Goals and Highlights: Peru 1-1 Panama inInternational Friendly Game
Peru and Panama faced each other in a hard fought duel, both teams generated dangerous plays and it was a game from area to area, at 38' Peru opened the scoreboard and went into halftime with an advantage, for the second half Panama had more control of the ball and at 72' equalized the game, both teams showed good performance for the qualifying round.
The duel between Peru and Panama ended in a 1-1 draw, both teams performed well and it seems to have been a good practice before the start of the qualifiers.
Peru has four players on its roster who were in the last friendly against Panama in 2014. The four players are goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, defender Christian Ramos, and midfielders Josepmir Ballón and Yoshimar Yotún.
The Panamanian Football Federation informed that the PCR tests carried out yesterday in Panama, prior to today's Peru vs. Panama game, showed two positive cases (one player and one member of the delegation).
Both are asymptomatic and will serve their corresponding isolation in Peru.
Of the list of players called up to face Peru, 9 players have already seen minutes in these qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. They are: Orlando Mosquera, Harold Cummings, Alberto Quintero, Omar Córdoba, Abdiel Ayarza, Armando Cooper, Jair Catuy, Azmahar Ariano and José Fajardo.
Panama has 10 players looking to make their debut with the Senior National Team. They are: Cesar Samudio, Jose Matos, Sergio Ramirez, Samir Ramirez, Luis Asprilla, Jorge Gutierrez, Jiovany Welch, Cristian Quintero, Jorge Mendez and Alessandro Canales.
Peru in search of its second consecutive World Cup.
The Peruvian national team has only been able to qualify for the World Cup on five occasions, 1930, 1970, 1978, 1982 and 2018, now they are looking to qualify for their second consecutive World Cup and in the qualifying round they are in fifth place, which would make them play a playoff to qualify for the highest level of international soccer.
Welcome to the international duel between the Peruvian national team and the Panamanian national team, both teams are looking to prepare for the upcoming qualifying matches for Qatar 2022, both are still fighting for a ticket and at the moment they have the pass to the playoffs, we will see how they perform in today's duel.
In a few moments we will share with you the starting lineups for Peru vs Panama live, as well as the latest information from Peru's National Stadium. Stay tuned to VAVEL's minute-by-minute live online coverage of the match.
Alberto Quintero, a midfielder from Universitario de Peru, has played in the World Cup qualifiers and stands out for scoring goals despite being a midfielder. The experienced player has a long career and has played in Liga MX with Lobos BUAP and in MLS with San Jose Earthquakes; his presence will be essential for the friendly against Peru.
Pedro Gallese, known for playing in Liga MX with Veracruz, is a goalkeeper of great quality, his last team is Orlando City of the MLS, for the duel against Panama his presence will be essential as he is a goalkeeper who knows how to come out in set pieces, to contain the Panamanian attack.
Last 5 games:
Panama 2-1 Peru Pan American Games
Peru 3-0 Panama International friendly
Panama 1-2 Peru International friendly
Peru 1-0 Panama International friendly
Panama 1-0 Peru International friendly
The Panamanian national team is not a team that is constantly in the World Cup, remember that in the qualifiers for Brazil 2014, the Panamanians were left out by a goal from the United States which allowed Mexico to get the playoff, for Russia 2018, Panama was one of the 4 representatives of CONCACAF, fortune was not with them as they were in the same group as England and Belgium, so they were dismissed in the group stage without scoring points, now in the qualifiers for Qatar 2022, Panama is equal in points with Mexico, so the Panamanian national team would be playing for the playoff to be able to have a ticket to the World Cup, with five points ahead of Costa Rica, the Panamanians have everything to be able to access their second consecutive World Cup, with six games left, Panama will face Costa Rica on January 27, the game could put the selection on track for their pass, however they still have very complicated matches against Canada, United States and Mexico, so harvesting as many points as possible is their obligation.
Panama ready for the friendly/Image:FEPAFUT
Peru seeks to get into the top four or tie for the playoffs
The Peruvian national team is looking to get ready for the resumption of the qualifiers for Qatar 2022, the team led by Gareca is in fifth place in the qualifiers, so they would be playing for the playoffs, with 17 points their place is not yet assured since Bolivia, Uruguay and Chile are only down by one and two points, with the end of the qualifiers just around the corner the Peruvian national team knows it must not lose points in the remaining matches to be played, The friendly vs. Panama will serve to identify the moment that the selected players are going through, players known in Liga MX as Gallese and Yotun, are part of the called-up players, the match against Panama will be a good practice to measure the physical game of the players, Peru won its last two qualifying games against Bolivia and Venezuela, its next qualifying match will be against Colombia, a direct rival in the aspirations of the World Cup.
Peruvian National Team preparing for the friendly/Image:SelecciónPeru
International friendly match between CONCACAF Y CONMEBOL
The Qatar 2022 World Cup is just around the corner and although there are already qualified teams, the qualifiers still continue and are being fought in a great way, in CONCACAF in the last FIFA date Mexico started in first place but after two defeats dropped to third place with the same points as Panama so the closing will be more than good, on the side of CONMEBOLBrazil and Argentina practically already have their ticket to the World Cup, so there are still two and a half tickets to play so the teams should prepare the best they can.
Good afternoon to all VAVEL readers! Welcome to the live broadcast of the Peru vs Panama match, corresponding to the International Friendly. The match will take place at the National Stadium of Peru, at 4:00 PM.
