SAN PEDRO SULA. Panama had a fantastic comeback against Honduras.
The match was played at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano stadium in San Pedro Sula on Saturday and it started at 1:05 am local time. The referee was Drew Fischer with the help of Chris Wattam and Chantal Boudreau. The 4th official was Adonai Escobedo González. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.5 degrees Celsius or 74.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Honduras was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Panama that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Panama was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Panama won the match.
Honduras shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Panama shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Honduras received 4 yellow cards (C. Lozano, A. Elis, L. Lopez and C. Melendez). On the other side, Panama received 1 yellow card (A. Stephens).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
After playing this match, Honduras will stay with 3 points to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Panama will have 11 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Concacaf, Honduras will play away with Costa Rica on the 17th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Honduras (5 draws).
Panama will host El Salvador on the 17th of November with a 5-3 head to head in favor of Panama (1 draw).
Honduras – Formation
Honduras
84'
46'
30'
Honduras started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Hernán Darío Gómez Jaramillo decided to play with the following team: Luis Lopez , Kevin Álvarez , Carlos Meléndez , Maynor Figueroa , Omar Elvir , Alberth Elis , Alfredo Mejía , Deybi Flores , Brayan Moya , Anthony Lozano and Alexander López .
The home team had on the bench: Rubilio Castillo, Bryan Rochez , Marcelo Pereira, Romell Quioto, Christopher Meléndez, Bryan Acosta, José Pinto, Diego Rodríguez , Kervin Arriaga , Roberto Lopez, Denil Maldonado and Edrick Menjívar.
Substitutions
Honduras made 5 changes: K. Alvarez for C. Melendez (46′), A. Lopez for K. Arriaga (46′), C. Lozano for B. Rochez (56′), B. Moya for D. Rodriguez (75′) and D. Flores for R. Castillo (89′).
Best player: Brayan Moya
The most impressive player for Honduras was Brayan Moya.
His rating is with 1 goal, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Panama – Formation
Panama
Panama started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Thomas Christiansen Tarín played with: Luis Mejía , Michael Murillo , Fidel Escobar , Andrés Andrade , Eric Davis , Cristian Martínez , Armando Cooper , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Alfredo Stephens , Rolando Blackburn and Freddy Góndola .
They had on the bench: Orlando Mosquera, José Luis Rodríguez, José Fajardo , Cecilio Waterman , Azmahar Ariano, Abdiel Ayarza, Omar Browne , César Yanis , César Blackman, José Calderón, Gabriel Torres and Jiovany Ramos.
Substitutions
Panama made 5 changes: A. Stephens for O. Browne (46′), R. Blackburn for J. Fajardo (66′), C. Martinez for C. Yanis (66′), F. Gondola for C. Waterman (66′) and A. Cooper for A. Ayarza (90′).
Best player: Eric Davis
The most impressive player for Panama was Eric Davis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Concacaf.
- Honduras – Panama – 2-3
- Canada – Costa Rica – 1-0
- United States – Mexico – 2-0
- El Salvador – Jamaica – 1-1
