Costa Rica vs Panamá | 2024/25 Concacaf Nations League Cuartos de Final

We've reached the knockout rounds of the Nations League and the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica is the scene of a Central American rematch tonight. It is Costa Rica and Panama in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg and it is live. As we are all set for this quarterfinal and we are in motion in Costa Rica in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg. This time it's the outswinger with the left and it's there, but it's saved on the line by Mosquera. Great chance for Costa Rica to open the scoring. The layoff works and it's kept moving for Blackman. Blackman onto his right. Cesar Blackman just over the bar. Plays it further into a pocket of space. Left footed effort, on goal. First on target of the night for Panama. Patrick Sequeira was behind it. Can they capitalize right before half? In with the right, deflected and punched away. Sequeira with the save. Reset by Blackman. Right footed outswinging ball. Thumped away, cleared away. Saeed Martinez blows the halftime whistle. 45 minutes played in San Jose, Costa Rica in this CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinal first leg. Fajardo has one in the middle. That's Rodriguez. Fajardo trying to pick Rodriguez out and nearly did. It spins harmlessly wide in the end. This is flicked along very well for Murillo. Michael Murillo is in. Murillo in front and it's skied over the bar. What a chance for Panama. Should have been the opening goal. It isn't. It stays nil-nil and players stay on the deck. Jose Fajardo waiting for either manager. Here's Carrasquilla with the roll with the shoulders. Carrasquilla, was he tripped? He was, it's a penalty for Panama. Come on, the 64th minute. And a terrific chance for them to grab that final away goal and the opening goal of this tie. And the first defining moment of this quarterfinal has arrived. And Fajardo scores. Panama with a priceless away goal and they have the lead in this Nations League quarterfinal. With their possession play, they go in search of a second here. Second ball falls to Murillo. Serves it back post. It's just wide. Flag was up. But there is the final whistle and Panama continue their recent dominance over Costa Rica as they beat their Central American neighbors for a sixth consecutive time and take a big step toward another Nations League semifinal.