After edging Venezuela 1-0 on a late goal by Ricardo Clark on Saturday night, the United States returns to the pitch for another friendly exhibition match against Panama in soccer betting action Wednesday night at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in Panama City.
   
Clark’s header off a corner from Jermaine Jones seven minutes into injury time at the end of the match was enough to lift the Americans past Venezuela in its first friendly of the 2012 soccer betting season, as manager Jurgen Klinsmann continues to evaluate talent in preparation for the World Cup qualifying matches his troops will face against Antigua and Barbuda, Jamaica, and Guatemala in June.
 
Klinsmann had activated Clark via substitution with only four minutes remaining in the second half, and the move proved prescient as Clark’s decisive header boosted the new manager’s record at the helm of the Team USA to 3-4-1 heading into the clash with Panama.
 
The American rivalry with Panama gained new vigor last summer during CONCACAF Gold Cup competition when the United States was upset 2-1 by Panama during Group Stage play at the tournament, before rebounding to vanquish the Panamanians with a 1-0 victory in the semi-final.
 
Veteran striker Luis Tejada is once again expected to provide a stiff challenge for the American backline on Wednesday night, as he will bring his vast arsenal of experience that includes 34 goals in 65 international appearances for Panama into action against the United States.
 
Tejada was credited with the first goal in Panama’s Gold Cup victory last June, which was the first-ever defeat suffered by the United States in Group Stage play at that tournament.
 Be there for every victory.