Match Report
Panama went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Honduras sat 2nd on 6 — a 3-point gap. Honduras had been under-performing their position — 7th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Panama 3.33 scored and 1 conceded per game, Honduras 1.33 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.51.
Five consecutive wins preceded this game for Panama, having scored in 10 consecutive games.
Across 8 recorded meetings, Panama have 2 wins to Honduras's 5, with 1 draw, at 2.63 goals per meeting. Only 38% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The match was played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (capacity 63,400). On the scoreboard, Panama led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Panama: Ismael Díaz (45') · Honduras: Choco Lozano (82')