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GOLD CUP: CONCACAF Accepts Referee Errors In Semi Final Clash After Petitions

The decision to award Mexico a penalty late in their Gold Cup semi-final win over Panama was a wrong one, CONCACAF have admitted but the body won't reverse the decision. 

CONCACAF have admitted errors were made in Mexico's controversial semi-final win over Panama in the Gold Cup. American referee Mark Geiger's decision to award Miguel Herrera's side a penalty in the 89th-minute was met with a temporary walk-off protest from Panama's players.

Following the match, Costa Rica - denied by a dubious penalty call in the quarter-finals against Mexico - joined forces with Panama to lobby FIFA and CONCACAF to investigate whether any match-fixing had taken place.

GOLD CUP: Pressure On USA, Klinsman To Win Third Place Match Against Panama

Still recovering from a shock semifinal loss to Jamaica, the United States seeks redemption against Panama in Saturday's Gold Cup third-place consolation match with an eye on key upcoming contests.

The Americans were beaten 2-1 Wednesday by the "Reggae Boyz" while Mexico needed extra time and two penalty kick goals to subdue 10-man Panama 2-1.

That set the stage for a consolation match replay of a US-Panama group stage meeting that ended in a 1-1 draw, although both teams suffered intense losses. Panama coach Hernan Dario Gomez called his team's loss a robbery thanks to poor referee calls while the Americans deal with a humbling loss to a team that had beaten them only once in 22 prior meetings.

GOLD CUP: Maradona Calls For Replay Of Mexico - Panama Match

Argentina football legend Diego Maradona has demanded CONCACAF replay the Gold Cup semi-final between Mexico and Panama after there has been various complain over poor officiating of the match.

Diego Maradona posted his support for the Panama players, and his clear disdain for all things Mexican football, after Thursday's CONCACAF Gold Cup controversy.

Mexico overcame Panama 2-1 after extra time, not before a shocking penalty call by American referee Mark Geiger that allowed Miguel Herrera's side to equalise deep into second-half injury time in regulation.
Maradona, owner of the famous 'Hand of God' moment in the 1986 World Cup, called for the semi-final to be replayed and for Geiger to lose his job following the controversy.