Guatemala vs Panama, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Third Round
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Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by José Rosales (Guatemala).
- 4': Attempt missed. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Martínez.
- 6': Foul by Cecilio Waterman (Panama).
- 6': Jonathan Franco (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Andrés Andrade.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Aarón Herrera (Guatemala) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Rosales.
- 13': Attempt missed. Óscar Santis (Guatemala) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Morales with a through ball.
- 14': Fidel Escobar (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Óscar Santis (Guatemala).
- 15': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by José Rosales (Guatemala).
- 20': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Aníbal Godoy.
- 22': Attempt saved. Óscar Santis (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama).
- 24': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
- 24': Jesús López (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Jonathan Franco (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús López.
- 25': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Aníbal Godoy.
- 26': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Fidel Escobar.
- 28': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
- 28': Jesús López (Guatemala) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Handball by José Rosales (Guatemala).
- 30': Attempt saved. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal by Nicholas Hagen (Guatemala). Assisted by Éric Davis.
- 30': Goal! Guatemala 0, Panama 1. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
- 32': Foul by Andrés Andrade (Panama).
- 32': Óscar Santis (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Óscar Santis (Guatemala) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Óscar Santis (Guatemala) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Fidel Escobar.
- 36': Attempt missed. Azarías Londoño (Panama) left footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by César Blackman.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Aarón Herrera (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stheven Robles.
- 38': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Aníbal Godoy.
- 40': Offside, Panama. Azarías Londoño is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Rubio Rubín (Guatemala) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Óscar Santis.
- 42': Foul by Azarías Londoño (Panama).
- 42': Jonathan Franco (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Stheven Robles (Guatemala).
- 44': Goal! Guatemala 0, Panama 2. Cecilio Waterman (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés Andrade.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Óscar Santis (Guatemala).
- 45'+2': Offside, Guatemala. Óscar Santis is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Guatemala 0, Panama 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Guatemala 0, Panama 2.
- 45': Substitution, Guatemala. Rudy Muñoz replaces Stheven Robles.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jesús López (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Franco.
- 55': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Fidel Escobar.
- 55': Attempt missed. Rudy Muñoz (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 56': Substitution, Guatemala. Pedro Altán replaces Jesús López.
- 56': Substitution, Guatemala. Arquímides Ordóñez replaces Rubio Rubín.
- 56': Attempt missed. Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
- 57': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by José Rosales (Guatemala).
- 58': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Carlos Harvey.
- 58': Attempt missed. Pedro Altán (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Aníbal Godoy (Panama).
- 59': Pedro Altán (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Aníbal Godoy (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Óscar Santis (Guatemala) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 60': Attempt saved. Jonathan Franco (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Aarón Herrera with a cross.
- 61': Corner, Panama. Conceded by José Ardón.
- 62': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Panama).
- 62': José Morales (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Cecilio Waterman.
- 63': Substitution, Panama. José Luis Rodríguez replaces Azarías Londoño.
- 63': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Pedro Altán (Guatemala).
- 64': Attempt saved. Fidel Escobar (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nicholas Hagen (Guatemala).
- 64': Offside, Panama. Aníbal Godoy is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, Guatemala. Olger Escobar replaces Jonathan Franco.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Pedro Altán (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Pedro Altán (Guatemala) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
- 69': Goal! Guatemala 1, Panama 2. Arquímides Ordóñez (Guatemala) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro Altán.
- 72': Foul by Óscar Santis (Guatemala).
- 72': José Luis Rodríguez (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Goal! Guatemala 2, Panama 2. Rudy Muñoz (Guatemala) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olger Escobar with a through ball.
- 74': VAR Decision: Goal Guatemala 2-2 Panama (Rudy Muñoz).
- 75': Éric Davis (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Óscar Santis (Guatemala).
- 76': Attempt missed. José Morales (Guatemala) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the left. Assisted by José Rosales.
- 77': Foul by Cristian Martínez (Panama).
- 77': José Rosales (Guatemala) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt missed. Arquímides Ordóñez (Guatemala) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 78': Goal! Guatemala 2, Panama 3. José Fajardo (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 79': Substitution, Panama. Alberto Quintero replaces Cristian Martínez.
- 82': Attempt missed. Rudy Muñoz (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Olger Escobar.
- 83': Substitution, Panama. Edward Cedeño replaces Adalberto Carrasquilla.
- 84': Corner, Panama. Conceded by Rudy Muñoz.
- 85': Substitution, Guatemala. Darwin Lom replaces Óscar Santis.
- 86': Attempt missed. Pedro Altán (Guatemala) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Morales.
- 87': Éric Davis (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Handball by Edward Cedeño (Panama).
- 89': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by José Fajardo.
- 89': Aarón Herrera (Guatemala) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Carlos Harvey (Panama).
- 90': Attempt missed. José Ardón (Guatemala) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olger Escobar with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Offside, Panama. Alberto Quintero is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Arquímides Ordóñez (Guatemala) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Orlando Mosquera (Panama). Assisted by Darwin Lom.
- 90'+3': Foul by José Rosales (Guatemala).
- 90'+3': José Fajardo (Panama) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Guatemala. Conceded by Éric Davis.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Darwin Lom (Guatemala) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Orlando Mosquera (Panama).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Guatemala 2, Panama 3.
- 0': Match ends, Guatemala 2, Panama 3.
Statistics
PAN |
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|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 213 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 294 | Passes | 460 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 8 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 17 | Tackles | 29 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 52 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 52 | Clearances | 20 |
Game Information
Venue: Estadio El Trébol
Location: Estadio Cementos Progreso, Guatemala
Attendance: 6,819
WCQ - Concacaf Standings
| # | 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 |
Line-Ups
Guatemala (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Hagen (GK) |
| 22 | Jonathan Franco |
| 2 | José Ardón |
| 4 | José Pinto |
| 5 | José Rosales |
| 13 | Stheven Robles |
| 16 | José Morales |
| 7 | Aaron Herrera |
| 9 | Rubio Rubín |
| 15 | Antonio López |
| 18 | Óscar Santis |
Panama (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Orlando Mosquera (GK) |
| 4 | Fidel Escobar |
| 16 | Andrés Andrade |
| 14 | Carlos Harvey |
| 8 | Adalberto Carrasquilla |
| 20 | Aníbal Godoy |
| 15 | Éric Davis |
| 2 | César Blackman |
| 18 | Cecilio Waterman |
| 6 | Christian Martínez |
| 11 | Azarias Londoño |
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