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| Gold Cup third place match: USA 1-1 Panama (Panama win 3-2 on penalties) | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 6.57pm ET23:57 | |
| I’m going to wrap this blog up now, because it’s been almost four hours since I started and I need a drink, or a cry. Thanks for your emails – it’s been fun. Good night! | |
| 6.55pm ET23:55 | |
| Well done Panama. That was a deserved victory, although it should never have gone to penalties. They should have won about 11-1 at the end of 120 minutes, but some good goalkeeping from Brad Guzan and some lamentable finishing from the Panamanians kept it level. USA, basically, were rubbish. | |
| 6.53pm ET23:53 | |
| Full time: USA 1-1 Panama (Panama win 3-2 on penalties) | |
| Panama finish third in the Gold Cup! | |
| 6.52pm ET23:52 | |
| USA 2-3 Panama: Beasley misses! | |
| Saved by Mejia! Panama win! | |
| 6.52pm ET23:52 | |
| USA 2-3 Panama: Cummings scores! | |
| Ooh, just about. Guzan got a hand to it, but couldn’t stop it. | |
| 6.51pm ET23:51 | |
| USA 2-2 Panama: Bradley misses! | |
| What a save by Mejia! At full stretch! Outstanding. | |
| 6.50pm ET23:50 | |
| USA 2-2 Panama: Cooper misses! | |
| Saved by Guzan! He guessed the right way, but that was a poor penalty. Underhit. | |
| 6.49pm ET23:49 | |
| USA 2-2 Panama: Johnson misses! | |
| Over the top! | |
| 6.48pm ET23:48 | |
| USA 2-2 Panama: Arroyo scores! | |
| With a stutter, but good spot kick. | |
| 6.47pm ET23:47 | |
| USA 2-1 Panama: Dempsey scores! | |
| With a dink. Just. | |
| 6.47pm ET23:47 | |
| USA 1-1 Panama: Torres scores! | |
| Guzan went the wrong way. | |
| 6.46pm ET23:46 | |
| USA 1-0 Panama: Johannsson scores! | |
| Just rolls it in. | |
| Updated at 6.46pm ET | |
| 6.45pm ET23:45 | |
| It feels like we’ve been playing for whole months. USA to take first, I think. | |
| 6.43pm ET23:43 | |
| There’s quite a lot of standing around. Come on, chop chop! We’ve got Saturday nights to get on with. | |
| 6.42pm ET23:42 | |
| I just want this to be over. Who’s with me!!!! | |
| 6.40pm ET23:40 | |
| So, penalties. Fun. I guess? | |
| 6.39pm ET23:39 | |
| Full time, extra time: USA 1-1 Panama | |
| See 101 min. | |
| 6.39pm ET23:39 | |
| 120 min + 1: Dempsey penalised for pushing. That’s it, I think. | |
| 6.38pm ET23:38 | |
| 120 min: And Bradley’s ball in is too long. But Corona does well, and forces another corner! Seconds to go! | |
| Updated at 6.38pm ET | |
| 6.37pm ET23:37 | |
| 119 min: Cummings blocks Yedlin’s cross. Corner USA! | |
| 6.36pm ET23:36 | |
| 118 min: USA are just launching it forward to no one in particular. They have been awful in extra time. | |
| 6.36pm ET23:36 | |
| 117 min: Well, that was absurd: one of the Panama midfielders was standing about four yards away from that free kick when it was taken, and Bradley smashed it at him, and no free kick! | |
| 6.34pm ET23:34 | |
| 116 min: Torres is booked. USA free kick about 28 yards from goal. | |
| 6.33pm ET23:33 | |
| 114 min: Someone score. Please. I beg you. | |
| 6.32pm ET23:32 | |
| 113 min: This is jokes: USA keep giving the ball to Panama, who proceed to dance through the USA defence, and then just seem incapable of putting it in Guzan’s net. Panama’s finishing is crap! | |
| 6.30pm ET23:30 | |
| 112 min: USA clear. A wasted set piece. But the pass to Beasley is dreadful, and it’s a Panama throw. | |
| 6.29pm ET23:29 | 6.29pm ET23:29 |
| 111 min: Godoy fouls Chandler. Bradley’s ball in is cleared, and Panama counter-attack: Nurse gets clear again, and again that’s a big chance! Guzan saves. Corner. | 111 min: Godoy fouls Chandler. Bradley’s ball in is cleared, and Panama counter-attack: Nurse gets clear again, and again that’s a big chance! Guzan saves. Corner. |
| 6.27pm ET23:27 | 6.27pm ET23:27 |
| 110 min: Nurse gets in front of Brooks, but can’t get a clear contact, and it’s a goal kick. | 110 min: Nurse gets in front of Brooks, but can’t get a clear contact, and it’s a goal kick. |
| 6.27pm ET23:27 | 6.27pm ET23:27 |
| 109 min: Roberto Nurse, clean through! Misses! Yedlin did well to come back and put him off, but he should have scored. | 109 min: Roberto Nurse, clean through! Misses! Yedlin did well to come back and put him off, but he should have scored. |
| 6.25pm ET23:25 | 6.25pm ET23:25 |
| 107 min: Corona makes a good block on Cooper, who took too long. He should have shot sooner. | 107 min: Corona makes a good block on Cooper, who took too long. He should have shot sooner. |
| 6.24pm ET23:24 | 6.24pm ET23:24 |
| 106 min: No one is going to score here. I can feel it in my old bones. Prove me wrong, boys! | 106 min: No one is going to score here. I can feel it in my old bones. Prove me wrong, boys! |
| 6.23pm ET23:23 | 6.23pm ET23:23 |
| Half time, extra time: USA 1-1 Panama | Half time, extra time: USA 1-1 Panama |
| Ream is back on, but he’s limping. | Ream is back on, but he’s limping. |
| 6.23pm ET23:23 | 6.23pm ET23:23 |
