Ghana had to wait till the 20th minute for their first touch in Uruguay’s penalty box. The crowd was visibly distraught, and they started a Mexican wave to encourage the teams to ignite the tempo of the game. Seconds later, Suarez was on the other end of the field, dribbling past Vorsah before unleashing a fierce volley which was tipped over the bar by the experienced Kingson, who surprisingly was fourth choice at Premier League club Wigan Athletic at the time. Uruguay were showing no signs of fatigue, despite playing the most qualifiers and playing in five different cities across South Africa.
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Kingson looked disappointed especially because Ghana had relied on him, with the Wigan Athletic goalkeeper making 15 saves in the tournament before the Uruguay game. Despite the South Americans starting to take control, Gyan was presented with a half chance after a pass from Kevin-Prince Boateng. But the Black Stars’ talisman saw his near post effort saved by Muslera. The game grew more and more into a back-and-forth scrap, with both sides taking turns to attack. The best chance of the half fell to Uruguay with about 20 minutes left to play.
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Forlan and Luis Suarez played key roles as Uruguay topped Group A ahead of Mexico, hosts South Africa and France. It was the first time La Celeste had topped a World Cup group since the 1954 edition in Switzerland. Suarez continued his good form, scoring a brace in the round of 16 to help Uruguay beat South Korea 2-1. The South Americans had their eye on a last four berth for the first time in 40 years, but they had to go through the last African country standing, Ghana. With the hopes of a continent resting on their shoulders, Ghana faced off against Uruguay for the first time. The game took place at Soccer City in Johannesburg, the same venue for the final of the competition.
Forlan and Suarez came close to recreating their first goal against South Korea in the round of 16. Forlan floated a pin point cross but Suarez’s effort marginally missed the goal, brushing the side netting. Minutes later, Suarez saw his poked effort parried by Kingson before Gyan benefitted off a defensive mistake on the other end to force a save from Muslera with his first-time volley. Well-constructed moves, poor execution – that was the story of the final 15 minutes as both sides couldn’t be separated after 90 minutes. For the second consecutive game, Ghana went into extra time without showing any signs of slowing down, as they continued to dominate proceedings. Gyan was on the end of almost everything and attempted the most shots (10) in the game.
“I be de only one who dey in de squad when dis happen, so de others no know how we feel but everyone feel bad. ”“For me, I just want to get into de next stage so if e be revenge or not, we go go with de same determination and desire to win sake of we want go de next stage” he talk. According to de Black Stars captain, de game with Uruguay no be about revenge, de Black Stars coach Otto Addo dey share in dis view too. Otto Addo believe say no need to go into de game with revenge mindset. “De incident happen long time ago wey I be strong believer that if you no seek too much revenge on dis kind of thing sometimes you get de blessings” he talk de press. Memories from de 2010 Ghana vs Uruguay clash Wia dis foto come from, Getty ImagesDe 2010 clash end in tear for Ghana after dem lose on penalty shootout to Uruguay.
‘He be hero for Uruguay but people for Ghana dey see him as cheat. People do hate him’ he add. Asamoah Gyan dey receive both love and hate from Ghanaians since he miss de crucial spot kick wey for give Ghana ticket to de semi finals. To date, de player dey admit say de events of de game dey haunt am too date. Suarez and Ghana World Cup semi-final missWhat make de loss against Uruguay painful be say a win for Ghana in that game go be de first time African team enter semi-finals in de Fifa World Cup tournament. But on Friday, Ghana go lock horns with Uruguay inside winner take all match at de group stage of 2022 World Cup tournament.
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” Prior to the Uruguay game Inkoom had made nine open play crosses for Ghana in just two games, which was only behind Andre Ayew (13) and John Pantsil (16). The game looked like it would head into the break goalless until Gyan laid off a pass to Muntari in the middle of the park. The Internazionale midfielder unleashed a powerful shot from 35 yards which swerved away from Muslera and nestled in the back of the net.
Fifty-four African nations and their West African representatives were just 45 minutes away from history. A look at the expected goals at half time read 0. 19 for Uruguay, 0. 40 for Ghana – perhaps suggesting that the hosts had every right to start to dream. But it was still premature to start celebrating and the players knew it, as they quickly mobilised to form a circle on the pitch. The message? Keep your heads in the game. Senior players like John Paintsil, Kevin-Prince Boateng and John Mensah kept pinning both index fingers on their head. Mensah, who had the armband, kept shouting “concentration”.
Unsurprisingly, Ghana made no changes heading into the second half. Uruguay, on the other hand, replaced Alvaro Fernandez with attacking midfielder Nicolas Lodeiro. Although Ghana began the second half right where they left off, it was Uruguay who scored against the run of play. Forlan stepped up and converted his fifth shot of the game after his free kick fooled Kingson to bring Uruguay level. The small section of Uruguayan fans went berserk, as the majority of the 80, 000+ fans present went dead silent. It was Forlan’s 27th goal for La Celeste – potentially the most crucial one he had scored to date.
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For Muntari, this goal sent a pointed statement, because he would not have played at the World Cup had it not been for Nyantakyi. The GFA president in a recent interview with Joy Sports revealed he had to “kneel” in front of coach Rajevac to plead for Muntari to be included in the squad. Now a player who was almost an outcast had sent the entire African continent into raptures of ecstasy.
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Ghana vs Uruguay: 12 years after Luis Suarez handball, Ghana go face rivals Uruguay yet again for Qatar Fifa 2022 World Cup clash - BBC News PidginWia dis foto come from, Getty Images1 December 2022Time dem say be healer but for most Ghanaians, de pain wey Luis Suarez cause after pushing de ball outside de pole in de 2010 World Cup quarter final match be unforgettable. De name Suarez dey evoke anger and bitterness in de minds of football loving Ghanaians, 12 years on de Black Stars dey face dia arch rival one more time on de global stage. ‘Back home, everybody who watch de game de dislike Suarez, ’ Asamoah Gyan talk.
Ghana won their first corner of the game in the 30th minute with the corner count at 6-1 in favour of the Uruguayans. Muntari delivered an in-swinging delivery which saw Vorsah – a man linked with a move to Stoke City – leap above Diego Lugano only to send his header inches wide. It was the spark Ghana needed as they went on to assert themselves in the final 15 minutes of the half. Perhaps their dominance coincided with the injury of Uruguay captain Lugano, who was replaced by Andres Scotti.
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