The Panama national team left good feelings in his penultimate preparation game heading to the World Cup 2026 by winning 4-2 over Dominican Republic in an intense match played in front of their fans at the Rommel Fernández stadium.
The team led by the Canalero team showed forcefulness in attack and reaction capacity in key moments to win a victory that strengthens confidence ahead of the biggest event in international football.
Dominican Republic demanded from the beginning
The Dominican team started the match with an aggressive proposal, putting pressure on the Panamanian exit and seeking to create danger in the rival field.
One of the first opportunities came through Mariano Diazwho took advantage of an offensive raid by Luiyi de Lucasalthough the Panamanian defense responded in time to avoid the fall of their goal.
As the minutes pass, Panama He began to control the ball better and generate dangerous approaches. He first warned Tomas Rodriguez in a one-on-one match against the goalkeeper Xavier Valdezwhile shortly after Roderick Miller He tried to surprise with a long-distance shot.
Tomás Rodríguez paved the way for Panama
The insistence of the Canalera team was rewarded in the 17th minute. A bad start by the Dominican goalkeeper allowed Tomas Rodriguez He took advantage of the error to push the ball into the back of the net and establish the 1-0.
Although Dominican Republic tried to respond quickly with arrivals of Peter Federico and Jean Carlos Lopezthe native team managed to maintain the advantage.
Before the break came the second blow. At minute 44, a shot from Victor Griffith ended up deviating Luiyi de Lucaswhich left the visiting goalkeeper with no chance and meant 2-0 for Panama.
Panama responded every time the Dominican Republic approached
The second half began with an immediate reaction from the visitors. Just at minute 47, Mariano Diaz He completed an offensive play to score and bring his team closer on the scoreboard.
However, the Panamanian response was forceful. At minute 58, Andres Andrade filtered a precise pass for Cecilio Watermanwho beat the goalkeeper and calmly finished to make it 3-1.
The Dominican squad did not give up and got back into the game thanks to a powerful shot from Eric Japa in the 65th minute, after taking advantage of a loss of ball by the Panamanian defense.
Kadir Barría sentenced the canal victory
When Dominican Republic Looking for a tie in the final minutes, Panama found the necessary spaces to finish the match.
At minute 89, Kadir Barria He appeared to take advantage of one of the last opportunities of the match and sign the final 4-2, a result that sparked celebration among the fans present.
Victory allows Panama national team maintain a positive dynamic in the final stretch of your preparation for the World Cup 2026.
Panama is already thinking about Bosnia and its World Cup debut
After surpassing Dominican Republicthe Canalero team will face one last test before starting its World Cup adventure.
Next Saturday, Panama will face Bosnia in San Luis, in what will be his final rehearsal before the expected debut in the World Cup 2026scheduled for June 17 against Ghana.
With an effective attack and a squad that continues to fine-tune details, the Panamanian team will seek to arrive in the best possible conditions to the most important competition in international football.
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