Panama v Jamaica: Women’s World Cup 2023 – as it happened (2024)

Thank you for joining me for this match which has blown the group wide open. Sadly for Panama they bow out of the competition but it was a performance they can be proud of! But it is Allyson Swaby’s header that give Jamaica their first World Cup win and a chance of getting out of the group, read the report:

This game was the end of the action from the World Cup for the day but we wo;; be back with live coverage from all four games tomorrow. They are:

• South Korea v Morocco

• Norway v Philippines

• Switzerland v New Zealand

• Germany v Colombia

Norway v Philippines and Switzerland v New Zealand will kick-off at the same time as it is the last round of group matches for them.

Have you listened to the latest episode of Women’s Football Weekly yet? It has all the latest news:

Jamaica captain Allyson Swaby scored the only goal of the game to give her side the win and she has been awarded the Player of the Match:

In the earlier game today Sweden beat Italy 5-0. Catch up with that:

A good feature to get your chops around:

That win for Jamaica was their first victory at a World Cup! History made.

Hopefully we will hear from some Jamaica or Panama players, for now you can catch up on the latest news from the England camp:

The juxta position of the emotions on the pitch. Jamaica full of elation, Panama crying as they bow out. Panama can be really proud of that performance though, Jamaica were frantic at the end to try and keep them out.

Jamaica equal France’s points at the top of the group! And that result sees Panama out of the World Cup. The effort cannot be knocked from the team but Jamaica come out on top. A draw or win against Brazil next game will see Jamaica progress.

90 + 7 min: We are over the allotted six minutes but after that penalty check there will be more time here.

90 + 6 min: Cox sends it in but Castillo hits it, it deflects out for another corner. Cox has a better delivery and E Cedeno has a shot blocked!

90 + 5 min: The referee said no handball so maybe it hit her elsewhere? Panama now come forward through E Cedeno and she wins a corner!

90 + 4 min: The referee was told to go over and review if it is a penalty. The ball definitely hits Natis’ hands but is it an unnatural position? No it isn’t! Wow, that looked clear as day to me.

90 + 3 min: Blackwood takes but Panama clear it. Jamaica keep coming and Spence has won them a penalty! She takes a shot but Natis handballs on the block.

90 + 1 min: There will be six minutes added. Simmonds makes a great run and E Cedeno puts in a good challenge, perfectly timed to take it away from her. Jamaica corner to come.

90 min: E Cedeno receives a cross from Cox but Blackwood does just enough to clear. Panama keep coming as Castillo feeds Tanner but her touch is collected by Spencer. Jamaica counter and McNamara makes a storming effort but Bailey saves.

88 min: Spence passes to Matthews who has a good run but takes the shot too early and it is wide. Jamaica make more changes with Primus and Cameron off for Wiltshire and McNamara. Panama also opt for a sub as Baltrip-Reyes is replaced by Jaen.

86 min: Primus is okay to continue and play is back underway.

85 min: The game continues to be quite frantic, no composure from either team. Primus now needs some treatment so we have a break in play.

84 min: Simmonds gets on the edge of the box but Natis takes the ball away from her. Panama try to create something with some great footwork from Cox but Tanner then loses it.

82 min: Panama win a free kick in their own half but Washington collects it as it’s taken, she has a heavy touch which prevents a real chance from that.

80 min: Can Panama find a goal to keep their World Cup going? Remember if they lose here they will be out. Jamaica make changes for the last few minutes with Brown and McKenna off for Washington and Simmonds.

78 min: It was a great ball in from Cox but C Swaby defends well to clear.

77 min: Panama being really patient here as they work it to Tanner of the left side, she crosses it in but no one is there to see it home. Panama get it into the box again but Cameron deflects it out for a corner to take it away from Tanner. Before the set piece Panama make a change with Montenegro on for Gonzalez.

76 min: Spence has a great touch and pass, a lovely bit of play but Panama defend really well. It comes to C Swaby who launches it into the box and Bailey punches away.

74 min: Matthews is fouled and Jamaica can relieve some pressure, Panama are playing much better than in their opening game. Jamaica build and manage to get a shot in but Bailey collects – the keeper has had a good game.

72 min: Brown with the impressive footwork again, she passes to Cameron who crosses in but it has too much on it. Cameron and Tanner collide but both are okay to continue.

70 min: Tanner gets a great ball in but C Swaby blocks initially, it comes to Cox but her shot is wide.

69 min: Natis picks a bit of a knock but she is okay to continue. But a few plays later and she is on the deck once more, she doesn’t need treatment for now but surely the team are keeping an eye on her.

67 min: Jamaica also make a change with Matthews on for Carter. Panama have great work around the box and Jamaica are forced to get it out by any means.

65 min: C Swaby gives away the ball with a foul but it ends with Tanner playing it out. Panama make another change with Riley on for L Cedeno.

64 min: Panama fight to win the ball back and Cox gets to the edge of the box but her shot just doesn’t have enough power behind it. Jamaica break and it comes to Spence but her shot is way wide. Both teams just need some patience on the ball.

