MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica – Panama (4-0-0, 12 points) continued its perfect run in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, defeating nine-man Trinidad & Tobago (1-1-2, 4 points) 1-0 on Sunday at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
The victory keeps the Panamanians atop the Group A table with maximum points from four games and it can qualify for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup if Guatemala (2-1-0, 7 points) fails to beat Aruba (0-0-3, 0 points) later in the evening.
Michael Murillo scored the game’s only goal in the 78th minute. The 18-year-old defender appeared to be delivering a cross from the right, but rather than swerve away from the goal, it headed for the near post. Goalkeeper Johan Welch made a desperate attempt to reach the ball, only to palm it into the net.
The goal came seven minutes after Trinidad had been reduced a second player. Akeem Humphrey was shown a red card in the 71st minute for elbowing Edson Samms in the face, while both were competing for possession in the Trinidadian end.
Earlier, Kadeem Corbin was sent to the locker room after receiving his second yellow card for a hard foul on Chin Hormechea in the 23rd minute.
Though Panama may not have been as active as it was in the three games played in Kingston, it did attempt 14 shots. Many of those, however, were from long distance.
Panama returns to action on Wednesday in a potential group-deciding encounter against Guatemala, while Trinidad will attempt to bounce back against the United States.
NOTES: Panama has yet to concede a goal in four CONCACAF Under-20 Championship games … Of the six goals Trinidad & Tobago has conceded in the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship, five have been allowed after the 68th minute.
Full Results
Panama 1 v Trinidad & Tobago 0
Murillo 78
Guatemala 2 v Aruba 0
Estrada 43
Bordon 60
USA 2 v Jamaica 0
Gall 33-Pen
Gall 70-Pen
Teams
Trinidad & Tobago: - 1.Johan Welch; 2.Shannon Gomez (capt), 3.Martieon Watson, 4.Jesús Perez, 5.Leland Archer, 7.Akeem Garcia (12.Kishun Seecharan 84th), 17.Akeem Humphrey (Red 70), 11.Levi Garcia (13.Brandon Creed 71st), 8.Neveal Hackshaw, 9.Kadeem Corbin (Yellow 15) (Red 23), 16.Ricardo John (15.Aikim Andrews 55th).
COACH: - Derek King.
Panama: - 12.Jaime De Gracia Cortes; 2.Chin Hormechea (capt), 3.Kevin Galván Lopez, 4.Michael Murillo Bermudez, 6.Fidel Escobar Mendieta (Yellow 11), 8.Luis Pereira Lewis, 10.Jhamal Rodríguez Thomas, 18.Carlos Small Cardenas (19.Richard Rodriguez Gonzalez 64th), 16.Edson Samms Record, 9.Ismael Diaz De Leon (20.Rubén Barrow 90th), 7.Julián Velarde (11.Ervin Zorrilla Perez 46th).
COACH: - Leonardo Pipino.
Video: - Panamá vs Trinidad&Tobago Highlights.
Stats
Panama v Trinidad & Tobago
14 Shots 3
0 Assists 0
5 Corner kicks 1
2 Offsides 0
19 Fouls 11
5 Clearances 12
21 Recoveries 4
Standings - Group-A
P W D L F A Pts
Panama 4 4 0 0 8 0 12
Guatemala 4 3 1 0 6 1 10
USA 4 2 1 1 11 2 7
T&T 4 1 1 2 7 6 4
Jamaica 4 0 1 3 2 7 1
Aruba 4 0 0 4 1 19 0
Upcoming Group-A Matches
Wednesday 21 January 2015
Montego Bay Sports Complex
Panama vs Guatemala—4 pm
United States vs Trinidad and Tobago—6:30 pm
Jamaica vs Aruba—9 pm
Line-up Commentary (CONCACAF.COM)
END OF THE GAME
2H 93' Foul committed by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas on Leland Douglas Archer
2H 92' Throw-in for Panama, taken by Chin Jossue Hormechea
2H 91' Goal kick by Jaime Antonio De Gracia Cortes
2H 91' A shot by Martieon Clyde Watson, but the attempt goes wide
2H 91' Foul by Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis on Kishun Kirt Seecharan! The referee gives a free kick
2H 90' Throw-in for Trinidad and Tobago, taken by Neveal Irwin Hackshaw
2H 89' Rubén Walter Barrow enters for Panama, Ismael Diaz De Leon leaves the field
2H 86' Clearance by Chin Jossue Hormechea
2H 85' Neveal Irwin Hackshaw clears the ball
2H 83' Foul by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas on Jesús Angelo Perez! The referee awards a free kick
2H 83' A switch by Trinidad and Tobago, Kishun Kirt Seecharan comes on for Akeem Ancil Garcia
2H 80' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
2H 77' Gol Michael Amir Murillo Bermudez gets on the scoresheet for Panama
2H 76' Throw-in for Panama, taken by Michael Amir Murillo Bermudez
2H 74' Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis commits a foul on Jesús Angelo Perez
2H 72' Clearance by Kevin Omar Galván Lopez
2H 72' Kevin Omar Galván Lopez illegally stopped Brandon Nicholas Creed
2H 70' Substitution by Trinidad and Tobago, Brandon Nicholas Creed comes on for Levi Ancil Garcia
