Panama says goodbye to its first World Cup without triumph



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In its first World Cup, Panama dreamed of saying goodbye with a win, but Tunisia gave it a lesson in realism by beating it 2-1 Thursday in Saransk at the closing of Group G of Russia 2018.

Dreaming of celebrating their first World Cup triumph by taking advantage of a goal against Ybadine Meriah in the 33rd minute, but Tunisia, also eliminated, returned with goals from Fakhreddine Ben Youssef and Wahbi Khazri respectively to 51 and 66 Panama finished without any unit, while Belgium ranked first with nine and England second with six.

The Panamanian team came out looking for victory from the start, without fear, although North Africans quickly took the reins of the meeting, imposing their highest individual technical quality.

But Tunisia is neither a great power nor player highlighted in some major leagues in Europe, both teams had a lot of trouble to arrive dangerously at the opponent's goal.

The first chance of some danger was a shot of Rami Bedoui, who saved Jaime Penedo safely (19)

The triangle formed by Gabriel Gómez, Ricardo Ávila and Aníbal Godoy s'. is distinguished in the midfield fight and in the attempt to create a game by the team Hernán Bolillo Gómez, but the striker Gabriel Torres contributed little in the first 45 minutes

However, the Cbaderos continued after half an hour, in the second shot between the clubs. José Luis Rodríguez threw from outside the area and the ball touched Ybadine Meriah and fooled his goalkeeper in the 33rd minute

Two shots, a goal

After the goal, the North Africans s & # They went on and had their best minutes, but neither Ben Youssef, with a head nearing the team (39), nor Wahbi Khazri, in a shot that stopped Penedo (45), managed to tie.

At half time, 'Bolillo & # 39; Gómez switched from 4-1-4-1 to 4-4-2, after taking the unfortunate Gabriel Torres by Harold Cummings, but nothing more to start the second leg tied with Tunisia .

Naim Sliti took the ball from the left to the three-quarter zone, overcame the marker and opened to the right for Khazri, who pbaded the ball to Ben Youssef and finished it at will (51).

Two minutes later, Ben Youssef was about to score the second but Penedo took the shot with his feet in one on one.

Exploited the injury of capi tán Roman Torres, & Bolillo & # 39; took over Luis Tejada to return to the initial, more effective approach.

The match was again balanced and Khazri and Bárcenas had two chances for their respective teams.

The highest quality The Tunisians again won a little later, in a game between Anice Badri and Ousamma Haddadi and the center was shot by Khazri empty goal to put the 2-1 (66) .

In the best game of the Panamanian attack, the & # 39; Puma's Rodriguez had the opportunity to tie (71) and a minute later, Bárcenas got it, but in a game invalidated by offside. Godoy had another one in the shed but sent it.

The cbaderos tried it until the end, they asked the public support, but they showed again that they still have a lot to play in World Cup, closing this first experience in the big Football Tournament with three defeats, with 11 conceded goals and two goals scored.

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