
United States vs Panama, 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League, Semifinals
· Concacaf Nations LeaguePanama stuns USMNT in Nations League semifinal
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Cecilio Waterman scored a stunning goal in the fourth minute of second-half injury time, and Panama beat the three-time defending champion United States 1-0 on Thursday night to reach the Concacaf Nations League final.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Corner, USA. Conceded by José Córdoba.
- 4': Attempt missed. Tanner Tessmann (USA) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross following a corner.
- 4': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Josh Sargent (USA).
- 5': Foul by Yunus Musah (USA).
- 5': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Tyler Adams.
- 10': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 13': Foul by Timothy Weah (USA).
- 13': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Timothy Weah.
- 19': Corner, USA. Conceded by Edgardo Fariña.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Josh Sargent (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 20': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Timothy Weah with a cross.
- 24': Offside, USA. Timothy Weah is caught offside.
- 25': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Tim Ream (USA).
- 32': Foul by Edgardo Fariña (Panama).
- 32': Josh Sargent (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 36': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
- 38': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. José Fajardo (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Panama).
- 43': Joe Scally (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, USA 0, Panama 0.
- 45': Second Half begins USA 0, Panama 0.
- 47': Corner, USA. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 48': Corner, USA. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 49': Corner, USA. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 53': Attempt saved. Timothy Weah (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie.
- 54': Foul by José Fajardo (Panama).
- 54': Tim Ream (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Weah.
- 56': Corner, USA. Conceded by Aníbal Godoy.
- 57': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Weston McKennie (USA).
- 59': Corner, USA. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 63': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 63': Jorge Gutiérrez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Offside, Panama. José Fajardo is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, USA. Patrick Agyemang replaces Josh Sargent.
- 68': Substitution, USA. Jack McGlynn replaces Tanner Tessmann.
- 70': Substitution, Panama. Cecilio Waterman replaces José Fajardo.
- 72': Delay in match (USA).
- 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Cecilio Waterman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Chris Richards (USA).
- 72': Chris Richards (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Cecilio Waterman (Panama).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 76': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Yunus Musah.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Chris Richards (USA).
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury César Blackman (Panama).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Substitution, USA. Mark McKenzie replaces Chris Richards.
- 80': Substitution, Panama. Iván Anderson replaces César Blackman because of an injury.
- 80': Attempt missed. José Córdoba (Panama) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
- 81': Corner, USA. Conceded by Iván Anderson.
- 82': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a through ball.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jack McGlynn (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Cristian Martínez (Panama).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 90': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Christian Pulisic (USA).
- 90': Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Panama. Ismael Díaz replaces José Luis Rodríguez.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Panama. Janpol Morales replaces Cristian Martínez.
- 90'+2': Offside, Panama. Ismael Díaz is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Corner, USA. Conceded by Janpol Morales.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Joe Scally (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Weston McKennie (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tyler Adams.
- 90'+4': Goal! USA 0, Panama 1. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 90'+6': Cecilio Waterman (Panama) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (USA) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Weston McKennie with a cross.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Tyler Adams (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ismael Díaz (Panama).
- 90'+8': Mark McKenzie (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, USA 0, Panama 1.
- 0': Match ends, USA 0, Panama 1.
Statistics
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USA![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 11 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
5 | Saves | 0 |
33.4 | Possession | 66.6 |
3 | SHOTS | 12 |
1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
262 | Accurate Passes | 577 |
320 | Passes | 645 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
11 | Crosses | 29 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
40 | Long Balls | 57 |
15 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
16 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
21 | Tackles | 11 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 5 |
33 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
33 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Line-Ups
United States (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Matt Turner (GK) |
13 | Tim Ream |
3 | Chris Richards ![]() |
19 | Joe Scally |
6 | Yunus Musah |
10 | Christian Pulisic ![]() |
11 | Tanner Tessmann |
4 | Tyler Adams |
9 | Josh Sargent |
21 | Timothy Weah |
8 | Weston McKennie |
Panama (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
22 | Orlando Mosquera (GK) |
5 | Edgardo Fariña |
3 | José Córdoba |
16 | Carlos Harvey |
15 | Jorge Gutiérrez |
2 | César Blackman |
20 | Aníbal Godoy |
8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
7 | José Luis Rodríguez |
6 | Christian Martínez |
17 | José Fajardo |
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