2H 69' Tarjeta roja The game has been paused, the referee shows a red card to: Akeem Brenton Humphrey
2H 69' An illicit act by Akeem Brenton Humphrey against Edson De Sousa Samms Record! The ref awards a free kick
2H 67' An illicit act by Ismael Diaz De Leon against Jesús Angelo Perez! The referee awards a free kick
2H 66' Shot by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas , but the ball ends up in the hands of Johan Jullian Welch
2H 66' Clearance by Trinidad and Tobago, executed by Akeem Brenton Humphrey
2H 65' Goal kick by Jaime Antonio De Gracia Cortes
2H 65' A shot by Aikim Rodney Andrews went wide
2H 63' Richard David Rodriguez Gonzalez now enters the field for Panama, Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas comes off
2H 63' The linesman raises his flag, offside ruling for Ervin Vladimir Zorrilla Perez
2H 62' Chance for Panama. Ervin Vladimir Zorrilla Perez shoots, stopped by Johan Jullian Welch
2H 60' Chin Jossue Hormechea committed a foul against Levi Ancil Garcia
2H 59' Throw-in for Panama, taken by Chin Jossue Hormechea
2H 59' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
2H 59' Opportunity for Panama. Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas shoots, but it goes wide!
2H 58' Corner for Panama, executed by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas
2H 57' Clearance by Panama, made by Chin Jossue Hormechea
2H 56' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
2H 56' A shot by Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis went wide
2H 55' An illicit act by Leland Douglas Archer against Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis! The referee gives a free kick
2H 54' A switch by Trinidad and Tobago, Aikim Rodney Andrews comes on for Ricardo Enrique John
2H 53' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
2H 53' Ervin Vladimir Zorrilla Perez attempts to shoot on goal! And the attempt goes wide!
2H 52' Shot on goal by Ervin Vladimir Zorrilla Perez, Johan Jullian Welch controls the ball
2H 51' Throw-in for Trinidad and Tobago, taken by Shannon Jurmark Gomez
2H 51' Shot on goal by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas, Johan Jullian Welch saves
2H 50' Martieon Clyde Watson clears the ball by kicking it out of bounds
2H 48' Michael Amir Murillo Bermudez throws in
2H 47' Clearance by Trinidad and Tobago, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Jesús Angelo Perez
2H 46' Goal kick by Jaime Antonio De Gracia Cortes
2H 45' Clearance by Martieon Clyde Watson
2H 45' Panama makes a change, Ervin Vladimir Zorrilla Perez comes on, Julián Alberto Velarde comes off
START OF SECOND HALF
END OF FIRST HALF
1H 46' Corner kick for Trinidad and Tobago, executed by Akeem Brenton Humphrey
1H 46' Cleared by Michael Amir Murillo Bermudez, resulting in a corner for the opponent
1H 46' Clearance by Panama, the ball was kicked out of bounds by Chin Jossue Hormechea
1H 46' Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas committed a foul against Akeem Brenton Humphrey
1H 44' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 44' A shot by Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas went in the wrong direction
1H 42' Ismael Diaz De Leon is found in an offside position
1H 41' Throw-in for Panama, done by Chin Jossue Hormechea
1H 41' An illicit act by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas against Jesús Angelo Perez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 40' Foul by Julián Alberto Velarde on Martieon Clyde Watson! The referee gives a free kick
1H 38' Foul by Julián Alberto Velarde on Jesús Angelo Perez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 37' Clearance by Trinidad and Tobago, executed by Akeem Brenton Humphrey
1H 37' Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas kicks the corner
1H 37' Cleared to the corner for Trinidad and Tobago, executed by Leland Douglas Archer
1H 36' Foul committed by Akeem Ancil Garcia on Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis
1H 35' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 35' A shot by Julián Alberto Velarde went in the wrong direction
1H 35' Chance for Panama. Edson De Sousa Samms Record shoots, saved by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 33' Foul by Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas on Martieon Clyde Watson! The referee gives a free kick
1H 32' Foul by Kevin Omar Galván Lopez on Jesús Angelo Perez! The referee awards a free kick
1H 32' An illicit act by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas against Jesús Angelo Perez! The ref awards a free kick
1H 31' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 31' Opportunity for Panama. Ismael Diaz De Leon shoots, but the ball misses the target!
