25th minute was played when a ball arrived in front of Pantoja’s goal and Juan David Díaz did not forgive him, with a powerful and precise left foot he sent it to the back of the net to make it 0-1.
For the Colombian it was his second goal of the season in the first two games for Cibao FC.
The defenses of both oncenos became hermetic and went to the halftime break with the minimum advantage of the Cibaeños.
For complementary time, Cibao FC came out with the same eleventh team that started, while Pantoja put Maeño Luis Espinal on the field.
with one less
At minute 53 Juan David Díaz had a violent tackle on Herard Frantzety and the referee took the red card from him, forcing him to leave the field and leaving his club with one less player.
With a numerical advantage, Pantoja intensified his attacks with a dangerous arrival in the territory of Miguel Lloyd.
In the 73rd minute, Erick Japa fell in midfield and was unable to return, being replaced by Jean Luis Martínez, while Yohan Parra came on to defend for Junior Peralta.
The locals erupted in jubilation when Ronaldo “La Chivita” Vásquez, the best player of last season, entered the game at minute 78.
Javier Roces was another change made by Cibao FC when he came on for Ángel Montes de Oca at minute 80.
In the 87th minute, the DT of the orange club appealed to his last change, entering Víctor Taveras for Carlos Ventura.
The Argentine Gabriel Martínez Poch put the star goalkeeper Miguel Lloyd to take care of the orange goal of Cibao FC.
He completed the starting eleven with Oscar Florencio, Julio César Murillo, Ernesto “Che” Trinidad, Ismael “Pinta” Díaz, Ángel Montes de Oca, Facundo Guinchón, Juan David Díaz, Carlos Ventura, Junior Peralta and Erick Japa.
