Wednesday June 23, 2010 Group Stage: Group D Finished FNB Stadium

Ghana 0 - 1 Germany

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    • Ghana
    • Germany
    • - The Black Stars also reach the last 16, edging out Australia on goal difference, and they will face the United States on Saturday.
    • 90+3' FULL-TIME! Germany set up a mouthwatering World Cup second round clash with England as they beat Ghana 1-0 in Johannesburg to secure top spot in Group D.
    • 90+1' Pantelic has just missed a gilt-edged chance for Serbia.
    • 90' Ayew replaced by Dominic Adiyiah.
    • 89' Three minutes of added time.
    • 88' The game petering out a little.
    • 87' Both sides have had 13 attempts on goal.
    • 86' Muntari smashes an ambitious effort over the crossbar.
    • 85' Nervous times on the Ghana bench - Serbia have just had a goal ruled out for offside.
    • 84' Jansen's shot is over the crossbar.
    • 83' Serbia have pulled a goal back against Australia. They need one more goal to deny Ghana. Australia v Serbia: LIVE
    • 82' Matthew Amoah replaces Gyan.
    • 81' Germany's final change as Schweinsteiger, clutching his hamstring, is replaced by Toni Kroos.
    • 80' Anan tries his luck from long-range and it bounces in front of Neuer but the handling is secure.
    • 79' Ayew's cross from the left is cut out by Mertesacker.
    • 78' Ghana look for Gyan over the top but Neuer is quickly off his line to clear the danger.
    • 77' Trochowski feeds Podolski down the left but his first touch is heavy and his cross is cut out.
    • 76' No country other than Brazil or Germany has achieved that more than five times. Of Germany’s 10 group wins, one came after suffering a defeat (1982).
    • 75' Germany on course to top the groyup and they have finished first in their group 10 times at the World Cup. Only Brazil (12) have done that more often.
    • 74' Match Image The goal
    • 73' Australia now lead 2-0, just a two goal swing needed to deny the Black Stars.
    • 72' Marcell Jansen replaces Boateng.
    • 71' Sarpei takes a blow in the face and needs treatment.
    • 70' Cacau's stinging shot is saved by Kingson.
    • 69' Australia have taken the lead in Nelspruit but that strengthens the position of Ghana. The Black Stars are three goals better than the Socceroos - both sides level on four points if things remain the same. Australia v Serbia: LIVE
    • 68' Mueller is replaced by Piotr Trochowski.
    • 67' Pantsil tries his luck from ridiculous range and it drifts harmlessly wide.
    • 66' Lovely backheel from Gyan and Ayew's shot is deflected over the crossbar by Lahm, a wonderful saving tackle.
    • 65' Muntari was reprimanded but allowed to stay with Ghana's World Cup team following an outburst after the game against Australia.
    • 64' Sulley Muntari replaces Tagoe.
    • 63' This time Neuer is more decisive from the corner, punching clear.
    • 62' As it stands Ghana would still progress having scored more goals than Serbia.
    • 61' Neuer fumbles the corner but Boateng hacks clear.
    • 60' Almost an instant response from Ghana but Tagoe's header at the back post is blocked by Boateng.
    • 59' GOAL GERMANY!! Ozil blasts a 20-yard effort into the top corner. He is just afforded enough time to pick his spot and he smashes it past the diving Kingson.
    • 58' Neat interchange from Germany and the ball bounces around the Ghana penalty box but without falling to a German player.
    • 57' Lahm's cross is headed behind for a corner by the diving John Mensah.
    • 56' Gyan will become the first African player ever to score in three successive World Cup matches if he finds the net this evening.
    • 55' Gyan's 20-yard shot is easy for Neuer.
    • 54' Germany have topped their World Cup group in each of their last five World Cup appearances.
    • 53' Ozil with a long ball down the left for Podolski but his run is curtailed by a rogue offside flag.
    • 52' Match Image Friedrich jumps for the ball with Gyan
    • 51' Another great chance for Ghana. A goal kick down the middle is flicked on and the Udinese midfielder only has Neuer to beat but he fails to make clean contact and the Schalke keeper denies him.
    • 50' Kingson misses the corner completely but Ghana scramble clear.
    • 49' A miscue from John Pantsil after a cross from Ozil and Germany gain a corner.
    • 48' Germany have never failed to successfully negotiate the (first) group phase at a World Cup but they are under pressure here.
    • 47' Schweinsteiger tries his luck from 25 yards but it sails over the crossbar.
    • 46' And we are back underway with no changes to either side.
    • 45+1' HALF-TIME!! A real end-to-end affair with 11 efforts on goal and a non-penalty but it is 0-0 in Soccer City. It is also goalless in Nelspruit so Ghana and Germany are still in the qualification places.
    • 45' Ayew's cross from the right is headed over the top by Prince Tagoe.
    • 44' Mueller booked for a sliding tackle on John Mensah.
    • 43' Match Image Boateng misses
    • 42' Ghana were the only African nation to advance to the knockout round in the 2006 World Cup. Only one African nation has reached the knockout round at the World Cup twice (Nigeria in 1994 and 1998) but they are making a real game of this. Very much holding their own.
    • 41' Schweinsteiger's free-kick evades the posse of players in the penalty box and Kingson is forced to push away, diving low to his left.
    • 40' Ayew is booked for a sliding tackle on Cacau.
    • 39' Mueller looks to run Sarpei and wins a corner.
    • 38' Asamoah goes down after a hand across the face from Schweinsteiger.
    • 37' Khedira heads over from the corner.
    • 36' Ozil's cross is deflected behind for a corner.
    • 35' TV replays indicate Lahm's stop on the line was actually with his arm, that would have been a penalty and a red card if it had been spotted.
    • 34' Ozil dives in the penalty area, he should be booked but is not.
    • 33' Kevin-Prince Boateng's volley smashes off the back of a defender and runs through to Neuer.
    • 32' Ayew tricks Jerome Boateng but Kevin-Prince Boateng can only make a glancing contact with his header as the cross is teased in from the right.
