Friday July 2, 2010 Quarter-final Finished Soccer City Stadium

Uruguay 1 - 1
(4 - 2) Ghana

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  • Muntari 45’

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  1. Uruguay break Ghana hearts

    Uruguay break Ghana hearts

    Uruguay beat Ghana 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in a World Cup quarter-final that will be recalled for Asamoah Gyan's missed penalty. More

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    Time:120'
    • Uruguay
    • Ghana
    • 4-2 SEBASTIAN ABREU SCORES WITH A PENALTY AND URUGUAY ARE INTO THE SEMIS! WHAT A PENALTY. STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH A CHIP. WHAT A MATCH.
    • 3-2 Adiyiah's penalty down to the left is saved by Muslera. Uruguay can win it here.
    • 3-2 Maxi Pereira thumps a penalty miles over! The pressure got to him.
    • 3-2 MENSAH'S PENALTY IS SAVED BY MUSLERA STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE
    • 3-2 SCOTTI SCORES FOR URUGUAY! Poor penaltiy, but it crept in.
    • 2-2 APPIAH. Goal for Ghana!
    • 2-1 Victorino blasts one in and Uruguay lead 2-1.
    • 1-1 GOAL TO GHANA! Gyan tucks that high into the top-right hand corner. He atones slightly for that miss.
    • 1-0 GOAL TO URUGUAY! Forlan into the bottom left-hand corner. Very cool.
    • - Players in a huddle out there. This is it then for a place against the Dutch in the last four.
    • 120' Gyan hits the bar with the penalty and the ball flies over. We go to penalties.
    • 120' Luis Suarez sent off for handling Adiyiah's header on the line.
    • 120' GHANA HAVE A PENALTY!
    • 119' Fine stop by Muslera from Boateng's ball. That cross almost crept in.
    • 118' Game racing from end to end. Is there going to be a winner?
    • 117' Boateng nods agonisingly wide of the target among a bunch of bodies from Pantsil's long throw.
    • 116' Asamoah with two corners, but Abreu heads away.
    • 115' Heading for last five minutes.
    • 114' Gyan pressurises Scotti. He nudges the ball past his keeper, but Maxi Pereira races back to thump the ball off his line.
    • 113' Forlan drills one over with his left peg when he should have crossed for his team-mates.
    • 112' Appiah almost in there, but Fucile just intervened. Good defending by Uruguay.
    • 111' Looks destined for penalties unless a mistake or piece of magic turns things.
    • 110' Gyan's header from Appiah's cross is over the bar.
    • 109' Possession football without much penetration. Pantsil's free-kick is headed out by Scotti.
    • 108' African nations have never won a World Cup knockout match in 90 minutes and have never been involved in a World Cup shootout, which it looks like we are are heading for.
    • 107' The players look like spent forces out there. Out on their feet.
    • 106' And off we go. 15 minutes to go.
    • 105' That is it for the first period of extra-time.
    • 104' Going to be an extra minute added to the first 15.
    • 103' Kingson picks up Lodeiro's deflected shot.
    • 102' Pantsil brings down Abreu, but the referee doesn't see it. That was a blatant penalty. The Ghana player tripped the Uruguay substitute.
    • 101' Gyan gets his head on Forlan's corner to clear the danger.
    • 100' Pereira's cross is headed behind by Mensah for a corner.
    • 99' Gyan up and walking about after that heavy tackle.
    • 98' Great tackle by Scotti on Gyan after Arevalo's mistake.
    • 97' Mensah clashes with Abreu. He takes a bit of a knock, but is back on his feet.
    • 96' Gyan smuggles the ball to Asamoah, but he blazes widly over the bar from distance.
    • 95' Ghana seeking a repeat of their win over the USA in extra-time.
    • 94' Asamoah crosses the ball in, but that flies wide of the goal and harmlessly away.
    • 93' Mensah booked for dissent.
    • 92' Ghana win their fifth corner of the evening. Appiah corner is headed behind by Abreu.
    • 91' We are underway for the first period of extra-time.
    • 90+3' The whistle goes and we are heading for another 30 minutes. Into extra-time.
    • 90+3' Boateng whacks a cross too long and Uruguay go forward.
    • 90+3' Three added minutes.
    • 89' Good defending by Pereira to deny Appiah at the back post. Uruguay clear Appiah's corner.
    • 88' Dominic Adiyiah comes on for Muntari.
    • 87' Think we are destined for extra-time.
    • 86' Can't say there haven't been enough shots. Uruguay have managed 14 shots to 17 by Uruguay.
    • 85' Into the final five minutes.
    • 84' Fuclile makes a dash forward, but his cross is harmless and lands on top of the Ghana goal.
    • 83' Suarez tries to pick out Forlan, but the striker just fails to connect with that ball. Forlan given as offside.
    • 82' Uruguay break up the park, but Maxi Pereira's shot is well over the bar.
    • 81' Some wild desperate shots going in.
    • 80' Paintsil's long throw is headed behind by Victorino. Muntari corner comes to nothing.
