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.


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

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

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

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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

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

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