United States vs Panama, 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONCACAF, Third Round

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

United States

17': Christian Pulisic (P)
23': Paul Arriola
27': Jesús Ferreira
45'+4': Christian Pulisic (P)
65': Christian Pulisic

FT
5 - 1

Panama

86': Aníbal Godoy

Christian Pulisic hat trick propels USMNT past Panama and to the brink of World Cup qualification

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The USMNT couldn't confirm its place at the World Cup, but its 5-1 win over Panama on Sunday night put it on the brink of qualifying for Qatar 2022.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Hand ball by Tyler Adams (USA).
2': Offside, Panama. Éric Davis tries a through ball, but Freddy Góndola is caught offside.
4': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
4': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Shaquell Moore (USA).
5': Freddy Góndola (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Antonee Robinson (USA).
6': Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alberto Quintero.
10': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
10': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
10': Paul Arriola (USA) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11': Attempt blocked. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
11': Corner, USA. Conceded by Éric Davis.
13': Attempt blocked. Miles Robinson (USA) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
13': Corner, USA. Conceded by Adalberto Carrasquilla.
13': Penalty USA. Walker Zimmerman draws a foul in the penalty area.
13': Penalty conceded by Aníbal Godoy (Panama) after a foul in the penalty area.
14': VAR Decision: Penalty USA.
17': Goal! USA 1, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
19': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
19': Rolando Blackburn (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt blocked. Michael Murillo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Freddy Góndola.
21': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
22': Foul by Rolando Blackburn (Panama).
22': Walker Zimmerman (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Goal! USA 2, Panama 0. Paul Arriola (USA) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
25': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
26': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
26': Éric Davis (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt blocked. Jesús Ferreira (USA) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
27': Attempt blocked. Paul Arriola (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaquell Moore.
27': Goal! USA 3, Panama 0. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Paul Arriola.
29': Attempt saved. Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
30': Hand ball by Luca de la Torre (USA).
31': Attempt missed. Éric Davis (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alberto Quintero.
31': Attempt blocked. Freddy Góndola (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
38': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
38': Yunus Musah (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Alberto Quintero (Panama).
40': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Offside, Panama. Yoel Bárcenas tries a through ball, but Alberto Quintero is caught offside.
42': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Arriola with a headed pass.
45': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Shaquell Moore.
45'+1': Christian Pulisic (USA) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+1': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama).
45'+2': Penalty USA. Miles Robinson draws a foul in the penalty area.
45'+2': Penalty conceded by Aníbal Godoy (Panama) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+3': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Rolando Blackburn (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': Goal! USA 4, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
45'+5': Foul by Luca de la Torre (USA).
45'+5': Michael Murillo (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+7': Hand ball by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
45'+7': First Half ends, USA 4, Panama 0.
45': Second Half begins USA 4, Panama 0.
45': Substitution, Panama. Gabriel Torres replaces Rolando Blackburn.
45': Substitution, Panama. José Luis Rodríguez replaces Freddy Góndola.
45': Substitution, Panama. Víctor Medina replaces Yoel Bárcenas.
45': Substitution, USA. Giovanni Reyna replaces Paul Arriola.
45': Substitution, USA. Kellyn Acosta replaces Yunus Musah.
46': Foul by Walker Zimmerman (USA).
46': Gabriel Torres (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira with a through ball.
47': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Foul by Tyler Adams (USA).
48': Attempt blocked. Alberto Quintero (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Torres.
51': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
52': Attempt missed. Fidel Escobar (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
53': Attempt blocked. Víctor Medina (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Torres.
53': Offside, Panama. Alberto Quintero tries a through ball, but Gabriel Torres is caught offside.
54': Foul by José Luis Rodríguez (Panama).
54': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Antonee Robinson (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Víctor Medina (Panama).
56': Attempt missed. Shaquell Moore (USA) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kellyn Acosta.
57': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
57': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Éric Davis (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Corner, USA. Conceded by Michael Murillo.
61': Attempt missed. Jesús Ferreira (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luca de la Torre following a corner.
65': Substitution, USA. Aaron Long replaces Miles Robinson.
65': Substitution, Panama. Cristian Martínez replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
65': Goal! USA 5, Panama 0. Christian Pulisic (USA) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
67': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
67': Gabriel Torres (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Walker Zimmerman.
69': Hand ball by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
69': Christian Pulisic (USA) is shown the yellow card.
70': Foul by Shaquell Moore (USA).
70': Víctor Medina (Panama) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71': Substitution, USA. Gianluca Busio replaces Christian Pulisic.
71': Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Tyler Adams.
72': Foul by Fidel Escobar (Panama).
72': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
73': Víctor Medina (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by Éric Davis (Panama).
76': Gianluca Busio (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Attempt missed. Víctor Medina (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Éric Davis.
80': Fidel Escobar (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
81': Attempt missed. Giovanni Reyna (USA) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jesús Ferreira.
82': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Gianluca Busio (USA).
84': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Foul by Jesús Ferreira (USA).
84': Foul by Víctor Medina (Panama).
84': Shaquell Moore (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Alberto Quintero (Panama) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85': Foul by Aaron Long (USA).
85': Aaron Long (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Goal! USA 5, Panama 1. Aníbal Godoy (Panama) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Éric Davis with a cross following a set piece situation.
87': Cristian Martínez (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87': Foul by Giovanni Reyna (USA).
90': Foul by Michael Murillo (Panama).
90': Giovanni Reyna (USA) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, USA 5, Panama 1.
0': Match ends, USA 5, Panama 1.

Statistics

PAN		USA
15	Fouls	23
3	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	3
0	Saves	1
60.5	Possession	39.5
10	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	2
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
422	Accurate Passes	254
516	Passes	333
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
6	Accurate Crosses	5
22	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	42
29	Accurate Long Balls	12
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	5
9	Effective Tackles	13
13	Tackles	18
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	6
12	Effective Clearances	21
12	Clearances	21

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Venue: Inter&Co Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Attendance: 25,022

WCQ - Concacaf Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Panama	6	+5	12
2	Suriname	6	+3	9
3	Guatemala	6	+1	8
4	El Salvador	6	-9	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

United States (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Zack Steffen (GK)
12	Miles Robinson
3	Walker Zimmerman
5	Antonee Robinson
2	Shaq Moore
4	Tyler Adams
14	Luca de la Torre
6	Yunus Musah
20	Jesús Ferreira
10	Christian Pulisic
7	Paul Arriola

United States Substitutes:

Aaron Long, Giovanni Reyna, Kellyn Acosta, Ricardo Pepi, Ethan Horvath, Jordan Morris, Erik Palmer-Brown, James Sands, Cristian Roldan, George Bello, Gianluca Busio, Jordan Pefok.

Panama (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Luis Mejía (GK)
16	Andrés Andrade
4	Fidel Escobar
15	Éric Davis
23	Michael Murillo
19	Alberto Quintero
20	Aníbal Godoy
8	Adalberto Carrasquilla
14	Rolando Blackburn
13	Freddy Góndola
10	Édgar Bárcenas

Panama Substitutes:

Cecilio Waterman, Harold Cummings, Orlando Mosquera, César Blackman, José Luis Rodríguez, Christian Martínez, Ismael Díaz, Gabriel Torres, Víctor Medina, César Yanis, José Córdoba, César Samudio.

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