    • 79' Uruguay going for the win in normal time.
    • 78' Is there going to be a winning in these final 10 minutes?
    • 77' Forlan free-kick met by Suarez's header, but Kingson punches that wide of goal.
    • 76' Sarpei is booked for hauling back Suarez.
    • 75' Sebastian Abreu is on for Cavani.
    • 74' Another Forlan free-kick has Kingson scrambling across goal. Almost caught the keeper out there.
    • 73' Stephen Appiah replaces Inkoom.
    • 72' Victorino almost let Gyan in with a poor clearance, but Muslera did well to get back to collect that shot.
    • 71' Mensah clears Forlan's corner with his head before Annan drills a shot well over the bar.
    • 70' 20 minutes to go. Wide open. Play raging from end to end.
    • 69' Fine stop by Kingson to tip Suarez's shot over the bar.
    • 68' The vuvuzelas are fairly blaring, but Uruguay are back on the attack.
    • 67' Gyan tries to emulate Forlan, but his free-kick is swept miles over the bar.
    • 66' Boateng enjoys a theatrical dive under pressure from Scotti. Referee dismisses any penalty claims.
    • 65' Ghana now enjoying the most possession. 54% to 46%.
    • 64' Gyan throws a cross into the box, but Muslera punches well to avert the danger.
    • 63' One goal might settle this encounter. Really beginning to open up a bit.
    • 62' Forlan's terrific run and cross, but that is volleyed wide by Suarez.
    • 61' Forlan's corner is poor and Ghana deal with that without too many problems.
    • 60' Ghana have had 11 shots on goal to five by Uruguay.
    • 59' Heading for the final 30 minutes.
    • 58' Perez is booked for a late tackle on Asamoah.
    • 57' Gyan's shot from the edge of the box is parried by Muslera. Muntari can't get on the rebound. Nice bit of play by Ghana.
    • 56' Ghana press forward.
    • 55' That has silenced the crowd somewhat. Anybody's game now.
    • 54' URUGUAY ARE LEVEL! What a stunning shot from 25 yards by Forlan. Swerving and dipping over Kingson in the Ghana goal.
    • 53' Paintsil is booked for a challenge on Fucile. Free-kick to Uruguay.
    • 52' Ghana blow a golden chance to hit Uruguay on the counter attack. Boateng failed to pick out a team-mate with three or four Ghana players racing forward.
    • 51' Asamoah Gyan is on four World Cup goals. Only one African player has scored more World Cup goals. Cameroon’s Roger Milla netted five World Cup goals in 1990 and 1994.
    • 50' Muntari's free-kick seemed to be handled by Lodeiro in the wall, but we play on.
    • 49' Arevalo booked for a late one on Boateng.
    • 48' Uruguay claim for a penalty, but that was more of an unintentional collision between Vorsah and Cavani in the box.
    • 47' Nicolas Lodeiro is on for Fernandez as Uruguay search for inspiration.
    • 46' We are underway. 45 minutes stand between Ghana and a place in the last four.
    • 45+2' GOAL FOR GHANA! Muntari bends one in from 30 yards, but Muslera is horribly caught out as the ball swerves away from him. The whistle goes for half-time.
    • 45+2' Couple of minutes to be added here.
    • 44' Kevin-Prince Boateng knocks a scissors kick over the bar. Great attempt by the Ghanna midfielder.
    • 43' Gyan tries a long-range effort, but that was too far out. Saved by Muslera.
    • 42' The Uruguay defender is back on his feet thankfully.
    • 41' Fucile is needing treatment after Inkoom leans into him. That was a bad fall. Uruguay have a free-kick in their own half.
    • 40' Forlan tries to slip in Pereira, but he overhits that free-kick and the ball runs harmlessly out.
    • 39' Forlan takes over the captain's armband from the injured Lugano.
    • 38' Muntari heads wide. Decent chance for Ghana.
    • 37' Andres Scotti is on for Lugano, who has been carrying an injury.
    • 36' Going to be a change here for Uruguay.
    • 35' Ten minutes to the break. Difficult to call this one.
    • 34' Suarez has scored 55 goals in 60 official matches for club and country since the start of last season. He netted 49 times in 48 matches for Ajax in all competitions and has added six goals in 12 international matches for Uruguay.
    • 33' Now 50-50 in terms of possession.
    • 32' Asamoah Gyan denied a possible chance by the Uruguay keeper Fernando Muslera, who is out quickly to collect.
    • 31' That should give Ghana a bit of belief after a nervy opening 30 minutes by the African side.
    • 30' Ghana back on the attack and Asamoah Gyan slips a shot just wide after a fine bit of attacking play by Boateng.
    • 29' Vorsah outjumps Lugano, but he powers that header wide from five yards. Was a great chance to score.
    • 28' Forlan tries to pick out Suarez at back post, but Ghana get that ball out.
    • 27' Uruguay win a corner from Mensah after more probing play by Suarez.
    • 26' Lugano takes a sore one after Vorsah fell on him.
    • 25' GREAT CHANCE FOR URUGUAY! Suarez shot, but that is a brilliant stop by Kingson to tip that over the bar.
