PANAMA CITY – Christian Pulisic made an outstanding individual move to steal the ball, spin a defender and feed Clint Dempsey for his 56th international goal, and the United States held on for a 1-1 draw against Panama on Tuesday night in 2018 World Cup qualifying.
Dempsey, who plays for the Sounders in Major League Soccer, scored from 6 yards on a sliding, right-footed shot in the 39th minute on a warm and humid night. Dempsey is one short of Landon Donovan’s U.S. record for career goals.
The lead didn’t last long, as Panama’s Gabriel Gomez tied the score in the 43rd minute.