U.S. settles for tie

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, but the United States gave up the lead, settling for a nonetheless important 1-1 draw against Panama Tuesday night in World Cup qualifying.

Dempsey’s 39th-minute goal moved him within one of Landon Donovan’s American scoring record, but the lead did not last long. Gabriel Gomez tied the score four minutes later following a throw-in.

Tim Howard provided another top night in goal.

“I thought we were fresh. They’re a physical team. This is probably the most athletic team in CONCACAF, so it’s hard to match them,” Howard said. “The objective was to get four points. If we got six points we’d be on top of the world. Four is good. We look forward now to June.”

Play resumes June 8 when the U.S. hosts to Trinidad.