Defender Moise Bombito was a standout for Canada, with the crowd chanting his name at one point.
“A surreal moment, for real, because I grew up watching Canada my whole life,” said the 24-year-old Montreal native who plays for Nice in France. “And to be able to represent my country in front of 23,000-plus fans, some of them chanting my name, was a really surreal moment which I will cherish for a long time.”
Canada improved to 6-2-6 all-time against Panama and 3-3-5 under Marsch, with one of those ties turning into the shootout loss to Uruguay and another a shootout win over No. 40 Venezuela, also at Copa America.
They had not played at home since a 3-2 loss to Jamaica last November in the return leg of the Nations League quarterfinal, before an announced crowd of 17,588 at BMO Field.
That defeat snapped a record 17-game home undefeated run (15-0-2) for Canada — since a 3-0 loss to Mexico in March 2016 in a World Cup qualifier at Vancouver — and a 22-game unbeaten run at BMO Field (15-0-7), dating back to a 2-0 loss to Peru in September 2010.
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