    • 31' Mueller's cross deflects across the face of the goal but there is no black shirt on hand to apply the decisive touch.
    • 30' Mueller's pass backheeled by Khedira into the path of Cacau but saved by Kingson, low to his left.
    • 29' Gyan's low cross is held by Neuer. Real ebb and flow to this game.
    • 28' Lahm chests Gyan's near post header off the line after Manuel Neuer comes out and then hesitates.
    • 27' Gyan's shot is deflected for a corner.
    • 26' Best chance of the match! Ozil springs the offside trap and has a 1-1 with Kingson but the Ghana keeper makes himself big to smother the shot.
    • 25' Another great opening for Ghana. A mistake by Per Mertesacker but Ayew delays and fails to get his strike off.
    • 24' Cacau's intended cross sails harmlessly over the crossbar.
    • 23' Still goalless in Nelspruit so as things stand both teams would go through. Australia v Serbia: LIVE
    • 22' Podolski tries to slip in Ozil but Kingson is off his line to claim.
    • 31' A great run by Philipp Lahm as he combines with Cacau but the skipper eschews the chance to shoot and is crowded out. He has to settle for a corner.
    • 20' Bayer Leverkusen's Sarpei could face team-mates Stefan Kiessling and Toni Kroos if they come off the German bench.
    • 19' Ozil's early cross for Mueller but he is seen off by Sarpei.
    • 18' Apparently the brothers haven't spoken since Kevin's FA Cup final tackle on Ballack.
    • 17' The Boateng brothers, Jérôme (Germany) and Kevin-Prince (Ghana) are the maternal grandnephews of former international Helmut Rahn [West Germany 1954/58] This means that Rahn was the uncle of the Boateng brothers’ mother.
    • 16' Superb clearance from Friedrich to prevent Asamoah's cross from the left reaching Gyan.
    • 15' Podolski has an opportunity to volley at the back post but makes no sort of contact.
    • 14' Ghana carve Germany open down the left and Ayew pulls back to Gyan and that is a vital interception by Schweinsteiger.
    • 13' Germany have played five World Cup matches against sides from Africa. They have lost only one, a 1982 defeat against Algeria.
    • 12' Arne Friedrich is alert on the cover to prevent Gyan reaching a through ball.
    • 11' Jonathan Mensah partnering John Mensah, who played for Sunderland last season, in the heart of the Ghana defence.
    • 10' Great save from Kingson at his near post after Jonathan Mensah inadvertently deflects Podolski's cross towards his goal.
    • 9' Jonathan Mensah prevents Khedira from reaching a through ball.
    • 8' Bastian Schweinsteiger is setting himself for an acrobatic volley but team-mate Sami Khedira heads the ball out of his path.
    • 7' Hit first time from Lukas Podolski on the edge of the penalty area and his shot deflects off Hans Sarpei for a corner.
    • 6' An astute pass from Kevin-Prince Boateng through to Asamoah Gyan but his first touch lets him down when he could have had a sight of goal.
    • 5' Thomas Mueller's cross from the right is too close to Kingson.
    • 4' Both sides playing a very similar 4-4-1-1 formation with Kwadwo Asamoah pulling the strings for Ghana and Mesut Ozil behind Cacau for Germany, the Brazilian-born striker replacing the suspended Miroslav Klose.
    • 3' Cacau finds himself in space down the right but his diagonal drive from a tight angle is straight at Richard Kingson.
    • 2' Ghana immediately go on the attack but Dede Ayew's shot drifts harmlessly wide.
    • 1' We are underway. Remember the winners of the group will face England, while the runners-up face a second round meeting with the USA.
    • 19:25 Out come the teams for the national anthems.
    • 19:20 Anthony Annan, Prince Tagoe, John Mensah, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Philipp Lahm and Cacau will be suspended if they receive another yellow card. Carlos Simon of Brazil is today's referee, he was the official in England's match with USA.
    • 19:15 Germany and Ghana have met each other once in an international match. In April 1993, Germany won a friendly in Bochum 6-1. Ghana was ahead at half time through a goal by Prince Polley. In the second half, Ulf Kirsten, Stefan Effenberg (twice), Jürgen Klinsmann (twice) and Andy Möller scored for Germany.
    • 19:10 Ghana need only a draw from this match to advance to the last 16. Germany can advance with a draw but if Serbia win then they will also need three points to progress.
    • 19:05 Fellow defender Isaac Vorsah was again absent, having failed to recover in time.
    • 19:00 Ghana coach Milovan Rajevac made one change to the side that drew 1-1 with Australia, bringing in defender John Mensah, who recovered from injury, in place of Lee Addy.
    • 18:55 It will be the first time brothers have ever been on opposing sides at the World Cup finals. Kevin-Prince, 23, who won junior caps for Germany, made his Ghana debut against Latvia just before the World Cup and has played three times for the Black Stars. He became very unpopular in Germany last month when his Portsmouth side met Chelsea in the FA Cup Final and his tackle on Michael Ballack put the Germany captain out of the World Cup. His younger brother Jerome, 21, is winning his sixth cap.
    • 18:50 Boateng will face his half-brother Kevin-Prince, who is in Ghana's starting line-up.
    • 18:45 Germany coach Joachim Loew also brought in Jerome Boateng in place of left-back Holger Badstuber after his erratic performance in their 1-0 defeat by Serbia.
    • 18:40 Cacau was picked to start as Germany's lone striker, replacing the suspended Miroslav Klose for their final Group D match.
    • 18:35 Teams - Ghana: 22-Richard Kingson; 4-John Pantsil, 8-Jonathan Mensah, 5-John Mensah, 2-Hans Sarpei; 6-Anthony Annan, 23-Kevin-Prince Boateng, 13-Dede Ayew, 12-Prince Tagoe; 21-Kwadwo Asamoah, 3-Asamoah Gyan. /// Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 13-Thomas Mueller, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Lukas Podolski, 8-Mesut Ozil, 19-Cacau.
    • 18:30 Germany made a stunning start to the competition with a 4-0 victory over Australia in Durban but then suffered a 1-0 loss to Serbia, leaving them needing a win over Ghana at Soccer City to be sure of a last-16 place.

