Blow by blow: Bafana Bafana vs Ghana
Bafana Bafana will look to book a spot in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations when they face second place Ghana at the Estadio de Mongomo.
FILE PICTURE: Andile Jali,Mandla Masango and Dean Furman. (Photo by Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
Starting XI
South Africa: Brilliant Khuzwayo, Anele Ngcongca, Thabo Matlaba, Rivaldo Coetzee, Erick Mathoho, Dean Furman (C), Andile Jali, Mandla Masango, Thuso Phala, Tokelo Rantie, Bongani Ndulula
Ghana: Brimah, Afful, Rahman, Amartey, Mensah, Acquah, A. Ayew, Wakaso, Atsu, Gyan, J. Ayew
– referee blows for full time. Full time score, Bafana Bafana 1-2 Ghana
– 90′ 3 minutes of added time will be played
– 89′ Brimah is booked for time wasting
– 88′ Letsholonyane’s shot is blocked
– 84′ Bernard Parker replaces Bongani Ndulula of Bafana Bafana
– Goal alert! Senegal 0-2 Algeria
Dede Ayew, the tireless worker! #RSAvsGHA https://t.co/k6iWVyahjS
— Dr. Richard (@Richard_otis_) January 27, 2015
– 82′ Bafana Bafana 1-2 Ghana
– 80′ corner kick to Ghana. Bafana defend success fully
– 79′ corner kick for Ghana
– 78′ Furman is booked
– 74′ Khuzwayo with a brilliant save to deny Ghana
– 72′ Bafana Bafana 1-1 Ghana. Dede Ayew gives Ghana the lead.
– 70′ corner kick to Bafana. The ball goes out for a second corner
– 68′ Bafana attacking from time to time to catch Ghana on the counter
– 67′ free kick to Ghana
– 66′ throw in for Bafana
– 64′ Wakaso is pushed off the ball by Jali. Free kick to Ghana
– 62′ Bafana defend successfully. Goal kick to Bafana
– 61′ free kick to Ghana. The ball goes out for a corner kick
– 59′ throw in for Ghana
– 56′ Thuso Phala is replaced by Sibusiso Vilakazi for Bafana Bafana
– 55′ Khuzwayo intercepts Ghana’s cross in the box
– 54′ corner kick to Ghana. Furman clears the corner cross
– 52′ corner kick to Ghana. The cross in punched away by Khuzwayo
– 51′ Ndulula is marked and fails to trouble Brimah in the box. Matlaba’s cross goes over the goal post
– 50′ Atsu wins a free kick for Ghana, Mathoho heads the ball clear
– 49′ throw in for Bafana
– 48′ Gyan fires the free kick shot over the goal posts
– 47′ Gyan gets a free kick on the D line for Ghana. Bafana to defend the free kick
– 46′ Brimah leaves his line early to beat Ndulula to the ball
– the second half is underway.
– referee blows for half time. Half time score, Bafana Bafana 1-0 Ghana
HT:
South Africa 1-0 Ghana
(Masango https://t.co/4DvJiyit71)
Senegal 0-1 Algeria
(Mahrez https://t.co/eHuqVBpiXE)ALG & SEN going through.
— Joe Crann (@YesWeCrann) January 27, 2015
– 45′ 1 minute of added time will be played
– 43′ free kick to Bafana. Mathoho fails to control the ball and it goes out for a goal kick to Ghana
– 41′ Masango over cooks his cross into the box. Goal kick to Ghana
https://twitter.com/uZamo_/status/560133969908600832
– 39′ Ndulula’s header is blocked by goalkeeper Brimah, superb goalkeeping
– 38′ Ghana’s long ball forward is too strong for Atsu to control
– 36′ Ngcongca is booked for comments directed at the referee
– 34′ a brilliant save from Khuzwayo to deny Ghana
– 31′ Ndulula slips and fails to connect with Masango’s corner kick cross in the box
– 29′ Jali’s shot is deflects out for a corner. Jali needs medical treatment after clashing with Rahman as he took the shot
– 27′ corner kick to Ghana. Amartey misdirects his header in the penalty box. Goal kick to Bafana
– 25′ corner kick to Ghana. Bafana’s counter attack is stopped by the offside flag
– 23′ corner kick to Ghana. The ball is punched out by Khuzwayo
I like the fact that Khuzwayo commands his back-2 & talks 2 his back-4 is unlike Jackson who was screams at the boys as if they his toddlers
— YourPastorsFavDJ (@touchda8thwnda) January 27, 2015
– 22′ Bafana lose the ball in the final third
– 20′ offside call goes against Bafana
– 19′ Gyan runs into a wall of Bafana players outside the box
– 16′ Mandla Masango scores a thunder bolt for Bafana. Bafana Bafana 1-0 Ghana
– Goal alert! Senegal 0-1 Algeria
– 14′ goal kick to Bafana
– 13′ throw in for Ghana
– 11′ offside call goes against Ghana
– 10′ Ndulula fails to connect with Phala’s cross into the box
– 9′ a hand ball from Ghana gives Bafana the advantage
– 8′ the offside call goes against Bafana
– 7′ throw in for Ghana
– 5′ Khuzwayo keeps J. Ayew’s shot out of goals.
– 4′ Mathoho commits a foul on Gyan. Free kick to Ghana
– 3′ goal kick to Bafana
– 2′ throw in for Ghana
– 1′ a long ball forward from Ngcongca can’t find Ndulula
– Ghana playing from right to left, while Bafana attack from left to right
– Kickoff! Ghana get the game underway
