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Panama

FIFA #44
Nope, tied.
Panama tied South Africa
Panama 1 – 1 South Africa
FT · Fri, Mar 27

Match Details

Moses Mabhida Stadium (Durban) · 14,000 fans

Commentary

  • ·Match ends, South Africa 1, Panama 1.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, South Africa 1, Panama 1.
  • 90'+5'Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5'Foul by Thalente Mbatha (South Africa).
  • 90'+3'Foul by Samukele Kabini (South Africa).
  • 90'+3'Adalberto Carrasquilla (Panama) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2'José Fajardo (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+2'Offside, Panama. José Fajardo is caught offside.
  • 90'+2'Attempt missed. Samukele Kabini (South Africa) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oswin Appollis with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1'Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+1'Foul by César Blackman (Panama).

Line Score

12T
PAN 10 1
RSA 01 1

Match Leaders

Panama
South Africa

Key Events

90'+2'José Fajardo (Panama) is shown the yellow card.
83'Substitution, South Africa. Thabang Matuludi replaces Khuliso Mudau.
83'Substitution, South Africa. Samukele Kabini replaces Aubrey Modiba.
74'Substitution, Panama. Andrés Andrade replaces Roderick Miller.
74'Substitution, Panama. Adalberto Carrasquilla replaces Cristian Martínez.
72'Substitution, South Africa. Evidence Makgopa replaces Lyle Foster.
71'Substitution, South Africa. Thalente Mbatha replaces Teboho Mokoena.
66'Substitution, Panama. Aníbal Godoy replaces Martín Krug.
65'Substitution, Panama. José Fajardo replaces Cecilio Waterman.
60'Substitution, South Africa. Jayden Adams replaces Sphephelo Sithole.
60'Substitution, South Africa. Relebohile Mofokeng replaces Themba Zwane.
48'Goal! South Africa 1, Panama 1. Oswin Appollis (South Africa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Khuliso Mudau with a headed pass.
45'Substitution, Panama. Jorge Gutiérrez replaces Éric Davis because of an injury.
45'+5'Martín Krug (Panama) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42'Substitution, Panama. Orlando Mosquera replaces Luis Mejía because of an injury.
26'Tshepang Moremi (South Africa) is shown the yellow card.
23'Goal! South Africa 0, Panama 1. Yoel Bárcenas (Panama) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cecilio Waterman.

Team Stats

PanamaSouth Africa
General
35.9 Possession % 64.1
3 Shots 12
2 On Target 5
5 Offsides 4
1 Corners 5
16 Fouls 12
Passing & Defense
266 Passes Completed 517
1 Crosses Won 4
8 Tackles Won 7
14 Interceptions 5
22 Clearances 4
Discipline
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 1

Recent Form

South Africa W W L W L
Panama D W W D L

Starting Lineups

South Africa4-2-3-1
1 Williams
20 Mudau A 21 Okon 3 Ndamane 6 Modiba
4 Mokoena 13 Sithole
7 Appollis 48' 11 Zwane 8 Moremi
9 Foster
11 Bárcenas 23'
18 Waterman A 21 Yanis
15 Davis 14 Harvey 6 Martínez 2 Blackman
5 Miller 3 Córdoba 4 Krug
1 Mejía
Panama3-4-2-1
Full lineups and substitutes

South Africa

  1. RW #1 Ronwen WilliamsG
  2. KN #3 Khulumani NdamaneCD-L
  3. IO #21 Ime OkonCD-R
  4. AM #6 Aubrey ModibaLB
  5. KM #20 Khuliso MudauRB
  6. TZ #11 Themba ZwaneAM
  7. SS #13 Sphephelo SitholeLM
  8. TM #4 Teboho MokoenaRM
  9. LF #9 Lyle FosterF
  10. TM #8 Tshepang MoremiAM-L
  11. OA #7 Oswin AppollisAM-R48'
Substitutes · 6 used

Panama

  1. LM #1 Luis MejíaG
  2. JC #3 José CórdobaCD
  3. RM #5 Roderick MillerCD-L
  4. MK #4 Martín KrugCD-R
  5. #14 Carlos HarveyCM-L
  6. #6 Cristian MartínezCM-R
  7. ÉD #15 Éric DavisLM
  8. CB #2 César BlackmanRM
  9. CW #18 Cecilio WatermanF
  10. ÉY #11 Édgar Yoel BárcenasCF-L23'
  11. CY #21 César YanisCF-R
Substitutes · 6 used

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