This Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Olympic Stadium Felix Sanchez, FC Cibao beat Atletico Pantoja with difficulty by the mark of 2 goals to 1 to win the regular round of the Liga Dominicana de Football (LDF 2022), in a rescheduled match belonging to the ninth day. The Haitian playmaker, Herold Charles, Jr. was a starter for Cibao.
It is in the first period that the men in orange and black colors of the Argentine technician Jorge Alfonso built their success. They scored twice to get the better of their opponent, first with the opening goal of Jean Carlos Lopez (16′, 0-1) and then on an own goal of the goalkeeper Pascual Ramirez, following a free kick of the visitors in the 42nd minute (0-2). The teammates of the Haitian number 10 Herold Charles Jr. returned to the locker room with a two-goal lead.
Three minutes into the second half, the home side cut the deficit to one through Kendry Tejada (48′, 1-2). Both teams had many opportunities without realizing them. The visitors kept this advantage until the final whistle.
To be crowned champion of the regular phase of the Liga Dominicana de Football 2022, FC Cibao played 13 games with a record of 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats. With 27 points, the finalist of the last edition of the CONCACAF Caribbean Club Championship 2022, will not be able to be caught up by its pursuers O&M and Jarabacoa (23 points), Vega Real (22 points) and Moca FC (21 points) with one day to go.