| 105 min: Ream has gone off clutching his quad. USA have had one shot on goal. One! Panama have had 10, 21 in total, and they’re still level. I am seriously perplexed. Panama should, and I say this with complete non-partisanship, be about 7-1 in the lead. | 105 min: Ream has gone off clutching his quad. USA have had one shot on goal. One! Panama have had 10, 21 in total, and they’re still level. I am seriously perplexed. Panama should, and I say this with complete non-partisanship, be about 7-1 in the lead. |
| 6.20pm ET23:20 | 6.20pm ET23:20 |
| 103 min: Ream is down. He got clonked by Guzan, who is never the most graceful of movers, I think it’s fair to say. | 103 min: Ream is down. He got clonked by Guzan, who is never the most graceful of movers, I think it’s fair to say. |
| 6.18pm ET23:18 | 6.18pm ET23:18 |
| 101 min: Corona looks for Yedlin, but the wide man’s cross is claimed by Mejia. This is going to penalties. I’ve never been more confident of anything in my life. | 101 min: Corona looks for Yedlin, but the wide man’s cross is claimed by Mejia. This is going to penalties. I’ve never been more confident of anything in my life. |
| 6.16pm ET23:16 | 6.16pm ET23:16 |
| 99 min: Panama love a ruckus, don’t they? Maybe they go loopy in the heat. Guzan flaps at a Davis cross, but USA win the free kick. | 99 min: Panama love a ruckus, don’t they? Maybe they go loopy in the heat. Guzan flaps at a Davis cross, but USA win the free kick. |
| 6.13pm ET23:13 | 6.13pm ET23:13 |
| 97 min: Beasley goes down on the edge of the box, but Godoy won it cleanly. No foul. Now Chandler and Davis are getting cranky, and suddenly there’s a fracas involving about 12 players. Jeez Louise. This is idiotic. | 97 min: Beasley goes down on the edge of the box, but Godoy won it cleanly. No foul. Now Chandler and Davis are getting cranky, and suddenly there’s a fracas involving about 12 players. Jeez Louise. This is idiotic. |
| Updated at 6.14pm ET | Updated at 6.14pm ET |
| 6.12pm ET23:12 | 6.12pm ET23:12 |
| 96 min: Panama try to counter-attack, but they look absolutely spent. | 96 min: Panama try to counter-attack, but they look absolutely spent. |
| Here’s Scott Bassett: | Here’s Scott Bassett: |
| DaMarcus is the answer that Klinsi has come up with? Don’t get me wrong, I love DMB, but this is how we move into the future? Is it time to put Jurgen out of his misery? | DaMarcus is the answer that Klinsi has come up with? Don’t get me wrong, I love DMB, but this is how we move into the future? Is it time to put Jurgen out of his misery? |
| I think it’s more of an opportunity for the fans to thank Beasley for his long service. But who can say for sure? | I think it’s more of an opportunity for the fans to thank Beasley for his long service. But who can say for sure? |
| Updated at 6.12pm ET | Updated at 6.12pm ET |
| 6.10pm ET23:10 | 6.10pm ET23:10 |
| 94 min: Torres dispossesses Bradley, and Panama counter, but Pinzon is eased off it by Brooks. Good defending. | 94 min: Torres dispossesses Bradley, and Panama counter, but Pinzon is eased off it by Brooks. Good defending. |
| 6.09pm ET23:09 | 6.09pm ET23:09 |
| 92 min: Arroyo’s ball in nearly falls for Quintero, but Guzan is out quickly. | 92 min: Arroyo’s ball in nearly falls for Quintero, but Guzan is out quickly. |
| 6.07pm ET23:07 | 6.07pm ET23:07 |
| Extra time is under way | Extra time is under way |
| 91 min: DaMarcus Beasley replaces Omar Gonzalez. And Darwin Pinzon replaces the substitute Alfredo Stephens. | 91 min: DaMarcus Beasley replaces Omar Gonzalez. And Darwin Pinzon replaces the substitute Alfredo Stephens. |
| 6.03pm ET23:03 | 6.03pm ET23:03 |
| Caitlin Murray speaks for all of us: | Caitlin Murray speaks for all of us: |
| Wait, this is going to extra time? Good god. | Wait, this is going to extra time? Good god. |
| 6.01pm ET23:01 | 6.01pm ET23:01 |
| I honestly cannot believe Panama. They’ve created about six clear chances in this match. How are they still level? | I honestly cannot believe Panama. They’ve created about six clear chances in this match. How are they still level? |
| 5.59pm ET22:59 | 5.59pm ET22:59 |
| Full-time: USA 1-1 Panama | Full-time: USA 1-1 Panama |
| Extra time. For fuck’s sake. | Extra time. For fuck’s sake. |
| 5.58pm ET22:58 | 5.58pm ET22:58 |
| 90 min + 1: Arroyo! That was the chance, but wide! | 90 min + 1: Arroyo! That was the chance, but wide! |
| 5.57pm ET22:57 | 5.57pm ET22:57 |
| 89 min: We’re having 30 more minutes of this, aren’t we? | 89 min: We’re having 30 more minutes of this, aren’t we? |
| 5.55pm ET22:55 | 5.55pm ET22:55 |
| 88 min: Bradley’s ball in is a farce. Catching practice for Mejia. | 88 min: Bradley’s ball in is a farce. Catching practice for Mejia. |
| 5.54pm ET22:54 | 5.54pm ET22:54 |
| 87 min: Tony Meola reckons an MLS team should try to nab Torres from Millionarios. He’s been excellent today again, although he should have scored earlier. Cooper clips Corona. Yellow card, and a decent area for USA to attack. | 87 min: Tony Meola reckons an MLS team should try to nab Torres from Millionarios. He’s been excellent today again, although he should have scored earlier. Cooper clips Corona. Yellow card, and a decent area for USA to attack. |
