Match Thread: United States vs Panama | CONCACAF Nations League Semifinal

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Venue: SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

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Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica)

Winner faces winner of Canada vs Mexico on Sunday in the Nations League Final


United States

Starting XI: (4-2-3-1) Matt Turner; Timothy Weah, Chris Richards, Tim Ream, Joe Scally; Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie; Yunus Musah, Tanner Tessman, Christian Pulisic; Josh Sargent

Substitutes: Patrick Schulte, Zack Steffen, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Giovanni Reyna, Jack McGlynn, Marlon Fossey, Patrick Agyemang, Diego Luna, Mark McKenzie, Brian White, Brian Gutierrez, Max Arfsten

Manager: Mauricio Pochettino 🇦🇷


Panama

Starting XI: (4-1-4-1) Orlando Mosquera; Cesar Blackman, Edgardo Farina, Jose Cordoba, Jorge Gutierrez; Christian Martinez; Jose Rodriguez, Adalberto Carasquilla, Anibal Godoy, Carlos Harvey; Jose Fajardo

Substitutes: Luis Mejia, Cesar Samudio, Martin Krug, Edwar Cedeno, Omar Valencia, Cecilio Waterman, Gustavo Herrera, Ismael Diaz, Tomas Rodriguez, Janpol Morales, Ivan Anderson

Manager: Thomas Christiansen 🇪🇸


Match Updates

1' Underway!

3' Sargent wins an early corner for the Americans. Comes to nothing as the aforementioned Sargent commits a foul

9' A giveaway by Richards leads to a chance for Martinez, but his cross is blocked by Adams. Corner Panama, cleared by Richards

19' After a bit of a lull in the action, Sargent makes a good run to win a corner. Headed away by Blackman

20' SARGENT HITS THE POST! A good ball from Pulisic to McKennie leads to a first time effort from the Norwich striker, which deflects and goes off the post!

20' SAVE MOSQUERA! Weah's cross is headed by McKennie, but right to the keeper

24' Sargent has the ball in the Panamanian net, but the flag goes up for an offside on Weah

32' Free kick for the US as Farina brings down Sargent, who was chasing after an over the top ball

33' Pulisic takes, but it's wasted. Goal kick Panama


HALFTIME

United States 0 Panama 0


46' Second half underway!

47' Weah with a superbly timed run to win a corner. Comes to nothing, but Musah quickly wins another corner

49' Headed away by Fajardo

53' Weah's shot is right to Mosquera, who was positioned well

56' Pulisic's shot is blocked by Godoy. Corner USA, cleared

68' First substitutions as Patrick Agyemang and Jack McGlynn enter for Josh Sargent and Tanner Tessman

70' Cecilio Waterman replaces Jose Fajardo

72' Richards is booked for a foul on Waterman

77' Play stopped as Richards is down with a head injury

79' Mark McKenzie replaces the injured Chris Richards for the US, and for Panama, Ivan Anderson enters for Cesar Blackman

82' SAVE MOSQUERA as Agyemang sneaks behind!

88' Pulisic's pullback finds Agyemang but he can't get clean contact, goal kick Panama

90' Pulisic is booked for a foul

90+1' Five minutes added on as Ismael Diaz and Janpol Morales enter for Jose Rodriguez and Christian Martinez

90+3' Scally wins a later corner...

90+4' GOAL PANAMA!! Cecilio Waterman with a rifled finished to surely win the match! 1-0. Waterman booked for excessive celebration

90+8' Adams with a strike that sails just over! That was the chance


FULLTIME

United States 0 Panama 1 (Waterman 90+4')