With a spectacular goal from Dexter Lembikisa, Jamaica defeated Panama 1-0 this Sunday in Arlington (United States) and won third place in the 2024 Concacaf Nations League.
The champion of the third edition of this tournament will be defined in the final between Mexico and the United States this Sunday at 8:15 p.m. local (01:15 GMT on Monday) also at the AT&T stadium in Arlington.
Jamaican winger Dexter Lembikisa scored the only goal of the victory against Panama in the 42nd minute with a brilliant individual action in which he cut his defender on the balcony of the area with a bicycle and launched a left-footed shot into the top corner.
Panamanian José RodrÃguez had the best chance to tie before the break but goalkeeper Andre Blake rejected his powerful shot.
With this victory, Jamaica finished in third place in the Nations League for the first time in competing in the final four.
In Thursday’s semifinals against the United States, the ‘Reggae Boyz’ were ahead on the scoreboard for 96 minutes until their forward Cory Burke scored an own goal to make it 1-1 that sent the game to extra time, in which the locals They ended up winning 3-1.
For its part, Panama, which lost 3-0 to Mexico on Thursday, gave another poor offensive performance against Jamaica and left the final phase without scoring a goal.
The squad led by the Spanish Thomas Christiansen finished in fourth place in the tournament for the second consecutive edition.
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