PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama and Costa Rica played a 2-2 draw Friday in a friendly match between two Central American neighbors.
Michael Barrantes gave Costa Rica a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. But Panama took a 2-1 lead on goals in the 28th and 39th minutes by Luis Tejada.
Alvaro Saborio tied the match in the 52nd before a crowd of 32,000 at newly remodeled Rommel Fernandez stadium in Panama City.
The teams are prearing for next year’s Copa Centroamericana, the regional championship. Neither country made this year’s World Cup.
