Jamaica needed a win against Panama to keep their hopes of playing in the 2018 World Cup, however it’s Los Canaleros who will be heading on to the CONCACAF hexagonal. Jamaica’s offense looked frantic and never really solved the Panamanian defense, while Panama was content to bide their time and wait for opportunities to come.
Jamaica manager Winfried Schäfer juggled the lineup a bit, opting to start Simon Dawkins (San Jose Earthquakes) over Jobi McAnuff (Stevenage FC), and Lee Williamson (Burton Albion) over Rodolph Austin (Brøndby).