    • 24' Forlan wallops a shot well wide of target after a decent passage of attacking play.
    • 23' African nations have never won a World Cup knockout match in 90 minutes and have never been involved in a World Cup shootout.
    • 22' Another free-kick by Forlan evades the run of Victorino.
    • 21' Uruguay have had three shots on goal to Ghana's one.
    • 20' Fernandez heads clear from Muntari's delivery with Mensah lurking. Better move by Ghana.
    • 19' Jorge Fucile is booked for a foul on Asamoah. He is out of any semi-final.
    • 18' Ghana struggling a bit to get forward.
    • 17' Forlan's corner comes off Cavani, but Kingson saves from Mensah. Could easily have flown into his own net. Think that came off the keeper's head.
    • 16' Great run by Forlan, but Mensah deals with that well. Another corner to Uruguay.
    • 15' Forlan swings it in, but a bit of pushing in the box by Fernandez and it is a free-kick to Ghana.
    • 14' Uruguay contine on the offensive. They have another corner.
    • 13' Kingson lucky to get away with that. He punches Forlan's swerving free-kick before Suarez fouls him.
    • 12' Foul by Muntari on Fernandez. Free-kick by Forlan, but comes to nothing.
    • 11' Uruguay ranked 16th in the world, Ghana at 32.
    • 10' Great shot by Suarez from inside the box. Well stopped by Kingson.
    • 9' Uruguay dominating possession in these opening ten minutes. 63% to 37% in their favour.
    • 8' Uruguay’s previous two World Cup meetings with African countries were against Senegal in 2002 (3-3 draw after being down 3-0 at half-time) and the 3-0 win against South Africa in the group stage.
    • 7' Asamoah thumps in a shot from distance, but that is well wide of the target.
    • 6' Decent start by Uruguay, but Ghana have a free-kick here.
    • 5' Uruguay have a corner. Forlan dinks it in, but that is whacked away by Inkoom. Arevalo's shot trickles past a post.
    • 4' Great ball by Forlan. Fed Fernandez, but his cross races across the face of goal. Nice move by Uruguay.
    • 3' Suarez just offside there as he tried to beat Ghana's offside trap.
    • 2' Ghana's confidence should be boosted by that win over the USA in the last eight of the tournament.
    • 1' Ghana get us underway.
    • 19:25 The teams coming out for this encounter. Only the third time an African team has stepped out for a quarter-final match.
    • 19:20 Luis Suarez can become the third Uruguay player to score in three consecutive World Cup matches. Pedro Cea did it in 1930 and Alcide Edgardo Ghiggia even scored in four consecutive matches in 1950. Uruguay won the world title in both years.
    • 19:15 Two-time World Cup winners Uruguay have made it to the quarterfinals for the first time since 1970 when they finished fourth.
    • 19:10 Ghana’s only previous encounter against a South American country at the World Cup was four years ago when the Black Stars were knocked out by Brazil 3-0 in the last 16.
    • 19:05 Ghana are only the third African country to reach the World Cup quarters, after Cameroon in 1990 and Senegal in 2002. No African country has reached the semis.
    • 19:00 Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez named his side on Wednesday with Mauricio Victorino replacing injured defender Diego Godin and, in a tactical switch, Alvaro Fernandez chosen ahead of Alvaro Pereira in midfield.
    • 18:55 Vorsah missed the last three games through injury after being injured in the opening game against Serbia. Muntari, one of Ghana's long-standing first-choice players, has been used only as a substitute in the last three matches and has not seen much playing time, his frustration evident in curt interviews with reporters this week. Midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng and left back Hans Sarpei retain their places after passing late fitness tests.
    • 18:50 Ghana midfielder Sulley Muntari will make his first start at this World Cup. Muntari, threatened with being sent home after a bust-up earlier in the tournament with coach Milovan Rajevac, replaces the suspended Dede Ayew. Isaac Vorsah comes in for central defender Jonathan Mensah, also suspended, in the only other change from last weekend's second round win over the United States.
    • 18:45 Uruguay and Ghana have never met before in international football.
    • 18:40 The referee is Olegario Benquerenca of Portugal.
    • 18:35 Teams: Uruguay: 1-Fernando Muslera; 2-Diego Lugano, 6-Mauricio Victorino, 4-Jorge Fucile, 16-Maximiliano Pereira, 15-Diego Perez, 17-Egidio Arevalo, 7-Edinson Cavani, 20-Alvaro Fernandez, 9-Luis Suarez, 10-Diego Forlan. Ghana: 22-Richard Kingson; 4-John Pantsil, 5-John Mensah, 15-Isaac Vorsah, 2-Hans Sarpei; 6-Anthony Annan, 23-Kevin-Prince Boateng, 7-Samuel Inkoom, 11-Sulley Muntari; 21-Kwadwo Asamoah, 3-Asamoah Gyan
    • 18:30 Good evening and welcome to tonight's match between Uruguay and Ghana in the quarter-finals.

