Panama 2 - 0 South Africa (282771215)

150961 spectators arrived at O.W.P., where weather conditions were pretty good for football. Panama decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. Lineup: Cobos - Camacho, Rodríguez, Ríos - Cano, Mora Sibaja, Albores, Camerena, Lince - Balcorta, Carvajal.

A 3-5-2 alignment was the formation of choice for South Africa. The following players took the field: Farr - Lekhanya, Kebairejang, Fadana - Rice, Mattu, Mwatiwa, Thomas, Pradip - Breen, Sibande.

It was an obvious ambition of South Africa to use their ability at attacking on the flanks. Some great play up the middle by Panama led to a chance for Cristóbal Carvajal to get the go-ahead goal after 19 minutes, but the shot hit the crossbar. Guy Breen came close to putting the visiting team one up 32 minutes into the match, following a solo raid down the middle, but Jair Cobos managed to tip the ball to a corner. The referee showed Panama's Napoleón Lince the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Panama took the lead 42 minutes into the game by 1 to 0, as Olman Mora Sibaja elegantly received a long range pass through the middle, finishing off with a half-volley shot just below the bar. Halftime score was 1 - 0. The forty-five minutes were dominated by Panama, with an impressive 61 percent possession of the ball.

A free kick just outside of the visitors' penalty area after 55 minutes could have resulted in another goal, but Jamie Farr got a hand out and tipped the ball over the bar. 82 minutes into the match, the visitors' central line of defence had to look on as Simón Cano dashed through, knocking home 2 - 0 for Panama. Panama held the ball, with a clear 61 percent of possession.

Panama's best player was Cristóbal Carvajal. Eduardo Rodríguez on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating South Africa player was without a doubt Ungapake Sibande. However, Maurice Thomas made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 2 - 0.