‘It hurts’ – Pulisic reacts as USA lose to Panama in feisty Copa America clash | OneFootball

Tensions ran high in an ill-tempered affair last night as the United States were beaten 2-1 by Panama in their second group stage game at the Copa America.

Having won their opening game 2-0 against Bolivia – a game in which Christian Pulisic got a goal, an assist and Man of the Match – confidence was running high that they could secure the win needed to book a place in the knockout rounds.

However, Tim Weah became the villain as he got a red card in the first half for lashing out at Roderick Miller. Despite the fact that Folarin Balogun put them in front, Panama soon got level and an 83rd-minute effort from Jose Fajardo condemned them to a 2-1 defeat.

Pulisic spoke to reporters after the game to reflect on what was a frustrating night for his side, especially after a self-inflicted downfall, with Goal.com relaying his comments.

“Timmy knows the mistake he made. That’s it. He’s going to learn from it. It sucks. It’s not the way you want to put your team in that position. It hurts. Just the minimum, it’s a lapse of judgment. It’s just one simple second, you respond to something,” he said.

“We have to go and we have to represent our country with passion and we have to go and play the best game of our lives and that’s it. We want to go, and we want to win. We want to continue this competition.”

As shown in the clip below, there was a big coming together and some shoves exchanged when Adalberto Carrasquilla kicked Pulisic to the floor, getting a red card for a cynical foul.

Next up for Gregg Berhalter’s side is a game at Arrowhead Stadium – the home of the Super Bowl-winning Kansas City Chiefs – against Uruguay, who are the pace-setters in the group and among the tournament favourites.

A defeat against Marcelo Bielsa’s men would put them out of the tournament, while even a draw would leave things up in the air.