Copa América: USMNT loses to Panama in chaotic, red card-stained stunner

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 1:33 AM GMT+2Flo goes close

The U.S. is playing very defensive, but just had its first real chance of the second half.

Christian Pulisic dances, plays Balogun down the left with a reverse pass, and Balogun flashes his curling shot past the far post.

Still 1-1, 72nd minute.

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 1:28 AM GMT+2VAR giveth, VAR taketh away

Panama appeared to have won a penalty, via a reckless tackle from U.S. center back Cameron Carter-Vickers

But, upon review, there was hardly any contact, and the penalty is overturned.

VAR works well sometimes!

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM GMT+266′ Penalty overturned after VAR reviewFri, June 28, 2024 at 1:24 AM GMT+263′ Penalty awarded to PanamaFri, June 28, 2024 at 1:14 AM GMT+2Ethan Horvath passes his first test

Five minutes into the second half, Panama’s Edgardo Fariña rips a shot from 30 yards out.

It was knuckling. Ethan Horvath, on for the injured Matt Turner at halftime, stayed behind it and batted it away.

He has experience making heroic saves off the bench for the USMNT. He might have to make one or more again tonight.

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 1:07 AM GMT+2THREE halftime changes for the U.S.

Matt Turn is off, injured. Ethan Horvath is replacing him.

Cameron Carter-Vickers and Johnny Cardoso are also on for Tyler Adams and Gio Reyna.

That’s a clear sign that Berhalter plans to shut up shop and dig deep for a draw. They’ll play in a 5-3-1.

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM GMT+2Halftime questions for the USMNT

There are a lot of personnel questions entering the second half…

How long can Tyler Adams last? He’s ideal for playing with 10 men, because he can cover so much ground … but he’s not 90-minutes fit

Will Gio Reyna be sacrificed for a more defensive-minded player?

Is Matt Turner injured? Can he last the 90, or is there a chance they’ll have to use a sub at goalkeeper?

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 12:52 AM GMT+2HALFTIME: USA 1-1 PANAMA

A draw would be fine for the USMNT. Not ideal, but fine.

Need to reset at halftime, try to calm the game down a bit.

— Henry Bushnell (@HenryBushnell) June 27, 2024

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 12:51 AM GMT+2A bonkers, CONCACAFy first half

It’s 1-1 at halftime. To recap:

Scrappy, chippy, s***housy start

Weston McKennie scores, but VAR disallows it

Tim Weah lashes out at a Panama player and gets sent off

Folarin Balogun scores a banger to put the U.S. ahead

Panama almost immediately equalizes

More chippiness and s***housery

U.S. scrambling to keep it 1-1, both teams look capable of scoring

To cap it off …

Fri, June 28, 2024 at 12:47 AM GMT+245′ Eduardo Guerrero shown a yellowFri, June 28, 2024 at 12:39 AM GMT+2The Weah red card

It got a bit lost in the craziness of the 15 minutes that followed … but here’s the angle of the Tim Weah incident that referee Iván Barton looked at and immediately thought: That’s a red card.

Does the angle and the Panamanian reaction make it look worse than it actually was? Maybe. But either way, it was really stupid. And Weah, after the video review, looked like he knew it was stupid.

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