The Cuban soccer team participating in the Concacaf U-20 Championship that takes place in Honduras fell this Saturday 1-0 against its counterpart from Panama in the round of 16. In this way, Cubans say goodbye to their World Cup dream, according to Cuban media reports.
Highlight the sports portal Hit that the Cubans came out with their customary 5-4-1 and, despite the first few minutes of uncertainty, they went from less to more in the first half, deserving to reach halftime with an advantage.
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However, “bad decisions made in the attack and the lack of success in the strikers’ shots” prevented any goals from being scored.
Already in the second half, with a goal in the 66th minute by Carlos Alberto Rivera, the main figure of the Panamanian team, the nervousness of the Cubans arrived, “overcome more by the rush than by the opponent’s goal.”
Time and time again opportunities to tie were missed and the end of the match came and Cuba said goodbye to the competition, this source points out. In any case, the match that took place at the Chelato Uclés National Stadium in Tegucigalpa was extremely close.
Soccer: Cuba loses to the United States in the Under-20 World Cup
With their victory, Panama continues to the quarterfinals of the Concacaf U20 qualifying round, which this Saturday had reached the round of 16.
Now the Panamanian is the second ranked team, after Costa Rica, which in the first game of the day thrashed Trinidad and Tobago 4-1.
Honduras defeated Curaçao (4-1) and the United States swept Nicaragua (5-0).
