The last matchday of the regular phase of League 2 produced a surprising result. The Chankasfrom Andahuaylas defeated Pirata FC with a scandalous result of 11-0, thereby securing participation in the playoffs for promotion to League 1 in 2024. This result caused an immediate reaction from the club from Lambayecan, which lodged a serious complaint.
The Northern team called on the FPF and the Association of Professional Footballers (Safap) to investigate this “suspicious result, which responds to non-sporting factors”.
Statement from Pirata FC. Photo: Twitter/Pirata FC
“Our club fulfills the work obligations of its employees and professional players seriously and responsibly at all times. However, we are several professional clubs in League 1 and League 2 that have been harmed by this inappropriate behavior of some players who have reacted to the match-fixing and betting that is damaging the investments of the professional clubs at great expense,” the document says , which they attached on their social networks.
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It is important to highlight that this is not the first complaint related to sports betting in Peruvian football. A few days ago, former football player Víctor Rossel explained that six Cantolao players were separated because they were involved in match-fixing.
“(…) Unprecedented non-sporting things have happened, in Municipal and Cantolao players were separated for non-sporting reasons. In Cantolao, six players were separated for sports betting reasons,” he said.
League 2 2023: Ranking
This is how the standings in League 2 end in 2023. Places 2 and 3 qualify directly for the semi-finals of the playoffs, while places 4 to 7 determine the other two semi-finalists who will compete against each other in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Alfonso Ugarte was relegated for scoring two walkovers.
position | Association | PJ | GD | PTS |
1 | United Merchants (C) | 26 | 32 | 63 |
2 | The Chankas | 26 | 47 | 53 |
3 | University Alliance | 26 | 18 | 51 |
4 | Llacuabamba | 26 | 13 | 46 |
5 | Santos FC | 25 | 5 | 39 |
6 | FC dealer | 26 | 1 | 39 |
7 | San Martin | 26 | 5 | 36 |
8th | Coopsol Sport | 26 | 1 | 36 |
9 | Juan Aurich | 25 | -7 | 28 |
10 | Alfonso Ugarte (D) | 23 | 1 | 27 |
11 | Ayacucho FC | 26 | -13 | 23 |
12 | Huaral Union | 25 | -15 | 21 |
13 | Pirate FC | 26 | -37 | 21 |
14 | Carlos Stone | 26 | -50 | 8th |