The 2010 Liga Panameña de Fútbol Clausura Final was the final match of the 2010 Liga Panameña de Fútbol Clausura, the 26th season of the top league competition in Panamanian football.
Background San Francisco went into the match as six-time Liga Panameña de Fútbol winners, having previously won in 1994-95, 1995-96, 2006, 2007 (C), 2008 (A) and 2009 (A), while Árabe Unido had won the competition five times previously, having won in 1998-99, 2001, 2004, 2008 (C) and 2009 (C).
During the 2010 Clausura season, San Francisco drew 1–1 against Árabe Unido at the Armando Dely Valdés in January with goals from Alberto Zapata and Víctor René Mendieta Jr. respectively, and defeated them 2–0 at the Agustín Sánchez in March with goals from Ricardo Phillips and Boris Alfaro.Árabe Unido 1-1 San Francisco
San Francisco's Amir White is the only player who missed this final due to a suspension.
Previous finals This is the second final between these two clubs, the previous match dates back to December 2, 2007 when San Francisco defeated Árabe Unido in a penalty shoot-out.
Match Details
INTERNAZIONALE: GK 16 William NegreteRB 15 Osvaldo González CB 3 Rolando Algandona CB 2 Carlos Rivera LB 7 Wess Torres RM 18 Ricardo Phillips DM 4 Juan Ramón Solis DM 5 Manuel Torres (c) LM 11 Víctor Herrera FW 19 Johan de Avila FW 26 Alberto Zapata Substitutes:FW 21 Boris Alfaro RM 10 Luis Olivardia Manager: Gary StempelROMA: GK 1 Carlos BejaranoRB 31 Eric Davis CB 4 Andrés Santamaría CB 32 Harold Cummings LB 21 David DanielsRM 11 Armando Cooper (c) DM 6 Alejandro Vélez CM 18 Luis Ángel RodríguezLM 13 José Justavino FW 16 Víctor René Mendieta Jr. FW 22 Publio Rodríguez Substitutes:FW 10 Orlando Rodríguez LM 23 Camilo Aguirre Manager: Richard Parra MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Hairo Fuentes (Panama) Jaime Smith (Panama) Fourth official: Jaffet Perea (Panama)MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Maximum of three substitutions.
2010 Clausura Champion:Árabe Unido6th Title
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