  • Summary

    • 4-2 SEBASTIAN ABREU SCORES WITH A PENALTY AND URUGUAY ARE INTO THE SEMIS! WHAT A PENALTY. STRAIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH A CHIP. WHAT A MATCH.
    • 3-2 SCOTTI SCORES FOR URUGUAY! Poor penaltiy, but it crept in.
    • 2-2 APPIAH. Goal for Ghana!
    • 2-1 Victorino blasts one in and Uruguay lead 2-1.
    • 1-1 GOAL TO GHANA! Gyan tucks that high into the top-right hand corner. He atones slightly for that miss.
    • 1-0 GOAL TO URUGUAY! Forlan into the bottom left-hand corner. Very cool.
    • 120' Luis Suarez sent off for handling Adiyiah's header on the line.
    • 117' Boateng nods agonisingly wide of the target among a bunch of bodies from Pantsil's long throw.
    • 114' Gyan pressurises Scotti. He nudges the ball past his keeper, but Maxi Pereira races back to thump the ball off his line.
    • 102' Pantsil brings down Abreu, but the referee doesn't see it. That was a blatant penalty. The Ghana player tripped the Uruguay substitute.
    • 77' Forlan free-kick met by Suarez's header, but Kingson punches that wide of goal.
    • 69' Fine stop by Kingson to tip Suarez's shot over the bar.
    • 62' Forlan's terrific run and cross, but that is volleyed wide by Suarez.
    • 57' Gyan's shot from the edge of the box is parried by Muslera. Muntari can't get on the rebound. Nice bit of play by Ghana.
    • 54' URUGUAY ARE LEVEL! What a stunning shot from 25 yards by Forlan. Swerving and dipping over Kingson in the Ghana goal.
    • 45+2' GOAL FOR GHANA! Muntari bends one in from 30 yards, but Muslera is horribly caught out as the ball swerves away from him. The whistle goes for half-time.
    • 44' Kevin-Prince Boateng knocks a scissors kick over the bar. Great attempt by the Ghanna midfielder.
    • 38' Muntari heads wide. Decent chance for Ghana.
    • 30' Ghana back on the attack and Asamoah Gyan slips a shot just wide after a fine bit of attacking play by Boateng.
    • 29' Vorsah outjumps Lugano, but he powers that header wide from five yards. Was a great chance to score.
    • 25' GREAT CHANCE FOR URUGUAY! Suarez shot, but that is a brilliant stop by Kingson to tip that over the bar.
    • 17' Forlan's corner comes off Cavani, but Kingson saves from Mensah. Could easily have flown into his own net. Think that came off the keeper's head.
    • 10' Great shot by Suarez from inside the box. Well stopped by Kingson.
    • 4' Great ball by Forlan. Fed Fernandez, but his cross races across the face of goal. Nice move by Uruguay.

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    Manager: Óscar Tabárez

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    Manager: Milovan Rajevac

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