On Thursday night, the finalists of the Concacaf League of Nations were decided. before the Panama in the semifinal, Canada won by 2 to 0 and guaranteed its place. already the USA they had no work to overcome the Mexico 3-0 in a match marred by confusion.
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In the first duel of the night, in Las Vegas, Canada fought a balanced dispute against Panama and saw the opponent endangered on some occasions. Even so, the Canadians scored in the first half with Jonathan David, at 25 minutes, and in the final stage with star Alphonso Davies, at 24 minutes.
On the Panamanian side, in the 44th minute of the second half, Eric Davis was expelled and left his team with one less in the final moments of the game.
Also at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, the USA hosted Mexico and dominated the match. In the first half, Christian Pulisic opened the scoring for the Americans at 37 minutes. In the first minute of the final stage, Pulisic scored again and scored. From that moment on, the game became tense and violent and, in the 24th minute, César Montes was sent off by the Mexican side after kicking Folarin Balogun. McKinnie also received red after the confusion formed.
Even before the end, Ricardo Pepi expanded and closed the account for the Americans and two more expulsions took place. Gerardo Arteaga, from Mexico, and Sergiño Dest, from the USA, were at odds and left the match after 40 minutes.
The game, which was expected to end in the 57th minute due to added time, was ended earlier, in the 52nd minute, after a recurrence of homophobic chants by the Mexican crowd. CONCACAF issued a statement regarding the incident.
“Chants heard during the game led to the activation of the anti-discrimination protocol by the match referee. In addition, the security team expelled several fans for having unacceptable behavior in the stadium”, commented the entity.
The grand final of the Concacaf League of Nations is scheduled for this Sunday, at 9:30 pm (Brasília time), in Las Vegas. The dispute for third place between Mexico and Panama will be on the same day and place, at 7 pm.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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