Match Report
Panama went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Guadeloupe sat 4th on 0 — a 9-point gap. On recent form Guadeloupe sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Panama 3.33 scored and 1 conceded per game, Guadeloupe 1.67 and 3.33, with the league averaging 1.51.
Momentum sat with Guadeloupe, winners of their last four. Panama had banked 7 of the last 15 points on offer; Guadeloupe, 13.
The match was played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson (capacity 27,000). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Panama led 4-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-2.
Goal scorers
Panama: Ismael Díaz (17'), Eduardo Guerrero (22'), Cristian Martínez (6'), Ismael Díaz (13'), Tomás Rodríguez (90') · Guadeloupe: Jordan Leborgne (29'), Florian David (71')