Gboly Ariyibi Sparkles As USA Thrash Panama

Nigerian - American winger Gboly Ariyibi was impressive in the United States 4 - 0 thrashing of Panama at the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship on Tuesday night.<br /><br />The Chesterfield youngster caused a lot of problems for the Panamanian defense all through the contest at Dick&rsquo;s Sporting Goods Park. <br /><br />After a goalless first half, Panama defender Fidel Escobar netted an own goal five minutes out of intermission after failing to control a ball blasted into the box by Gboly Ariyibi.<br /><br />Jerome Kiesewetter, Jordan Morris and&nbsp; Luis Gil also registered their names on the scoresheet for the Americans, who now face either Mexico or Honduras in the semi - final on Saturday at Utah after topping their group.<br /><br />Both Gboly Ariyibi and Real Salt Lake defender Boyd Okwuonu went the distance against Panama.<br /><br />Photo Credit : Twitter.com<br />
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