FIFA World Youth Championship Argentina 2001

First stage

Iran - Ghana

0:1 (0:1)

Match	Date	Time	Venue / Stadium	Attendance
24	21 June 2001	16:45	Mar Del Plata / Estadio José María Minella	3950

Match Officials

Referee Alain HAMER (LUX)	Assistant Referee 1 David SAU (SOL)
Fourth Official Wilson DE SOUZA (BRA)	Assistant Referee 2 Dember PERDOMO (COL)

Goals scored

Derek BOATENG (GHA) 44'

Iran

Line-up

[18]
Abbas GHASEMI (GK)
[2]
Amir FALAHI
[3]
Mahmoudreza ASHOURI (+87')(-87')
[4]
Saeid LOTFI
[5]
Mostafa SALEHINEJAD
[9]
Iman MOBALI
[10]
Mansour JAMALYAN
[11]
Reza HADADI
[14]
Morteza KASHI
[15]
Mehrzad MADANCHI
[17]
Javad KAZEMEIAN

Substitute(s)

[1]
Arshad YOSEFI
[6]
Alireza MONAGATI
[7]
Alireza DAGHAGHELE
[8]
Bahram ESMAEILI
[12]
Mohammad OSTOVARI
[13]
Samad ZARE
[16]
Mostafa HAGHI POUR

Coach

Mehdi MONAJATI (IRN)

Ghana

Line-up

[1]
Maxwell BANAHENE (GK)
[2]
Sulley MUNTARI (-75')
[4]
Michael ESSIEN
[5]
Patrick VILLARS
[6]
Emmanuel PAPPOE
[8]
Ibrahim ABDUL RAZAK
[9]
Razak PIMPONG
[10]
Derek BOATENG
[13]
Anthony OBODAI (-40')
[14]
John MENSAH
[15]
John PANTSIL

Substitute(s)

[3]
Abass INUSAH
[7]
Samuel THOMPSON (+75')
[11]
Frank OSEI
[12]
Yussif ISSAH
[16]
Kwaku DUAH
[17]
James OWUSU-ANSAH (+40')
[18]
George OWU

Coach

Emmanuel AFRANIE (GHA)

Cautions

Amir FALAHI (IRN) 22'
, Emmanuel PAPPOE (GHA) 48'
, Amir FALAHI (IRN) 83'

Expulsions

Amir FALAHI (IRN) 83' 2YC

a.e.t.:	After extra time	(C):	Captain	PSO:	Penalty Shoot-out
GK:	Goalkeeper	N:	Not eligible to play	I:	Injured
Y:	Yellow cards	Pos:	Positions	A:	Absent
D:	Defender	M:	Midfielder	Min:	Minutes played
GF:	Goals for	GA:	Goals against	PK:	Penalty Kicks
FC:	Fouls Committed	FS:	Fouls Suffered	R:	Direct Expulsions
F:	Forward	SG/S:	Shots on Goal/Shots	Y: 2Y=R:	Yellow cards Expulsions due to Second Caution