1H 30' Foul by Levi Ancil Garcia on Julián Alberto Velarde! The referee awards a free kick
1H 29' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 29' Fidel Escobar Mendieta lost control over his shot and it goes wide
1H 29' Levi Ancil Garcia fouls Julián Alberto Velarde
1H 28' Foul committed by Edson De Sousa Samms Record on Akeem Ancil Garcia
1H 28' Clearance by Martieon Clyde Watson
1H 26' Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas committed a foul against Jesús Angelo Perez
1H 26' Throw-in for Trinidad and Tobago, taken by Martieon Clyde Watson
1H 26' Throw-in for Panama, done by Kevin Omar Galván Lopez
1H 25' Goal kick by Johan Jullian Welch
1H 22' Tarjeta amarillaTarjeta roja Second yellow card for Kadeem Shaquille Corbin
1H 22' An illicit act by Kadeem Shaquille Corbin against Chin Jossue Hormechea! The referee awards a free kick
1H 21' Throw-in for Panama, done by Michael Amir Murillo Bermudez
1H 20' Throw-in by Julián Alberto Velarde
1H 19' An illicit act by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas against Akeem Brenton Humphrey! The referee gives a free kick
1H 17' Clearance by Trinidad and Tobago, made by Martieon Clyde Watson
1H 17' Throw-in for Panama, done by Kevin Omar Galván Lopez
1H 15' Foul committed by Ricardo Enrique John on Chin Jossue Hormechea
1H 15' Martieon Clyde Watson commits a foul on Luis Aurelio Pereira Lewis
1H 14' Tarjeta amarilla Yellow card for Kadeem Shaquille Corbin
1H 13' Kadeem Shaquille Corbin illegally stopped Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas
1H 12' Corner for Panama, executed by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas
1H 12' Cleared by Shannon Jurmark Gomez, resulting in a corner for the opponent
1H 12' Opportunity for Panama. Edson De Sousa Samms Record shoots, but it goes wide!
1H 10' Goal kick by Jaime Antonio De Gracia Cortes
1H 10' Leland Douglas Archer trys to shoot on goal, but the attempt goes wide!
1H 10' Tarjeta amarilla Fidel Escobar Mendieta receives an official caution
1H 9' An illicit act by Fidel Escobar Mendieta against Leland Douglas Archer! The referee gives a free kick
1H 9' An illict act by Ricardo Enrique John against Chin Jossue Hormechea! The ref gives a free kick
1H 7' Corner for Panama, taken by Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas
1H 6' Goal kick by Jaime Antonio De Gracia Cortes
1H 5' Carlos Daniel Small Cardenas commits a foul on Akeem Ancil Garcia
1H 3' Throw-in for Trinidad and Tobago, done by Leland Douglas Archer
1H 2' Throw-in by Fidel Escobar Mendieta
1H 0' Akeem Brenton Humphrey makes a clearance for Trinidad and Tobago
1H 0' Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas takes the corner kick
1H 0' Cleared and corner given away by Shannon Jurmark Gomez
1H 0' An illicit act by Akeem Ancil Garcia against Jhamal Adonis Rodríguez Thomas! The referee awards a free kick
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