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Allyson Swaby's header was enough to secure an historic win for JamaicaAllyson Swaby scored the winner for Jamaica as they secured an historic win against Panama at the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup in Perth.
Swaby rose highest to head home from a Trudi Carter cross in the 56th minute as Panama were knocked out of the tournament.
Jamaica were denied a penalty in stoppage time after video assistant referee (VAR) ruled Wendy Natis did not handball to block Drew Spence's shot.
The Reggae Girlz were without captain Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw after she was sent off in the dying seconds of their goalless draw against France but made history in her absence by securing their first win at the World Cup.
France and Jamaica are joint top of Group F and face final decisive group matches against Panama and Brazil respectively on Wednesday August 2.
Lorne Donaldson's side have shown significant progress since 2019, when they lost all three matches on their only previous tournament appearance.
Atlanta Primus was particularly lively in the first half as Jamaica looked to dominant proceedings, having two shots blocked and firing high over the bar from distance.
Jamaica went even closer when Vyan Sampson struck from the edge of the area looking to curl into the top corner before Panama goalkeeper Yenith Bailey sprung to her right and palmed it behind.
Drew Spence's curling free-kick just before half-time was pushed onto the bar by Bailey as Jamaica looked to break the deadlock.
Debutants Panama are still searching for their first goal in the competition.
Panama captain Marta Cox created her side's best chances of the match but saw a shot blocked before shooting wide from 12 yards out after seizing on a loose defensive clearance.
Ignacio Quintana's side piled on the pressure in added time with Emily Cedeno having a shot blocked following a delivery into the box from Cox, but could not find an equaliser.
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Panama
Squad number12Player nameBailey
Squad number4Player nameCastillo
Squad number3Player nameNatis
Squad number5Player namePinzón
Squad number23Player nameBaltrip-Reyes
Squad number6Player nameSalazar
Squad number8Player nameGonzález
Squad number7Player nameCedeño
Squad number10Player nameCox
Squad number13Player nameTanner
Squad number19Player nameCedeño
Squad number2Player nameJaén
Squad number9Player nameRiley
Squad number14Player nameMontenegro
Squad number20Player nameQuintero
Jamaica
Squad number13Player nameSpencer
Squad number15Player nameCameron
Squad number17Player nameSwaby
Squad number4Player nameSwaby
Squad number14Player nameBlackwood
Squad number3Player nameSampson
Squad number18Player nameCarter
Squad number20Player namePrimus
Squad number8Player nameSpence
Squad number10Player nameBrown
Squad number22Player nameMcKenna
Squad number2Player nameWashington
Squad number7Player nameMcNamara
Squad number9Player nameSimmonds
Squad number19Player nameWiltshire
Squad number21Player nameMatthews
Line-ups
Panama
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 12Bailey
- 4Castillo
- 3Natis
- 5Pinzón
- 23Baltrip-ReyesSubstituted forJaénat 87'minutes
- 6SalazarBooked at 17minsSubstituted forQuinteroat 45'minutes
- 8GonzálezSubstituted forMontenegroat 78'minutes
- 7CedeñoBooked at 13mins
- 10Cox
- 13Tanner
- 19CedeñoSubstituted forRileyat 65'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Fábrega
- 2Jaén
- 9Riley
- 11Mills
- 14Montenegro
- 15Vargas
- 16Espinosa
- 17Batista
- 18Hernández
- 20Quintero
- 21de Obaldía
- 22Córdoba
Jamaica
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 13Spencer
- 15CameronSubstituted forWiltshireat 87'minutes
- 17Swaby
- 4Swaby
- 14BlackwoodBooked at 31mins
- 3Sampson
- 18CarterSubstituted forMatthewsat 65'minutes
- 20PrimusSubstituted forMcNamaraat 87'minutes
- 8Spence
- 10BrownSubstituted forWashingtonat 80'minutes
- 22McKennaSubstituted forSimmondsat 80'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Schneider
- 2Washington
- 5Plummer
- 6Solaun
- 7McNamara
- 9Simmonds
- 12van Zanten
- 16Bailey-Gayle
- 19Wiltshire
- 21Matthews
- 23Brooks
Referee:Kateryna Monzul
Attendance:15,987
Live Text
Match ends, Panama 0, Jamaica 1.
Second Half ends, Panama 0, Jamaica 1.
Attempt saved. Marta Cox (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Katherine Castillo.
Corner, Panama. Conceded by Chantelle Swaby.
Attempt blocked. Aldrith Quintero (Panama) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karla Riley.
Attempt blocked. Emily Cedeño (Panama) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riley Tanner.
Corner, Panama. Conceded by Deneisha Blackwood.
Corner, Panama. Conceded by Tiernny Wiltshire.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
VAR Decision: No Penalty Jamaica.
Attempt blocked. Drew Spence (Jamaica) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kameron Simmonds.
Attempt blocked. Drew Spence (Jamaica) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Jamaica. Conceded by Emily Cedeño.
Attempt saved. Peyton McNamara (Jamaica) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Solai Washington.
Offside, Jamaica. Deneisha Blackwood tries a through ball, but Kameron Simmonds is caught offside.
Substitution, Panama. Hilary Jaén replaces Carina Baltrip-Reyes.
Substitution, Jamaica. Tiernny Wiltshire replaces Tiffany Cameron.
Substitution, Jamaica. Peyton McNamara replaces Atlanta Primus.
Attempt missed. Cheyna Matthews (Jamaica) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Drew Spence.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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