

The Citrus Bowl in Orlando Florida with a high chance of rain was ready regardless of the wet weather, Panama was going to make their debut against the Bolivia National Team. The Concacaf side wanted to start with a positive result and had their hopes deposited in veteran striker Blas Perez, who had 39 goals was three goals shy from teammate John Tejada at the top of the all-time goal scoring table for his country. But this Monday was the day to get closer and keep up the healthy competition.
The first half began with a fast paced quick match, with Panama having the complete initiative. Blas Perez would get his team's first goal on the 10th minute, which would be his 40th for Panama. A cross by Quintero from the left, gave Blas the chance to volley the ball to the back of the net and gave Panama the momentary lead. However, Bolivia was going to get back in the game with a goal scored by Arce during the start of the second half after a set piece.
But the big moment of the night was going to be for Blas Perez, who scored the winning goal and stood one goal behind teammates Tejada in the all-time goal scoring table with 41 goals scored. Perez was pretty close to his hat-trick but his shot went wide near the end of the match, the hard rain wasn't able to stop Panama from getting three golden points and wait to what Argentina was able to do against Chile in their match later today.
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