| Sub for Panama: Abdiel Arroyo for Rolando Blackburn. | Sub for Panama: Abdiel Arroyo for Rolando Blackburn. |
| 5.52pm ET22:52 | 5.52pm ET22:52 |
| 86 min: And that’s another chance for Blackburn! Wide! A mirror image of the earlier Torres effort. Should have hit the target. | 86 min: And that’s another chance for Blackburn! Wide! A mirror image of the earlier Torres effort. Should have hit the target. |
| 5.51pm ET22:51 | 5.51pm ET22:51 |
| 84 min: Erick Davis! His crossing has been so good all day, but he failed to provide a certain goal there. That was so sloppy: three Panamanian players were free, in the area, and he chose to cross high rather than just slide it on the deck, and it was over everyone. A huge waste: Panama should be about four goals up! | 84 min: Erick Davis! His crossing has been so good all day, but he failed to provide a certain goal there. That was so sloppy: three Panamanian players were free, in the area, and he chose to cross high rather than just slide it on the deck, and it was over everyone. A huge waste: Panama should be about four goals up! |
| 5.48pm ET22:48 | 5.48pm ET22:48 |
| 82 min: This game has heated up! Eight minutes left – who’s going to get the winner? | 82 min: This game has heated up! Eight minutes left – who’s going to get the winner? |
| 5.48pm ET22:48 | 5.48pm ET22:48 |
| 81 min: USA make a mess of it, and suddenly Panama are away. Quintero leads the counter, but Corona does well to recover. And that’s a brilliant save from Brad Guzan! Blackburn’s header from Davis’s cross, and Guzan gets down so well to save. Outstanding! | 81 min: USA make a mess of it, and suddenly Panama are away. Quintero leads the counter, but Corona does well to recover. And that’s a brilliant save from Brad Guzan! Blackburn’s header from Davis’s cross, and Guzan gets down so well to save. Outstanding! |
| 5.46pm ET22:46 | 5.46pm ET22:46 |
| 80 min: Cummings heads clear, and it’s a USA corner. Their first of the game, if you can believe it. | 80 min: Cummings heads clear, and it’s a USA corner. Their first of the game, if you can believe it. |
| 5.44pm ET22:44 | 5.44pm ET22:44 |
| 78 min: Foul by Bradley on Cooper – Bradley Cooper! – and it’s a dangerous free kick for Panama, about 25 yards from goal. Davis with it … straight at Guzan. | 78 min: Foul by Bradley on Cooper – Bradley Cooper! – and it’s a dangerous free kick for Panama, about 25 yards from goal. Davis with it … straight at Guzan. |
| 5.43pm ET22:43 | 5.43pm ET22:43 |
| 77 min: I really don’t mind who wins this match, but please don’t let it go to extra time. Have a heart, people! | 77 min: I really don’t mind who wins this match, but please don’t let it go to extra time. Have a heart, people! |
| Here’s Michael Bertin: | Here’s Michael Bertin: |
| Pulling for your country to lose because you think some greater good will come out of it seems like more of an England thing to do. Perhaps Chad Noyes could become a Three Lions supporter if he doesn’t want the US to win. | Pulling for your country to lose because you think some greater good will come out of it seems like more of an England thing to do. Perhaps Chad Noyes could become a Three Lions supporter if he doesn’t want the US to win. |
| 5.41pm ET22:41 | 5.41pm ET22:41 |
| 75 min: Hernan Dario Gomez, the Panama coach, is in an almighty funk. That Stevens chance … he was absolutely all alone in front, but why didn’t he pass? Yedlin and Dempsey, the two subs, did well for the USA goal, though. | 75 min: Hernan Dario Gomez, the Panama coach, is in an almighty funk. That Stevens chance … he was absolutely all alone in front, but why didn’t he pass? Yedlin and Dempsey, the two subs, did well for the USA goal, though. |
| 5.39pm ET22:39 | 5.39pm ET22:39 |
| 72 min: How are USA level here? Well, because Panama can’t finish, and because Dempsey is a boss. Now Dempsey outjumps Mejia, and it’s just wide! | 72 min: How are USA level here? Well, because Panama can’t finish, and because Dempsey is a boss. Now Dempsey outjumps Mejia, and it’s just wide! |
| 5.38pm ET22:38 | 5.38pm ET22:38 |
| 71 min: A long ball over the top, and Yedlin got in behind. He went wide, Mejia came out, but Yedlin showed great composure to find Dempsey, and he slotted home from 12 yards with the keeper nowhere. From nowhere, USA are level. | 71 min: A long ball over the top, and Yedlin got in behind. He went wide, Mejia came out, but Yedlin showed great composure to find Dempsey, and he slotted home from 12 yards with the keeper nowhere. From nowhere, USA are level. |
| 5.37pm ET22:37 | 5.37pm ET22:37 |
| GOAL! USA 1-1 Panama (Dempsey 70) | GOAL! USA 1-1 Panama (Dempsey 70) |
| And then USA equalize. I knew it! | And then USA equalize. I knew it! |
| 5.36pm ET22:36 | 5.36pm ET22:36 |
| 70 min: What a chance for Alfredo Stevens! Tim Ream got sucked in, and Alfredo was all alone, streaking in front of goal, but he shot when he should have passed. Great opportunity! | 70 min: What a chance for Alfredo Stevens! Tim Ream got sucked in, and Alfredo was all alone, streaking in front of goal, but he shot when he should have passed. Great opportunity! |
