Honduras and Panama will open the second round of games in Group A of the CONCACAF Gold Cup. This match should have plenty of goal scoring chances between the two teams, since they need the win to increase their chances of making it to the tournament's knockout stage.
Honduras was not a pushover for the USMNT in their first outing. Los Catrachos managed to dominate the Stars and Stripes at times, and they came close to equalizing the game during the final minutes, but a couple of missed chances denied them that possibility.
Coach Jorge Luis Pinto may want to build upon what his team showed against the Americans, and with that in mind, we might be able to see Carlos Discua taking over Andy Najar's spot on the lineup. Discua's first touch of the ball ended in the back of the net, and he created more danger than Najar during his few minutes on the pitch.
On the other hand, Panamá will try to show their progress with coach Hernán Darío Gómez despite having lost the lead against Haiti in the first match of the Gold Cup. The Colombian coach may want to adjust his defense, since the quick Haitians got past his center backs with ease. Up front, fans expect Luis Tejada, Blas Perez and Alberto Quintero, the team's goal scorer, to work together in order to defeat the complicated Bicolor team.
This will be the fourth meeting between these teams in Gold Cup matches. So far, Honduras has emerged victorious against Panamá two times, including a 5-1 blowout in the 1993 Gold Cup. Panamá won their latest Gold Cup match with a 3-2 score, including one goal by Blas Pérez.
The overall stats between these two sides indicate Honduras' dominance over Los Canaleros, with 20 wins and nine draws. Panamá has won ten games against Los Catrachos, including an ongoing four game unbeaten streak facing their opponents on Friday.
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