ATLANTA — Andres Guardado scored two goals on penalty kicks, including the tiebreaker in extra time, and Mexico beat a short-handed and angered Panama squad, 2-1, in a Gold Cup semifinal on Wednesday night.
Panama's Roman Torres scored on a header early in the second half, and the 1-0 lead held until Guardado's penalty kick in stoppage time. The penalty kick, which followed a 10-minute delay as tempers flared, set up the extra time.
Mexico will play Jamaica, which beat the United States earlier, in the final on Sunday in Philadelphia.
Panama played a man down after forward Luis Tejada drew a red card and was ejected for his contact with Mexico's Francisco Rodriguez about 25 minutes into the match.