| 5.35pm ET22:35 | 5.35pm ET22:35 |
| 69 min: Panama are well on top here, but they can’t continue to be so wasteful. They should be two goals clear. Nice interchange between Johnson and Dempsey, but Panama defend solidly. | 69 min: Panama are well on top here, but they can’t continue to be so wasteful. They should be two goals clear. Nice interchange between Johnson and Dempsey, but Panama defend solidly. |
| 5.33pm ET22:33 | 5.33pm ET22:33 |
| 67 min: Panama have had 12 shots. USA? Two. And that’s another free chance for Panama! Stevens’ cross was deflected, but Nurse got up high, and just couldn’t direct his header. USA lucky again! | 67 min: Panama have had 12 shots. USA? Two. And that’s another free chance for Panama! Stevens’ cross was deflected, but Nurse got up high, and just couldn’t direct his header. USA lucky again! |
| 5.32pm ET22:32 | 5.32pm ET22:32 |
| 65 min: That was so close for Panama! And it should have been two. Stevens, who replaced Camargo, crossed high, Nurse headed back, and Torres, up from the back, drilled it low and hard, but just wide of the post. Guzan didn’t move. | 65 min: That was so close for Panama! And it should have been two. Stevens, who replaced Camargo, crossed high, Nurse headed back, and Torres, up from the back, drilled it low and hard, but just wide of the post. Guzan didn’t move. |
| Updated at 5.32pm ET | Updated at 5.32pm ET |
| 5.29pm ET22:29 | 5.29pm ET22:29 |
| 63 min: USA need a spark. They haven’t got going in this second half. | 63 min: USA need a spark. They haven’t got going in this second half. |
| Here’s Chad Noyes: | Here’s Chad Noyes: |
| I’m sure I’m not the only American hoping we lose this game. We need the love-in with Klinsmann to come to an end. | I’m sure I’m not the only American hoping we lose this game. We need the love-in with Klinsmann to come to an end. |
| 5.28pm ET22:28 | 5.28pm ET22:28 |
| 62 min: Godoy does well to get away from Bradley, but USA fall back quickly into their defensive shape. Johannsson fouls Cooper, and Panama are happy. | 62 min: Godoy does well to get away from Bradley, but USA fall back quickly into their defensive shape. Johannsson fouls Cooper, and Panama are happy. |
| 5.27pm ET22:27 | 5.27pm ET22:27 |
| 60 min: USA can’t get the ball, and they don’t want to be chasing around after it in this heat. Double substitution for USA: Dempsey and Yedlin in, Wondolowski and Zusi out. | 60 min: USA can’t get the ball, and they don’t want to be chasing around after it in this heat. Double substitution for USA: Dempsey and Yedlin in, Wondolowski and Zusi out. |
| I feel a bit sorry for Wondolowski: he always seems to be the one who gets yanked. He’s been no worse than Johannsson in this game. And Zusi’s unlucky, too: he’s played well today. | I feel a bit sorry for Wondolowski: he always seems to be the one who gets yanked. He’s been no worse than Johannsson in this game. And Zusi’s unlucky, too: he’s played well today. |
| 5.24pm ET22:24 | 5.24pm ET22:24 |
| 57 min: Panama have scored first in every game in this tournament: and they haven’t won any of them. | 57 min: Panama have scored first in every game in this tournament: and they haven’t won any of them. |
| Dempsey’s coming on. Jürgen’s making changes! | Dempsey’s coming on. Jürgen’s making changes! |
| 5.23pm ET22:23 | 5.23pm ET22:23 |
| 56 min: An excellent finish from Nurse, who accepted Blackburn’s pass, turned inside Brooks, whose attempt at a tackle was pretty weary, and his shot past Guzan was accurate and low. Great goal, and well deserved. | 56 min: An excellent finish from Nurse, who accepted Blackburn’s pass, turned inside Brooks, whose attempt at a tackle was pretty weary, and his shot past Guzan was accurate and low. Great goal, and well deserved. |
| 5.21pm ET22:21 | 5.21pm ET22:21 |
| GOAL! USA 0-1 Panama (Nurse 55) | GOAL! USA 0-1 Panama (Nurse 55) |
| Panama take a deserved lead! | Panama take a deserved lead! |
| 5.21pm ET22:21 | 5.21pm ET22:21 |
| 55 min: Corner for Panama. And that’s a great chance … and a great clearance from Fabian Johnson! Off the line! Blackburn got up so well to head Cooper’s corner on frame, but Johnson was alert to hack clear. Guzan wasn’t saving that! | 55 min: Corner for Panama. And that’s a great chance … and a great clearance from Fabian Johnson! Off the line! Blackburn got up so well to head Cooper’s corner on frame, but Johnson was alert to hack clear. Guzan wasn’t saving that! |
| 5.19pm ET22:19 | 5.19pm ET22:19 |
| 53 min: It’s filthy hot in Phillie: 110F pitchside, so maybe that’s why this game hasn’t caught fire. | 53 min: It’s filthy hot in Phillie: 110F pitchside, so maybe that’s why this game hasn’t caught fire. |
| 5.18pm ET22:18 | 5.18pm ET22:18 |
| 52 min: Chandler’s ball in, and Wondolowski gets between Torres and Cummings, but his header is just wide. A difficult chance, but better from USA. | 52 min: Chandler’s ball in, and Wondolowski gets between Torres and Cummings, but his header is just wide. A difficult chance, but better from USA. |
