Angel Valdes | January 23, 2023
Herrera FC once again had an outstanding performance by beating Club Atlético Independiente (CAI) as a visitor 3 goals to 1 in the activity of the second date of the 2023 Opening Tournament of the Panamanian Soccer League.
Dionisio Bernal at minute 34′ put the sharks ahead in the first half, then in addition Alexis Cundumi at 63′ and Ronaldo Córdoba from a penalty made it 3-0, CAI’s discount reached 90+7 with Marlon Ávila.
With this result, Herrera FC is the only team that has won its first two matches of the tournament and has seven goals scored leading this statistic after two games.
Other results
The Universitario, with scores from Lilio Mena, Mario Carmona, Ricardo Ávila and Yair Rentería, beat Atlético Chiriquí 4 goals to 2, both of which were from Miguel Cazasola.
Despite an outstanding performance by Omar Browne who scored a double, including a luxury goal with a subtle touch from rabona, Tauro FC could not add the 3 points as they drew 2-2 with Sporting SM who scored their two goals in time replacement, Jorlián Sánchez at 90+2 and Valentín Pimentel at 90+3 got the tie for the academics to rescue the point.
Árabe Unido beat Alianza 2-0 with goals from Angel Caicedo just three minutes into the game and Abdiel Macea scored at 40′ for the victory of those from the Atlantic coast.
Umecit FC got its first point in its history in the senior category by drawing San Francisco 1-1, Darwin Pinzón from a penalty put Umecit ahead and ten minutes from the end Nilson Espinoza tied for the Monjes.
While Plaza Amador beat the colts from Costa del Este 2-1, Ricardo Clarke put the placinos ahead at 25′ but the tie came 2 minutes from the end of the first half through Alessandro Canales, in complementary time Ronaldo Dinolis at 53′ scored the winning goal.
In the Eastern Conference, Arabe Unido, Sporting SM and Plaza Amador have 4 points, Alianza with 3, Tauro with 1 unit and Costa del Este without points after two rounds.
In the Western Conference, Herrera FC leads with 6 points, San Francisco has 4, CAI and Universitario 3 units, Umecit with 1 point and Atlético Chiriquí without points.
