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Pic: Panamanian newspaper wheel out NSFW headline after controversial penalty

Published 14:46 23 Jul 2015 BST

Updated 15:22 23 Jul 2015 BST

Ben Kiely
Pic: Panamanian newspaper wheel out NSFW headline after controversial penalty

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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.

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Pic: Panamanian newspaper wheel out NSFW headline after controversial penalty