Two teams chasing the 2015 Gold Cup will do battle today in a match between Honduras and Panama. The tournament clash scheduled for 6 p.m. ET will be held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough and can be live streamed here. Additional TV coverage can be found on Fox Sports 2.
What They're Saying
Panama head coach Hernan Dario Gomez (via OEM): "Honduras are a World Cup team and have a great head coach with smart tactics, but Panama has everything to respond to that and any situation."
Jorge Luis Pinto (via Diez): "We need to have more depth, attack more and find ways to score goals. That's what we want. We also have to be careful we don't concede goals. The team has gained confidence, more drive, more ambition and at no moment against the United States were sitting back. We expect the actions in the area to be more clear and convincing.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Andy Najar has steadily progressed since departing DC United for Anderlecht in 2011. The 22-year-old made nine appearances for the club last season, finishing with four goals. He was surprisingly substituted off in the 61st minute in Honduras' 2-1 loss to the United States and will benefit from fresh legs in Foxborough on Friday.
Honduras' Projected Lineup (5-4-1): Escober; Beckeles, Figueroa, Palacios, Figueroa, Crisanto; Discua, Mejia, Acosta, Najar; Lozano
Panama's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Penedo; Henriquez, Torres, Cummings, Machado; Quintero, Godoy, Gomez, Pimentel; Tejada, Perez
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
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