
Mexico vs Panama, 2024-25 Concacaf Nations League, Final
· Concacaf Nations LeagueMexico beats Panama on late Jimenez pen, wins first Nations League crown
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Raúl Jiménez scored his second goal on a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time as Mexico beat Panama 2-1 Sunday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to win the Concacaf Nations League tournament for the first time.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 4': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
- 4': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Martínez.
- 6': Attempt missed. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by César Blackman with a cross.
- 6': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 7': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
- 8': Goal! Mexico 1, Panama 0. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a cross.
- 13': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 15': Offside, Mexico. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 17': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 17': Attempt saved. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Cecilio Waterman (Panama).
- 18': Luis Malagón (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Offside, Panama. Cecilio Waterman is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt missed. César Huerta (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Offside, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by César Montes.
- 27': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
- 27': Roberto Alvarado (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Attempt saved. Luis Romo (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': César Blackman (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Jesús Gallardo (Mexico).
- 31': Foul by Luis Romo (Mexico).
- 31': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
- 33': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Raúl Jiménez (Mexico).
- 35': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Jesús Gallardo.
- 41': Attempt saved. José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by César Blackman.
- 41': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Luis Malagón.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 41': Penalty Panama. Cecilio Waterman draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 41': Penalty conceded by Johan Vásquez (Mexico) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 44': VAR Decision: Penalty Panama.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Goal! Mexico 1, Panama 1. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45'+3': Carlos Harvey (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Santiago Giménez (Mexico).
- 45'+5': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 45'+5': Attempt blocked. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+6': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by César Blackman.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Panama 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Panama 1.
- 46': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Foul by Edson Álvarez (Mexico).
- 48': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Roberto Alvarado (Mexico).
- 54': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 55': César Huerta (Mexico) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Luis Malagón (Mexico).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Romo.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Luis Romo (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
- 62': Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Cecilio Waterman.
- 62': Attempt missed. José Fajardo (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Carlos Harvey.
- 63': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Luis Romo.
- 64': Substitution, Mexico. Alexis Vega replaces César Huerta.
- 71': Attempt missed. Edson Álvarez (Mexico) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez.
- 73': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (Mexico) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Raúl Jiménez with a headed pass.
- 75': Substitution, Panama. Janpol Morales replaces Cristian Martínez.
- 75': Corner, Panama. Conceded by César Montes.
- 76': Foul by Janpol Morales (Panama).
- 76': Santiago Giménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt missed. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Alvarado with a through ball.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Luis Chávez (Mexico) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Israel Reyes.
- 80': Attempt missed. Israel Reyes (Mexico) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luis Chávez.
- 81': Foul by Edgardo Fariña (Panama).
- 81': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Offside, Mexico. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 83': Delay in match (Panama).
- 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Corner, Mexico. Conceded by César Blackman.
- 89': Foul by César Blackman (Panama).
- 89': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Penalty conceded by José Córdoba (Panama) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Goal! Mexico 2, Panama 1. Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Panama. Ismael Díaz replaces Edgardo Fariña.
- 90'+4': Edson Álvarez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Janpol Morales (Panama).
- 90'+6': Substitution, Mexico. Orbelín Pineda replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 90'+6': Substitution, Mexico. Jesús Angulo replaces Jesús Gallardo.
- 90'+9': Foul by Janpol Morales (Panama).
- 90'+9': Raúl Jiménez (Mexico) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Mexico 2, Panama 1.
- 0': Match ends, Mexico 2, Panama 1.
Statistics
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MEX![]() |
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11 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 3 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
3 | Saves | 3 |
53 | Possession | 47 |
8 | SHOTS | 15 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
346 | Accurate Passes | 331 |
450 | Passes | 400 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
13 | Crosses | 17 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
69 | Long Balls | 44 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
24 | Tackles | 25 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
4 | Interceptions | 13 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 44 |
25 | Clearances | 44 |
Game Information
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California, USA
Attendance: 68,212
Line-Ups
Mexico (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luis Malagón (GK) |
5 | Johan Vásquez |
3 | César Montes |
23 | Jesús Gallardo |
2 | Israel Reyes |
7 | Luis Romo |
4 | Edson Álvarez |
21 | César Huerta |
22 | Roberto Alvarado |
9 | Raúl Jiménez |
11 | Santiago Gimenez |
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 |
8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla ![]() |
20 | Aníbal Godoy |
7 | José Luis Rodríguez |
6 | Christian Martínez |
18 | Cecilio Waterman |
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