| 5.17pm ET22:17 | 5.17pm ET22:17 |
| 51 min: Ack, Johannsson was nearly in there, but a poor first touch let him down. Good pass from Bradley, though. | 51 min: Ack, Johannsson was nearly in there, but a poor first touch let him down. Good pass from Bradley, though. |
| 5.15pm ET22:15 | 5.15pm ET22:15 |
| 49 min: Bradley’s ball in is headed clear by Godoy. Actually, I don’t think Machado was carded just then. I don’t know how he managed to survive that. | 49 min: Bradley’s ball in is headed clear by Godoy. Actually, I don’t think Machado was carded just then. I don’t know how he managed to survive that. |
| 5.14pm ET22:14 | 5.14pm ET22:14 |
| 48 min: Johansson is tripped by Machado, right by the touchline, and that’s yellow. That was crude. Good chance for USA here. | 48 min: Johansson is tripped by Machado, right by the touchline, and that’s yellow. That was crude. Good chance for USA here. |
| 5.13pm ET22:13 | 5.13pm ET22:13 |
| 47 min: Corona gives it away, and Quintero has a shot from distance, but it’s high. | 47 min: Corona gives it away, and Quintero has a shot from distance, but it’s high. |
| 5.12pm ET22:12 | 5.12pm ET22:12 |
| Second half begins | Second half begins |
| 46 min: John Strong on Fox just confirmed that there will be extra time and penalties if this ends all square at 90. Please, please, please don’t let that happen. | 46 min: John Strong on Fox just confirmed that there will be extra time and penalties if this ends all square at 90. Please, please, please don’t let that happen. |
| 5.11pm ET22:11 | 5.11pm ET22:11 |
| We’re back out. What’s going to happen in this second half? Maybe someone will score a goal! | We’re back out. What’s going to happen in this second half? Maybe someone will score a goal! |
| 4.56pm ET21:56 | 4.56pm ET21:56 |
| Half-time: USA 0-0 Panama | Half-time: USA 0-0 Panama |
| Reasonably boring, but Panama look quite good. USA haven’t offered much. See you in 15! | Reasonably boring, but Panama look quite good. USA haven’t offered much. See you in 15! |
| 4.55pm ET21:55 | 4.55pm ET21:55 |
| 45 min + 3: Nice play from Quintero to find Machado, and Johnson prevents the corner. The long throw is headed clear, but Davis puts in a booming cross from the left, and Nurse’s flick is just wide! Another chance! | 45 min + 3: Nice play from Quintero to find Machado, and Johnson prevents the corner. The long throw is headed clear, but Davis puts in a booming cross from the left, and Nurse’s flick is just wide! Another chance! |
| Updated at 4.57pm ET | Updated at 4.57pm ET |
| 4.52pm ET21:52 | 4.52pm ET21:52 |
| 45 min + 1: Panama are a decent side, aren’t they? Organised, competent, skilful – and they’ve got a bit of needle. They’ve been the better side in this first half. Four minutes of stoppage time! Oh, the humanity. | 45 min + 1: Panama are a decent side, aren’t they? Organised, competent, skilful – and they’ve got a bit of needle. They’ve been the better side in this first half. Four minutes of stoppage time! Oh, the humanity. |
| 4.50pm ET21:50 | 4.50pm ET21:50 |
| 44 min: Gonzales trips Nurse, and it’s a Panama free kick. No card, so cue much moaning and general annoyance. Cooper with the set piece, Torres knocks it back, and that’s a chance for Camargo! Blocked, and cleared away. Panama look dangerous from set plays. | 44 min: Gonzales trips Nurse, and it’s a Panama free kick. No card, so cue much moaning and general annoyance. Cooper with the set piece, Torres knocks it back, and that’s a chance for Camargo! Blocked, and cleared away. Panama look dangerous from set plays. |
| 4.47pm ET21:47 | 4.47pm ET21:47 |
| 41 min: Ooh, that was a chance! Camargo’s ball in from the right, and Nurse got free of Chandler and Brooks, but his left-foot shot is hapless, and it’s well wide. Big opportunity there. | 41 min: Ooh, that was a chance! Camargo’s ball in from the right, and Nurse got free of Chandler and Brooks, but his left-foot shot is hapless, and it’s well wide. Big opportunity there. |
| 4.46pm ET21:46 | 4.46pm ET21:46 |
| 40 min: Davis’s ball in is well claimed by Guzan. Two good pieces of goalkeeping. | 40 min: Davis’s ball in is well claimed by Guzan. Two good pieces of goalkeeping. |
| 4.45pm ET21:45 | 4.45pm ET21:45 |
| 39 min: Heavy touch by Blackburn in the box, and Guzan does well to come out and claim. Panama have been slightly more threatening, but haven’t really created a clear opening. | 39 min: Heavy touch by Blackburn in the box, and Guzan does well to come out and claim. Panama have been slightly more threatening, but haven’t really created a clear opening. |
| 4.44pm ET21:44 | 4.44pm ET21:44 |
| 38 min: Off the line by Tim Ream! Armando Cooper did so well to dribble into the box, and went round Gonzalez much too easily, but he was off balance as he shot left footed past Guzan, couldn’t find much power in his effort, and Ream did well to come back and clear. | 38 min: Off the line by Tim Ream! Armando Cooper did so well to dribble into the box, and went round Gonzalez much too easily, but he was off balance as he shot left footed past Guzan, couldn’t find much power in his effort, and Ream did well to come back and clear. |
