USMNT 1 – Panama 1, Panama wins 3-2 on penalties

The 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup 3rd-place game needed extra time and penalties on Saturday to determine a winner. The two teams finished regulation tied 1-1 at PPL Park in Chester, Pennsylvania. After a scoreless extra time, Panama won the game 3-2 on penalties.

With Panama creating chances throughout the first-half, USMNT defender Tim Ream cleared the ball off of the line in the 37th minute. Panama finally opened the scoring through Roberto Nurse in the 55th minute. USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann brought on DeAndre Yedlin and Clint Dempsey midway through the second-half, and it was the substitutes coming up with the equalizer. Yedlin found Dempsey in the 70th minute for the goal.

Klinsmann used his final substitute at the beginning of extra time, bringing on DaMarcus Beasley.

With the 3rd-place game going to penalties, Aron Johannsson and Clint Dempsey converted their attempts. Fabian Johnson missed on the USMNT’s third penalty, but Brad Guzan saved Panama’s attempt to keep the penalties at 2-2. In the fourth round, Michael Bradley’s shot was saved and Panama took the lead 3-2. DaMarcus Beasley’s shot was saved in the Fifth Round with Panama winning the 3rd-place game.

Also on Saturday, the USMNT learned that it will play in Group C in the Fourth Round of CONCACAF 2018 World Cup qualifiers starting in November. Trinidad & Tobago was also drawn into the USMNT’s group with those two teams awaiting the winners of St Vincent and the Grenadines vs Aruba and Antigua and Barbuda vs Guatemala in the Third Round of qualifying. Those home-and-home series are set for Aug 31 – Sept 8.

— GAME REPORT —

Match: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Panama
Date: July 25, 2015
Competition: 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup; Third Place
Venue: PPL Park; Philadelphia, Pa.
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
Attendance: 12,598
Weather: 87 Degrees; Sunny

Scoring Summary: 1 2 ET1 ET2 F
USA                        0 1 0     0     2
PAN                        0 1 0     0     3

PAN – Roberto Nurse (Rolando Blackburn) 55th minute
USA – Clint Dempsey (DeAndre Yedline) 70

Penalty Kick Summary:
USA – Aron Johannsson (goal), Clint Dempsey (goal), Fabian Johnson (missed), Michael Bradley (saved), DaMarcus Beasley (saved)
PAN – Román Torres (goal), Abdiel Arroyo (goal), Armando Cooper (saved), Harold Cummings (goal)
Panama wins penalty shootout 3-2

Lineups:
USA: 1-Brad Guzan; 21-Timmy Chandler, 3-Omar Gonzalez (25-DaMarcus Beasley, 91), 6-John Brooks, 15-Tim Ream; 19-Graham Zusi (2-DeAndre Yedlin, 60), 24-Joe Corona, 4-Michael Bradley (capt.), 23-Fabian Johnson ; 9-Aron Johannsson , 18-Chris Wondolowski (8-Clint Dempsey, 60)
Subs Not Used : 12-Nick Rimando, 22-William Yarbrough; 5-Kyle Beckerman, 10-Mix Diskerud, 11-Alejandro Bedoya, 13-Ventura Alvarado, 16-Brad Evans, 20-Gyasi Zardes, 26-Alan Gordon
Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

PAN: 12-Luis Mejía; 13-Adolfo Machado, 3-Harold Cummings, 5-Román Torres, 15-Erick Davis; 11-Armando Cooper, 14-Miguel Camargo (4-Alfredo Stephens, 46 (18-Darwin Pinzón, 91)), 20-Anibal Godoy, 19-Alberto Quintero; 16-Rolando Blackburn (22-Abdiel Arroyo, 88), 9-Roberto Nurse
Sub Not Used: 6-Gabriel Gómez, 7-Blas Pérez, 8-Gabriel Torres, 17-Luis Henriquez, 21-José Calderón, 23-Ángel Patrick
Head coach: Hernán Gómez

Stats Summary: USA / PAN
Shots: 8 / 24
Shots on Goal: 2 / 13
Saves: 12 / 1
Corner Kicks: 3 / 8
Fouls: 18 / 17
Offside: 0 / 1

Misconduct Summary:
USA – Fabian Johnson           30th minute
PAN – Armando Cooper         87
USA – Timmy Chandler          97
USA – DeAndre Yedlin           98
PAN – Anibal Godoy              98
PAN – Román Torres             115

Officials:
Referee: Oscar Moncada (HON)
Assistant 1: Garnet Page (JAM)
Assistant 2: Christian Ramirez (HON)
Fourth Official: David Gantar (CAN)