Panama vs. United States, for the Copa América 2024: targets, abstract and controversies

In Atlanta, the Central People celebrated 2-1: Weah was despatched off for the house staff, Balogun began the sport and Blackman and Fajardo substituted for the staff that later noticed Carrasquilla obtain a purple card.

Panama stunned america this Thursday with a 2-1 on the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, for date 2 of group C of the Copa América 2024. In a match that had every part, the Central People acquired into the struggle for transfer on to the quarterfinals within the zone accomplished by Uruguay and Bolivia.

The match began with Panama making an attempt to shock with a overhead kick from Edgar Bárcenas that went excessive, and continued to be full of life after 4 minutes when the house staff transformed, celebrated… and was denied the purpose by the VAR. Chris Richards headed the ball barely off the crossbar, Tim Ream touched it again and Weston McKennie grabbed the rebound with a excessive shot; however the video assistant didn’t validate the motion because of Ream being offside.

Within the seventeenth minute, one other play modified the sport when the VAR warned that Tim Weah had dealt successful off the ball to Roderick Miller, for which he deserved a sending off. Nevertheless, with one much less man, within the twenty first minute Gregg Berhalter’s staff took the lead. Antonee Robinson recovered on the left after the staff’s excessive stress, touched Folarin Balogun twice and the latter outlined on the fringe of the world excessive and on the far put up for an awesome purpose.

However instantly, the customer reacted with César Blackman operating over the crescent, recovering regardless of the rejection and defining low and to the correct put up of Matt Turner. The event continued shut however with none surprises till, within the final one earlier than the break, Balagun (ahead?) crashed a shot into the nook.

At first of the second half, Edgardo Fariña demanded Ethan Horvath, the goalkeeper who changed the injured Turner at half-time. Later, referee Iván Barton awarded a penalty by Cameron Carter-Vickers to José Fajardo -both of whom had been substituted-, however the VAR saved him by calling him to indicate him that there had been no contact on the Panamanian’s physique.

With the guests trying to make the most of having an additional man towards a rival that might not match up even with substitutions, within the thirty seventh minute, in an awesome collective motion, Fajardo obtained the ball on the correct from one other substitute, Abdiel Ayarza, and with a first-time shot excessive and to the close to put up he acquired the reward for Panama. In a frenetic remaining jiffy, Thomas Christiansen’s males devoted themselves to defending their benefit with pure robust legs and from that collection of fouls, Adalberto Carrasquilla was despatched off within the forty second minute for aiding Christian Pulisic.

The ultimate in Atlanta was amidst the doubts of america – they may nonetheless must face Marcelo Bielsa’s Celeste – and the certainties of a Panama that’s hoping for a shock.