| Updated at 4.44pm ET | Updated at 4.44pm ET |
| 4.42pm ET21:42 | 4.42pm ET21:42 |
| 36 min: The USA fans wanted a card there, but I think Cooper won the ball from Zusi. It’s been slow, has this first half. It’s hot in Philly, I guess, and both sides look fatigued. Brooks heads clear from Machado’s cross, and Camargo’s shot dribbles through to Guzan. | 36 min: The USA fans wanted a card there, but I think Cooper won the ball from Zusi. It’s been slow, has this first half. It’s hot in Philly, I guess, and both sides look fatigued. Brooks heads clear from Machado’s cross, and Camargo’s shot dribbles through to Guzan. |
| 4.39pm ET21:39 | 4.39pm ET21:39 |
| 33 min: There’s been a dearth of clear chances. Armando Cooper lines one up from distance, but it’s well wide. | 33 min: There’s been a dearth of clear chances. Armando Cooper lines one up from distance, but it’s well wide. |
| 4.38pm ET21:38 | 4.38pm ET21:38 |
| 31 min: Johansson runs away from Cooper as USA break, but his pass for Wondolowski was underhit, sadly: otherwise Wondolowski was in. | 31 min: Johansson runs away from Cooper as USA break, but his pass for Wondolowski was underhit, sadly: otherwise Wondolowski was in. |
| 4.37pm ET21:37 | 4.37pm ET21:37 |
| 29 min: We’re back on. Hard tackle by Davis on Zusi, but no card. Now we do have one: Johnson was late on Godoy. | 29 min: We’re back on. Hard tackle by Davis on Zusi, but no card. Now we do have one: Johnson was late on Godoy. |
| 4.33pm ET21:33 | 4.33pm ET21:33 |
| Formal hydration break | Formal hydration break |
| Aka drinks. | Aka drinks. |
| 4.33pm ET21:33 | 4.33pm ET21:33 |
| 26 min: Armando Cooper is down. Oscar Moncada, the Honduran ref, has a drink. Not too much urgency to get things going again. | 26 min: Armando Cooper is down. Oscar Moncada, the Honduran ref, has a drink. Not too much urgency to get things going again. |
| 4.32pm ET21:32 | 4.32pm ET21:32 |
| 24 min: Davis’s ball is rubbish, and then Quintero’s attempt is even rubbisher. USA break, and Zusi leads the charge, but his ball in for Bradley is well claimed by Mejia. Must be his new boots. | 24 min: Davis’s ball is rubbish, and then Quintero’s attempt is even rubbisher. USA break, and Zusi leads the charge, but his ball in for Bradley is well claimed by Mejia. Must be his new boots. |
| 4.30pm ET21:30 | 4.30pm ET21:30 |
| 23 min: Aron Johannsson briefly looks like Munch’s Scream, after he’s whistled for a push. Disbelief! Then Panama win a free-kick, and Davis’s ball in is headed behind by Wondolowski. Corner. | 23 min: Aron Johannsson briefly looks like Munch’s Scream, after he’s whistled for a push. Disbelief! Then Panama win a free-kick, and Davis’s ball in is headed behind by Wondolowski. Corner. |
| 4.27pm ET21:27 | 4.27pm ET21:27 |
| 20 min: USA just starting to find their rhythm, after an opening 10 minutes where it looked as though they just couldn’t be arsed. But there’s a stoppage, as Luis Mejia decides to change his boots. Groan. | 20 min: USA just starting to find their rhythm, after an opening 10 minutes where it looked as though they just couldn’t be arsed. But there’s a stoppage, as Luis Mejia decides to change his boots. Groan. |
| 4.25pm ET21:25 | 4.25pm ET21:25 |
| 19 min: Zusi’s scoop over the top is just too long for Johnson, after good work from Bradley. More good stuff from the Sporting KC man. And he’s got great hair! | 19 min: Zusi’s scoop over the top is just too long for Johnson, after good work from Bradley. More good stuff from the Sporting KC man. And he’s got great hair! |
| 4.23pm ET21:23 | 4.23pm ET21:23 |
| 17 min: Ooh: almost a fine pass from Zusi to Wondolowski, who would have been clear, but the San Jose man just couldn’t collect. Zusi has started well: he’s been involved in most of USA’s best play. | 17 min: Ooh: almost a fine pass from Zusi to Wondolowski, who would have been clear, but the San Jose man just couldn’t collect. Zusi has started well: he’s been involved in most of USA’s best play. |
| 4.22pm ET21:22 | 4.22pm ET21:22 |
| 15 min: Quintero moves smoothly into the box, but he can’t pick out a teammate. Now USA counter-attack, and Zusi’s cross-shot finds Johnson, but his shot is scuffed, and that’s no problem for Mejia. Better from USA. | 15 min: Quintero moves smoothly into the box, but he can’t pick out a teammate. Now USA counter-attack, and Zusi’s cross-shot finds Johnson, but his shot is scuffed, and that’s no problem for Mejia. Better from USA. |
| 4.19pm ET21:19 | 4.19pm ET21:19 |
| 12 min: Dangerous ball in from Davis, but Blackburn can’t connect. USA, population 319 million, can’t get the ball off Panama, population 3.9 million. | 12 min: Dangerous ball in from Davis, but Blackburn can’t connect. USA, population 319 million, can’t get the ball off Panama, population 3.9 million. |
| Updated at 4.20pm ET | Updated at 4.20pm ET |
| 4.18pm ET21:18 | 4.18pm ET21:18 |
