Panama were sent crashing out of the Gold Cup after a highly controversial semi-final loss to Mexico.
Roman Torres gave Panama the lead early in the second half, but things really kicked off when American referee Mark Geiger awarded a very soft penalty after Torres fell on the ball in the box. Mexico captain Andres Guardado fired level by converting the resulting penalty.
He added his second and the match-winner with another spot kick in extra time in the 97th minute.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gZw6kxs83A
The referee received a lot of backlash for his performance, particularly for issuing seven yellow cards and a red to the Panama.
Panama paper Diario Critica echoed the sentiments of the nation with their front page on Thursday's edition. the newspaper went with the headline ‘f*cking ref’ and featured a photoshopped image of the ref with wads of cash in his hand as he showed a Panama player a red card.
https://twitter.com/English_AS/status/624170785868017664
The Panama squad were also aggrieved with the officials' dubious game. They must be commended for the speed in which they knocked this banner up.
https://twitter.com/tancredipalmeri/status/624143117025996800
Neil Buchanan would be proud.
Another big weekend! Your ultimate Ireland TV guide to all of the weekend’s big sporting action is back. We have some huge GAA for you as the Allianz leagues come to an end, and there’s some big clashes across League of Ireland, the Premier League and Scottish Prem. Plus the small matter of a Carabao […]
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]