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Costa Rica Edges Out Panama in Thrilling CONCACAF Nations League Match
Panama City, November 19, 2024 – Costa Rica emerged victorious over Panama in a thrilling CONCACAF Nations League quarter-final clash at the Estadio Rommel Fernández Gutiérrez. The match, officiated by César Ramos Palazuelos (Mexico), was a back-and-forth affair marked by high intensity.
W. Madrigal gave Costa Rica an early lead with a converted missed penalty (5′), but Panama’s C. Blackman quickly leveled the score (13′). A. J. Bran Flores (24′) restored Costa Rica’s advantage, only for Puma (45′) to equalize again before halftime.
The second half continued the exciting exchange. A. Martinez scored for Costa Rica (73′), despite having two goals disallowed for offside. Panama was reduced to ten men with the red card to F. Escobar (81′). Despite Costa Rica’s multiple yellow cards and Panama’s late push, the score remained in favor of Costa Rica until the final whistle.
The statistics reflect a closely fought contest: Panama held 54% possession, while Costa Rica proved more clinical in front of goal (2 out of 5 shots on target compared to Panama’s 5 out of 10). The final score was 3-2 in favor of the Ticos.
Substitutions costa rica: at minute 46 A. Rojas came in and F. Calvo went out., at minute 46 J. Campbell came in and J. Brenes went out., at minute 62 A. Martinez came in and M. Ugalde went out., at minute 66 R. Leal came in and B. Aguilera Zamora went out., at minute 73 A. Contreras came in and W. Madrigal went out.
Substitutions panama: at minute 62 A. Godoy came in and A. Carrasquilla went out., at minute 71 K. Lenis came in and Puma went out., at minute 71 E. Guerrero came in and J. Fajardo went out., at minute 85 J. Ramos came in and C. Martinez went out., at minute 85 C. Harvey came in and C. Blackman went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Panama
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Costa Rica
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