Hex: Panama loses Penedo with injury

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Aug 27, 2017

Panama suffered a huge blow ahead of critical World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago as Jaime Penedo, who has started all six Hexagonal matches in goal, dropped out with a quad injury.

Penedo, who won MLS Cup 2014 with the LA Galaxy, plays for Dinamo Bucharest in Romania. He was replaced by Alex Rodriguez.

Head coach Hernan Dario Gomez called up six MLS players.

Panama Roster:
Goalkeepers: Jose Calderon (Marathon/HON), Alex Rodriguez (San Francisco).
Defenders: Adolfo Machado (Houston Dynamo), Felipe Baloy (Municipal/GUA); Roman Torres (Seattle Sounders), Luis Ovalle (Tolima/COL), Michael Amir Murillo (NY Red Bulls), Fidel Escobar (NY Red Bulls).
Midfielders: Eric Davis (Dunajska Streda/SVK) y Roberto Chen (Arabe Unido), Gabriel Gomez (Atletico Bucaramanga/COL), Anibal Godoy (San Jose Earthquakes), Alberto Quintero (Universitario/PER), Armando Cooper (Toronto FC), Valentin Pimentel (Plaza Amador), Edgar Yoel Barcenas (Cafetaleros de Tapachula/MEX). Jose Gonzalez (Arabe Unido/PAN), Ricardo Buitrago (Juan Aurich/PER).
Forwards: Blas Perez (Municipal/GUA), Gabriel Torres (Lausanne Sport/SUI), Luis Tejada (Universitario/PER), Abdiel Arroyo (Danubio/URU), Roberto Nurse (Mineros de Zacatecas/MEX).