| 11 min: Guzan is a bag of nerves, and he just larrups one straight into touch. Come on Jürgen, let’s try someone else in goal: Guzan’s had his go, and he’s not up to it. Bring back Tony Meola! (He was 25th in our top 25 list – have a look here.) | 11 min: Guzan is a bag of nerves, and he just larrups one straight into touch. Come on Jürgen, let’s try someone else in goal: Guzan’s had his go, and he’s not up to it. Bring back Tony Meola! (He was 25th in our top 25 list – have a look here.) |
| Updated at 4.19pm ET | Updated at 4.19pm ET |
| 4.15pm ET21:15 | 4.15pm ET21:15 |
| 8 min: Panama are pushing USA back here. Machado gives Ream a hard time down the right side, and another cross is slung in, but Blackburn’s pea-roller is wide. | 8 min: Panama are pushing USA back here. Machado gives Ream a hard time down the right side, and another cross is slung in, but Blackburn’s pea-roller is wide. |
| 4.12pm ET21:12 | 4.12pm ET21:12 |
| 6 min: USA can’t clear the corner, and it falls to Godoy, or was it Cooper?, but his shot is weak. Nervy start by the USA defence. | 6 min: USA can’t clear the corner, and it falls to Godoy, or was it Cooper?, but his shot is weak. Nervy start by the USA defence. |
| Updated at 4.13pm ET | Updated at 4.13pm ET |
| 4.11pm ET21:11 | 4.11pm ET21:11 |
| 5 min: Brooks gives it away in a bad position, but Blackburn and Nurse can’t combine, and the chance is lost. But that’s a nice pass from Quintero for Davis, the left back, and though Chandler covers, Guzan blams it behind and concedes a cheap corner. That was dumb! | 5 min: Brooks gives it away in a bad position, but Blackburn and Nurse can’t combine, and the chance is lost. But that’s a nice pass from Quintero for Davis, the left back, and though Chandler covers, Guzan blams it behind and concedes a cheap corner. That was dumb! |
| 4.10pm ET21:10 | 4.10pm ET21:10 |
| 3 min: Fabian Johnson goes down the left, but Torres clears. He’s been brilliant this tournament. | 3 min: Fabian Johnson goes down the left, but Torres clears. He’s been brilliant this tournament. |
| 4.08pm ET21:08 | 4.08pm ET21:08 |
| And we're off! | And we're off! |
| 1 min: Panama have it. Then they give it away. Zusi and Chandler do well down the right, but Panama hack clear. | 1 min: Panama have it. Then they give it away. Zusi and Chandler do well down the right, but Panama hack clear. |
| 4.06pm ET21:06 | 4.06pm ET21:06 |
| The players are out. Panama in red, USA in all white. Brad Guzan is in all green, but maybe he should be wearing red – out of embarrassment!!! You know, after Wednesday. Because he was rubbish. | The players are out. Panama in red, USA in all white. Brad Guzan is in all green, but maybe he should be wearing red – out of embarrassment!!! You know, after Wednesday. Because he was rubbish. |
| 4.03pm ET21:03 | 4.03pm ET21:03 |
| DaMarcus Beasley tells Julie Stewart-Binks: “Hopefully we can win the third place medal.” And then guffaws heartily. Ha! He knows the score. | DaMarcus Beasley tells Julie Stewart-Binks: “Hopefully we can win the third place medal.” And then guffaws heartily. Ha! He knows the score. |
| 4.01pm ET21:01 | 4.01pm ET21:01 |
| PPL Park is not full. Tony Meola on TV can understand why. “These were the kind of games no one wants to play in.” He’s right! | PPL Park is not full. Tony Meola on TV can understand why. “These were the kind of games no one wants to play in.” He’s right! |
| Updated at 4.01pm ET | Updated at 4.01pm ET |
| 3.51pm ET20:51 | 3.51pm ET20:51 |
| I think that call on Torres for the penalty was fair enough, actually. It definitely touched his hand, whether intentional or not. And didn’t Guardado do well to convert it, after 10 minutes of nonsense. | I think that call on Torres for the penalty was fair enough, actually. It definitely touched his hand, whether intentional or not. And didn’t Guardado do well to convert it, after 10 minutes of nonsense. |
| 3.50pm ET20:50 | 3.50pm ET20:50 |
| That Panama-Mexico semi-final was absolutely crazy, though: have a look at some of the highlights, some of the, let’s say, dubious referieeng decisions, and some bad behaviour from the players and fans. | That Panama-Mexico semi-final was absolutely crazy, though: have a look at some of the highlights, some of the, let’s say, dubious referieeng decisions, and some bad behaviour from the players and fans. |
| 3.41pm ET20:41 | 3.41pm ET20:41 |
| And this is excellent, too: Michael Lewis on when USA won the first ever Gold Cup, back in 1991. Look at Dominic Kinnear’s hair! | And this is excellent, too: Michael Lewis on when USA won the first ever Gold Cup, back in 1991. Look at Dominic Kinnear’s hair! |
| Related: When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' | Related: When USA won the inaugural Gold Cup: 'Soccer was a lot different back then' |
| 3.39pm ET20:39 | 3.39pm ET20:39 |
| If Man Utd versus Barcelona is more your thing, join my estimable colleague Bryan Graham for live coverage – kick off is 4pm ET also: | If Man Utd versus Barcelona is more your thing, join my estimable colleague Bryan Graham for live coverage – kick off is 4pm ET also: |
