The Ghana Vs Uruguay World Cup match, one of the most talked about in the second round of World Cup 2022, may have come and gone, but the bitter memories remain.
Their crash-out from the Qatar 2022 World Cup have come with devastating consequences – hopes dashed, national prides injured.
The The Ghana Vs Uruguay World Cup match ended 2-0 in favour of the South Americans, in a way confirming their superiority, having beaten the West Africans in the last World Cup.
But they too are leaving in agony. This is because South Korea defeated favourites, Portugal 2-1 enabling them to garner more points ahead of both Uruguay and Ghana.
Some facts on the game
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Uruguay (4-4-2, right to left): 23. Rochet (GK) — 13. Varela, 2. Gimenez, 19. Coates, 16. Olivera — 8. Pellistri, 15. Valverde, 6. Bentancur, 10. De Arrascaeta, — 11. Nunez, 9. Suarez.
Ghana (4-2-3-1, right to left): 1. Ati-Zigi (GK) — 26. Seidu, 18. Amartey, 4. Salisu, 17. Rahman — 5. Partey, 21. Abdul Samed — 20. Kudus, 10. A. Ayew, 9. J. Ayew — 19. Williams
Goals:
URU — De Arrascaeta (26 mins)
URU — De Arrascaeta (32 mins)
Minute by minute account of the match
16th min: Jordan Ayew’s shot is saved
18th min: Ghana gets a Penalty
- Andre Ayew misses penalty upon which an entire continent had pinned hopes
26th min: De Arrascaeta scores Uruguay’s first goal
32nd min: De Arrascaeta on song again doubling the tally
57th min: Uruguay appeals for penalty, was refused
81st min: Rochet keeps out Kudus as Ghana hunt for a goal back.
87th min: South Korea go ahead against Portugal, seeing Uruguay into third.
90+3 min: Cavani penalty appeal turned down
56 mins: Mohammed Salisu’s good ball forward is met by a good run from Kamaldeen Sulemana, but Sergio Rochet is out to pluck the ball out of the sky and win it well for Uruguay!
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54 mins: Facundo Pellistri is fouled earning Uruguay a free-kick.
50 mins: Ghana misses a scoring opportunity following a crossing by Osman Bukari
47 mins: Ghana misses another scoring opportunity in the box where ball had Osman Bukari
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46 mins: The two sides return for the second half, with Ghana replacing brothers Andre and Jordan Ayew with Osman Bukari and Kamaldeen Sulemana respectively, and Inaki Williams kicks off the second half for the Black Stars!
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Oh my goodness!!Africans hope is dashed as Ghana was defeated by Uruguay in the on going World Cup Football games. Congratulations to the South Americans! There will always be a next time. Cheers!