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Umecit Holds Lead in Panama’s LPF Tournament, Potros del Este Climbs to the Top- March 2024

This content was published on March 11, 2024 – 06:01

Panama City, March 10 (EFE).- A draw earned Umecit this Sunday to continue leading the Western Conference of the Apertura 2024 tournament of the Panamanian Football League (LPF), two points behind its main competitor, while the Potros del Este’s victory pushed him to the top of his rankings. Umecit thus remains leader in the Western Conference with 13 points, after drawing without goals against Deportivo Arabe Unidos (DAU) from the province of Colón, penultimate in the East with 9 points. In a match with more movement on the scoreboard and a comeback included, Herrera fell to Potros del Este 1-2, after the local team was ahead on the scoreboard. With this result, Herrera, who was second in the West, fell to fourth place with 9 points, while the Colts of the East rose from third to the top of the Conference table (East) with 15 points, dominated until then for the Alianza with 14 points. Alianza maintains that score, dropping to third place, after being defeated by the three-time champion Club Atlético Independiente (CAI) by a resounding 5-1, in the big win of the day, a victory that pushed CAI to second place in the Conference West with 11 points. Also a defeat by Sporting San Miguelito against San Francisco (0-1), with a quick goal from the visitors in the 10th minute, kept the so-called “Academics” of San Miguelito of coach Jair Palacios at the bottom of the Conference This. The San Francisco “Monks”, for their part, rose to third place in the Western Conference, with 10 points. Veraguas remains at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, having suffered a new defeat at the Plaza Amador by 2-1, and even though they started ahead on the scoreboard, but a double yellow in the 79th minute, with the result tied 1-1, he helped finally achieve the opposing victory with a goal at the limit, with four minutes remaining in regulation time. Deportivo Universitario was also unable to take advantage of a 2-0 gap against Tauro, who came back from two goals down to leave the score at a tie. Tauro thus remains in second place in the Eastern Conference with 14 points, while Deportivo Universitario is in the lowest positions in the West, occupying fifth place with 8 points. EFE mt/cav

2024-03-11 06:35:47
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