Copa América: Panama places the US in bother

Panama defeated the US 2-1 within the Copa America on Thursday, a golden victory for his or her potential passage to the qualifiers in a match wherein they needed to come again from the opening purpose of the match host.

The primary half began with a spectacular overhead kick by Édgar Yoel Bárcenas that went simply over the submit. Panama was giving a warning that they wanted so as to add factors to remain alive.

However after that warning, what Panama acquired was an excellent scare: Weston McKennie scored a purpose for the US on a set piece after a rejection inside the world.

After the VAR reviewed the play, Salvadoran referee Iván Barton disallowed the purpose for offside by Tim Ream, who had assisted McKennie.

The VAR is the protagonist

VAR was as soon as once more the protagonist within the 18th minute, when Barton despatched off Tim Weah for an inexplicable assault on Roderick Miller.

Weah punched Miller within the head with out the ball being in play.

The second of his profession thus far within the match.

It was a purpose an identical to that of Maximiliano Araújo, the primary that Panama conceded in its debut towards Uruguay.

Panama responded instantly. César Blackman, who took the place of the injured José ‘Puma’ Rodríguez…

He equalised with a shot simply inside the fitting submit from Matt Turner from exterior the world.

Balogun’s purpose had been a mirage. With 10, the American group grew to become a leak each in protection and within the midfield, with many areas for Adalberto Carrasquilla to do harm.

Till the break, the sensation was of fixed hazard within the space defended by Turner, however the Panamanians had been unable to reap the benefits of their superiority. First time wherein he went via all the pieces.

Copa America: Panama has a prize with 11

Gregg Berhalter modified system within the second half, from the preliminary 4-4-3 to 5-3-1 with the introduction of defender Cameron Carter-Vickers with the goal of stopping the bleeding within the minutes earlier than the break and maybe already fascinated about saving the tie.

He additionally changed Turner, who within the first half injured his knee after risking his bodily health in a contested ball with Blackman.

Panama was already dreaming of a second when the referee pointed to the penalty spot for a problem inside the world by Carter-Vickers on José Fajardo, who had come on at half-time.

However after consulting his preliminary choice once more with the VAR display, Barton backtracked, contemplating that there had been no contact.

Within the midst of Panamanian dominance with out clear probabilities, Ricardo Pepi forgave in one of many few that the US had, ending weakly with a header into the fingers of Mosquera.

The top of the match was approaching when Panama acquired its reward within the 83rd minute, in a play initiated by Carrasquilla wherein Fajardo put it into the again of the online assisted by the just lately substituted Abdiel Ayarza.

The Panamanian pleasure was reduce brief shortly after, when Carrasquilla was despatched off with a straight pink card for an unpleasant deal with from behind on Christian Pulisic.

With 10 towards 10, the 5 minutes of added time appeared everlasting for Panama.

The defeat leaves the US in a really troublesome state of affairs…

Since qualification for the playoffs should be performed within the final sport of the group stage, towards the Uruguay group.

Whereas Panama will achieve this with Bolivia.

EFE

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