The Panama Senior National Football Team, with a base of players from the Panamanian Football League (LPF), passed the test in its friendly match against Bolivia, drawing 1-1. The match was held at the IV Centenario Stadium in the city of Tarija, Cercado province, Bolivia. In the game, played on a non-FIFA date, Panama showed itself well mainly in the first half when it scored its goal at five minutes of play through Kadir Barría. Barría, an 18-year-old who plays for Botafogo in Brazil, made a huge debut with the Panama National Team. In the second half, Bolivia had a clearer dominance and managed to equalize the match at 69 minutes. After this result, Panama will return to its homeland, where this Thursday, January 22, it will receive Mexico for another friendly match at 8:00 PM at the Rommel Fernández Stadium. "Thank God I achieved my debut with the national team that I dreamed of so much and the goal," expressed Barría after the match. About the goal, Barría described it as: "The play was sudden. I saw the space and we had trained that all week, looking for spaces and reading the rival's style of play." Individually, players such as Abdul Knight, Khaiser Lenis, and central defender Javier Rivera also stood out, among others.