| Related: Manchester United v Barcelona: pre-season friendly – live! | Related: Manchester United v Barcelona: pre-season friendly – live! |
| 3.37pm ET20:37 | 3.37pm ET20:37 |
| Panama are without Blas Perez, and they’re also missing Luis Tejada, who was sent off against Mexico on Wednesday, and then had an almighty tantrum before he left the field. Have a look at the video: | Panama are without Blas Perez, and they’re also missing Luis Tejada, who was sent off against Mexico on Wednesday, and then had an almighty tantrum before he left the field. Have a look at the video: |
| It was definitely an ugly challenge, but it wasn’t an elbow. Should he have gone? | It was definitely an ugly challenge, but it wasn’t an elbow. Should he have gone? |
| 3.33pm ET20:33 | 3.33pm ET20:33 |
| US Soccer has a bad habit of only publishing the lineups of USA, as if they’re playing this match in isolation. Anyway! USA make six changes from the side that lost to Jamaica: Chandler, Ream, Gonzalez, Zusi, Corona and Wondolowski come in. And here’s what that means: | US Soccer has a bad habit of only publishing the lineups of USA, as if they’re playing this match in isolation. Anyway! USA make six changes from the side that lost to Jamaica: Chandler, Ream, Gonzalez, Zusi, Corona and Wondolowski come in. And here’s what that means: |
| #USAvPAN: Brad Guzan and Michael Bradley are the only two #USMNT players to start all six games of #GoldCup2015. | #USAvPAN: Brad Guzan and Michael Bradley are the only two #USMNT players to start all six games of #GoldCup2015. |
| 3.31pm ET20:31 | 3.31pm ET20:31 |
| Today's lineups | Today's lineups |
| They’re in: | They’re in: |
| USA: Guzan, Chandler, Ream, Brooks, Gonzalez, Johnson, Zusi, Bradley, Corona, Johannsson, Wondolowski. | USA: Guzan, Chandler, Ream, Brooks, Gonzalez, Johnson, Zusi, Bradley, Corona, Johannsson, Wondolowski. |
| Panama: Mejia, Machado, Cummings, Torres, Davis, Cooper, Camargo, Godoy, Quintero, Blackburn, Nurse. | Panama: Mejia, Machado, Cummings, Torres, Davis, Cooper, Camargo, Godoy, Quintero, Blackburn, Nurse. |
| Updated at 3.32pm ET | Updated at 3.32pm ET |
| 3.22pm ET20:22 | 3.22pm ET20:22 |
| Hello and welcome | Hello and welcome |
| Hi! USA play Panama today in Philly today – and, if we’re being, honest, no one wants to be here. A third place playoff game is akin to the wedding of an irritating older cousin: something you’re forced to endure rather than enjoy, to attend out of obligation rather than desire. If I were the USA or Panama, I’d be pissed: I’d either want to be in Sunday’s final, or just leave on my holidays, flush with feelings of disappointment, in USA’s case, and disgust, in Panama’s. | Hi! USA play Panama today in Philly today – and, if we’re being, honest, no one wants to be here. A third place playoff game is akin to the wedding of an irritating older cousin: something you’re forced to endure rather than enjoy, to attend out of obligation rather than desire. If I were the USA or Panama, I’d be pissed: I’d either want to be in Sunday’s final, or just leave on my holidays, flush with feelings of disappointment, in USA’s case, and disgust, in Panama’s. |
| But such is life, and play this game we must, so we’ll be liveblogging with professionalism and gusto, as if it this game actually meant something. Kick off’s at 4pm: join us! | But such is life, and play this game we must, so we’ll be liveblogging with professionalism and gusto, as if it this game actually meant something. Kick off’s at 4pm: join us! |
| 3.15pm ET20:15 | 3.15pm ET20:15 |
| Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, have a look at why Landon Donovan tops the list of our 25 greatest USMNT players of all time: | Tim will be here shortly. In the meantime, have a look at why Landon Donovan tops the list of our 25 greatest USMNT players of all time: |
| It was his career, not someone else’s. | It was his career, not someone else’s. |
| In many ways, that’s the legacy of the greatest American soccer player of all time. Maybe he could have done more with his talent. Maybe he got the most out of it. Judge away. | In many ways, that’s the legacy of the greatest American soccer player of all time. Maybe he could have done more with his talent. Maybe he got the most out of it. Judge away. |
| He just wanted to be happy. | He just wanted to be happy. |
| The end result is pretty impressive. On the club level, he won six MLS Cups, two with the San Jose Earthquakes and four with the Galaxy. He retired after the 2015 season as the league’s all-time leading goal scorer with 144 goals. | The end result is pretty impressive. On the club level, he won six MLS Cups, two with the San Jose Earthquakes and four with the Galaxy. He retired after the 2015 season as the league’s all-time leading goal scorer with 144 goals. |
| Related: Landon Donovan: the best player in US history, and a man who did it his way | Related: Landon Donovan: the best player in US history, and a man who did it his way |