QUERETARO, MEXICO - Panama fell to Germany 2-0 Sunday in its group finale but still advanced to the second round of the Under-17 World Cup. The result finished "Los Canaleros" in third place in Group E with three points, six behind group winner Germany and three back of Ecuador. It sends them to a round-of-16 encounter on Thursday against host Mexico, which has won all three of its group matches.
It also confirmed a second-round meeting between Germany and the United States on Thursday in Queretaro.
Panama finished the group stage outscored 4-2, outshot 20-10 by Germany and unable to register a goal against Germany despite playing the final 24 minutes with a man advantage.
Okan Aydin gave Germany the lead in the 10th minute, capitalizing on space granted to him and scoring from outside the penalty area.
Mitchell Weiser double the lead in the 39th. Cimo Roecker was freed down the left side and he worked his way to the byline and then toward goal before sending a cross back into the middle of the area, where Weiser settled the ball and hit a left-footed strike that Panama keeper Ivan Picart was able to get an arm to but not stop.
Panama was given an advantage when Aydin was ejected in the 66th for a studs-to-the-shin tackle of Alonzo Goot, but "La Marea Roja" was unable to mount any serious challenge the rest of the way.
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