62 min: Carter sends the ball in and Bailey tries to punch it away but she can’t get to it, Panama do well to clear it anyway. Brown gets it to McKenna, she beats Bailey but can’t get a shot away! That was almost an open goal!

60 min: Brown again with a fantastic run, she lays it off to Spence who immediately puts Brown through but she has a heavy touch. The crowd have come to life, the atmosphere looks amazing! Blackwood wins a corner.

58 min: The celebrations from the team shows what that means, if it stays like this Jamaica are level on points with France! Panama have been deadly though so don’t count them out just yet.

Oh wow, Brown take a bow – what a run! She weaves in an out to cross it in but Carter’s chance is wide and out for a corner. Carter takes it and A Swaby heads home.

55 min: Cox’ delivery is a bit weak and while Panama try again the chance is wasted. Jamaica counter but Bailey comes out to retrieve the ball, Jamaica come again through McKenna but she is ruled offside. VAR is checking something here though, McKenna was fouled in the box but I thought she was offside. And yes she was, no penalty.

53 min: Brown has a sensational run around the box and weaves into the area but the challenge is well timed. Brown comes again but Bailey is there this time to quell the chance. Panama win a free kick in a scoreable position and it is Cox over the ball.

51 min: The fight for these points continues as Carter fouls, Tanner pings it upfield to Cox but Sampson does enough to disrupt the ball.

49 min: Cedeno has the ball in and Tanner is almost on the end of it but A Swaby heads it out for a corner. Cox is over the ball but it’s cleared, it popped in again but Jamaica’s defence holds strong.

47 min: Panama starting the second half with some umph but they can’t penetrate the Jamaican defence yet. Jamaica have a chance themselves but Primus and Blackwood’s attempts to get into the box are blocked.

So will either side find a winner here? Remember if Jamaica win, Panama are out. Panama have made a change with Salazar off for Quintero.

Do you want to know more about individual players at the World Cup:

You can have a read of the other match in this group below, it was a thriller between France and Brazil:

David has come through for all of us in the juice v squash debate: “The crucial difference between ‘juice’ and ‘squash’ is that juice is fresh and squash is essentially juice concentrate that is to be diluted, similar to a cordial- as squash is concentrated, its high sugar content allows it to be stored longer... as it happens, here in Belize (a Commonwealth country, so we do refer to juice concentrate as squash), we have White-nosed Coatis, a mammalian cousin of raccoons, and the vernacular here is ‘squash’! For those remarking that ‘squash’ refers to the fruit (zucchini and the like), that word actually derives from the Algonquian peoples ‘askutasquash’ where ‘askut’ means raw or uncooked, and ‘asquash’ means eaten, hence ‘things to be eaten raw’, the point being that one should use the word ‘asquash’, not the shortened version, but Americans tend to follow their own rules!” It seems I have been saying the wrong word, but I’ll probably continue to do so!

Well so far there is nothing to separate the sides with Panama being a thorn in the side for Jamaica. Sampson has had the best chance with Bailey making a great save. All to play for in the second 45.

45 + 3 min: A Swaby is forced to send the ball out again for a corner as Cox tries to find Cereno. Cox is over the ball and it’s a good delivery! There’s a header but it is saved by Spencer.

45 + 2 min: Spence sends in a powerful shot and Bailey again makes an incredible save! That should have been a Jamaica corner but the referee went with a goal kick.

45 + 1 min: There are two minutes added and the first starts with a Jamaica free kick.

45 min: Jamaica work it into the box but Castillo carefully sees it out without handballing, it’s out for a corner and Carter is over it. It comes to Primus but she does not get a good contact. Blackwood then makes a long range effort which Bailey collects.

44 min: Panama are growing into this and this time Cedeno almost plays Cox through. A Swaby sees it out for a corner which Cox sends in. It’s initially cleared but Tanner comes away with it, Spence is there to muscle her off the ball though.

42 min: Panama have their best chance as Jamaica make a mistake through Sampson, Cox picks up the ball and takes a shot but Spencer collects.

40 min: Primus plays the ball back inside but her teammates aren’t on her wavelength and Panama can relieve pressure once again. Cox is down here, I think she has been hit in the face. She is back up and okay to continue.

38 min: Blackwood sends the corner ball short, it comes back to her but it’s deflected out for another corner. Blackwood the taker again and McKenna has a header but it’s wide, Panama then clear.

36 min: Cox wins it in a dangerous spot and whacks it into the box but it doesn’t find Tanner. Jamaica are now over the ball and have some good build-up play, Primus is tackled in the area but no penalty is given. It comes to Sampson and she wallops it towards goal but Bailey makes a great save, concedes a corner though.

34 min: Brown pings it in but it does not find a teammate, Spence manages to work it back in and she gets a shot but it only hits the side netting.

32 min: Cox finds Cedeno but Blackwood fouls and earns herself a yellow card. Panama have a free kick as a result and Cox sends it in but it’s cleared.

30 min: Cox attempts an ambitious long range effort but it is way over the bar. It feels as though a goal would settle this match.