Marta Cox: “Panama gave their best against Brazil”

Panama lost for Brazil with the score (4-0), in the debut of both teams in Group F Australia and New Zealand Women’s World Cup 2023.

Panamanian midfielder Martha Cox he indicated that Panama played with “a lot of nervousness” but was adjusting. “It’s difficult to play without the ball and the Panamanian team did their best (against Brazil),” admitted the player.

The Panamanian team led by Ignacio “Nacho” Quintana fell into nervousness and despair in the first part of the game, but in the second half, with changes and Rily’s arrivals, they improved and improved their game Tanner which disrupted the Brazilian goal.

The Brazilian team dominated the match against Panama and had the main figure in Ary Borges who scored three goals in the match, the first goal was a header after 19 minutes.

The Brazilians scored their second goal of the game thanks again Borges in the 39th minute, who beat Yenith Bailey with his shot

For the second half, the coach of the team Panama‘Nacho’ Quintana has made some changes, mainly in midfield with his entry into the Riley Tanner and Emily Cedeno replacing players Natalia Mills and Karla Riley, which gave more dynamism to the women’s red.

But the Brazilians scored the third goal Bia Zaneratto in the 48th minute, to leave the match with the score (3-0).

For its part, Panama would have its first dangerous arrival in the 57th minute Carina Baltrip Reyeshe sent a shot that was caught by the Brazilian goalkeeper.

Then, in the 65th minute, a filtered pass from Emily Cedeño to Tanner gave the Women’s Reds a chance to attack, but Panamica couldn’t get to the ball, due to a poor start by the Brazilian goalkeeper.

The South American team scored their fourth goal, again with Arys Borges scoring a header (4-0).

In the 88th minute of the match, the PanamanianTanner He sent a shot that forced the Brazilian goalkeeper to take advantage of the goalkeeper, who was able to save his goal.

control emotions

For his part, the technician Panama, Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Quintanahe was “pleased with the sacrifice” of his players and reminded that they are currently going through a special tournament, very different from what they faced before, “it’s another tournament, it’s World, Apart from the technical and tactical aspects, you have to control your emotions,” said the coach of the Panamanian team.