Mexico
had
won
their
opening
two
Octagonal
fixtures
to
sit
top
of
the
CONCACAF
standings
on
the
road
to
Qatar
2022.

But
Panama
and
Mexico
shared
the
points
at
Estadio
Rommel
Fernandez
Gutierrez
in
Panama
City
on
Wednesday
(September
8).

Panama
–
also
unbeaten
–
had
suffered
four
consecutive
defeats
to
Mexico
since
earning
a
goalless
draw
against
El
Tri
in
World
Cup
qualifying
in
2016.

However,
hosts
Panama
opened
the
scoring
through
Rolando
Blackburn
approaching
the
half-hour
mark
in
the
28th
minute.

Mexico
–
again
without
head
coach
Tata
Martino
following
eye
surgery
–
had
their
chances
in
the
opening
half,
but
it
was
not
until
the
76th
minute
that
El
Tri
found
the
back
of
the
net.

After
Sebastian
Cordova
hit
the
post,
Corona
was
on
hand
to
convert
the
rebound
with
a
curled
effort
past
Panama
goalkeeper
Luis
Mejia.