  • Summary

    • 66' Lovely backheel from Gyan and Ayew's shot is deflected over the crossbar by Lahm, a wonderful saving tackle.
    • 60' Almost an instant response from Ghana but Tagoe's header at the back post is blocked by Boateng.
    • 59' GOAL GERMANY!! Ozil blasts a 20-yard effort into the top corner. He is just afforded enough time to pick his spot and he smashes it past the diving Kingson.
    • 51' Another great chance for Ghana. A goal kick down the middle is flicked on and the Udinese midfielder only has Neuer to beat but he fails to make clean contact and the Schalke keeper denies him.
    • 41' Schweinsteiger's free-kick evades the posse of players in the penalty box and Kingson is forced to push away, diving low to his left.
    • 32' Ayew tricks Jerome Boateng but Kevin-Prince Boateng can only make a glancing contact with his header as the cross is teased in from the right.
    • 28' Lahm chests Gyan's near post header off the line after Manuel Neuer comes out and then hesitates.
    • 26' Best chance of the match! Ozil springs the offside trap and has a 1-1 with Kingson but the Ghana keeper makes himself big to smother the shot.
    • 25' Another great opening for Ghana. A mistake by Per Mertesacker but Ayew delays and fails to get his strike off.
    • 14' Ghana carve Germany open down the left and Ayew pulls back to Gyan and that is a vital interception by Schweinsteiger.
    • 10' Great save from Kingson at his near post after Jonathan Mensah inadvertently deflects Podolski's cross towards his goal.
    • 18:35 Teams - Ghana: 22-Richard Kingson; 4-John Pantsil, 8-Jonathan Mensah, 5-John Mensah, 2-Hans Sarpei; 6-Anthony Annan, 23-Kevin-Prince Boateng, 13-Dede Ayew, 12-Prince Tagoe; 21-Kwadwo Asamoah, 3-Asamoah Gyan. /// Germany: 1-Manuel Neuer; 16-Philipp Lahm, 3-Arne Friedrich, 17-Per Mertesacker, 20-Jerome Boateng, 13-Thomas Mueller, 6-Sami Khedira, 7-Bastian Schweinsteiger, 10-Lukas Podolski, 8-Mesut Ozil, 19-Cacau.

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