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Match 39 Ismailia - Ismailia Stadium
weatherCode5
06 October
Ghana
2:1
South Africa
2:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 0:0)
  • Andre AYEW (66')
  • Dominic ADIYIAH (99')
  • Kermit ERASMUS (58')

Referee Peter O LEARY (NZL)

Summary

Ghana win battle of Africa

Ghana win battle of Africa

A wonderful strike from Dominic Adiyiah put Ghana through to the quarter-finals of the FIFA U-20 World Cup Egypt 2009 after they came from behind to defeat South Africa 2-1 in Ismailia. From the very first whistle, both sides signalled their attacking intent and although South Africa had the better opportunities in the first half, Ghana also had their chances too. Ransford Osei and Adiyiah ...

Highlights

Line-up

GHA
RSA
Substitute(s)
Coaches
Sellas TETTEH (GHA)
(RSA) Serame LETSOAKA
Officials
  • Referee: Peter O LEARY (NZL)
  • Assistant Referee 1: Brent BEST (NZL)
  • Assistant Referee 2: Matthew TARO (SOL)
  • Fourth official: Roberto ROSETTI (ITA)
  • Fifth official: Paolo CALCAGNO (ITA)
  • Misses next match if booked
  • Not eligible to play

Photos

  • Daniel Addy of Ghana in action
  • The Ghana team line up
  • South African forward Kermit Erasmus (18) stands still in the middle of the field
  • The South Africa team line up
  • Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana celebrates
  • A Ghana fan plays a drum
  • Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu (L) of Ghana battles with Dylon Claasen of South Africa
  • Dominic Adiyiah of Ghana celebrates
  • Andre Ayew of Ghana in action

Quotes

"The first half was not good for us, but in the second half we scored and showed our strength, power and determination. I think overall, my team was the stronger side, but we didn't start very well," Sellas Tetteh, Ghana coach.

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    STATISTICS
    GhanaStatisticsSouth Africa
    22Shots25
    3Corner kicks8
    4Yellow cards5
    1Second yellow card and red card0
    0Red Cards0
    56%Possession (%)44%