WC Qualification Concacaf: United States crushes Panama 5-1 playing a great match
ORLANDO. United States demolishes Panama 5-1 with goals of
ORLANDO. United States demolishes Panama 5-1 with goals of C. Pulisic (17′ pen), P. Arriola (23′), J. Ferreira (27′), C. Pulisic (45′ pen) and C. Pulisic (65′). On the other side, Panama scored with A. Godoy (86′). Panama lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Exploria Stadium stadium in Orlando on Monday and it started at 1:00 am local time. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 20.8 degrees Celsius or 69.51 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 37%.
Match Statistics
Panama was in firm control of the ball 60% while United States was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Panama was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, United States managed to find the solution to win this encounter.
United States shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Panama shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
United States received 2 yellow cards (C. Pulisic and A. Long). On the opposite side, Panama received 3 yellow cards (A. Godoy, R. Blackburn and E. Davis).
After playing this encounter, United States will have 22 points like Mexico and Costa Rica to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Panama will stay with 18 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Walker Zimmerman (Penalty awarded)
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17'17'
Christian Pulišić (Penalty)
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23'23'
Paul Arriola
Antonee Robinson
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27'27'
Jesús Ferreira
Paul Arriola
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45'45'
Christian Pulišić (Penalty)
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45'45'
Aníbal Godoy
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45'45'
Rolando Blackburn
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46'46'
Giovanni Reyna
Paul Arriola
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46'46'
José Luis Rodríguez
Freddy Góndola
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46'46'
Gabriel Torres
Rolando Blackburn
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46'46'
Kellyn Acosta
Yunus Musah
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46'46'
Victor Medina
Yoel Bárcenas
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57'57'
Eric Davis
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65'65'
Christian Pulišić
Antonee Robinson
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65'65'
Aaron Long
Miles Robinson
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65'65'
Cristian Martínez
Adalberto Carrasquilla
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69'69'
Christian Pulišić
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71'71'
Gianluca Busio
Christian Pulišić
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71'71'
Jordan Morris
Tyler Adams
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85'85'
Aaron Long
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86'86'
Aníbal Godoy
Eric Davis
Next match
In the upcoming WC Qualification Concacaf match, United States will play away against Costa Rica on the 31st of March with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Costa Rica (1 draw).
Panama will host Canada on the 31st of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Canada (3 draws).
United States: Formation and Lineups
United States started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Gregg Berhalter chose to play with the following team: Zack Steffen , Shaq Moore , Walker Zimmerman , Miles Robinson , Antonee Robinson , Yunus Musah , Tyler Adams , Luca De La Torre , Paul Arriola , Jesús Ferreira and Christian Pulišić .
Substitutes
United States made 5 changes: P. Arriola for G. Reyna (46′), Y. Musah for K. Acosta (46′), M. Robinson for A. Long (65′), C. Pulisic for G. Busio (70′) and T. Adams for J. Morris (71′).
Top player: Christian Pulišić
Probably the most impressive player in United States was Christian Pulišić.
His rating is with 3 goals, 19 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Panama: Formation and Lineups
Panama started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Thomas Christiansen Tarín played with: Luis Mejía , Michael Murillo , Fidel Escobar , Andrés Andrade , Éric Davis , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Aníbal Godoy , Édgar Bárcenas , Alberto Quintero , Freddy Góndola and Rolando Blackburn .
Substitutes
Panama made 4 changes: R. Blackburn for G. Torres (46′), Y. Barcenas for V. Medina (46′), F. Gondola for J. Rodriguez (46′) and A. Carrasquilla for C. Martinez (65′).
Top player: Éric Davis
Probably the most impressive player in Panama was Éric Davis.
His rating is with 60 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 13 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Concacaf
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