Blow by blow: Ghana vs Mali

– referee blows his whistle for full-time. Full-time score: Ghana 1-0 Mali

’90+2′ free kick for Mali in a good area

– 90′ Coulibaly’s shot is saved by Brimah

– 80′ Coulibaly’s header goes across the goals

– 70′ free kick for Ghana

– 68′ Traore hits the side netting

– 66′ corner kick for Mali

– 53′ corner kick for Mali and it leads to another one

– 52′ chance for Mali! But Marega shoots wide from close range!

– 50′ Marega’s header is saved by Brimah

– Mali get the second half

– Substitution for Mali: Bissouma comes on for Yatabare

– referee blows his whistle for the half-time break. Half-time score: Ghana 1-0 Mali

– 45′ Atsu’s shot is blocked

– 43′ free kick for Mali

– 33′ free kick for Ghana

– 24′ free kick for Ghana in a good area

– 20′ GOAAAL! Gyan puts Ghana in the lead with a powerful header!

– 19′ corner kick for Mali

– 17′ Dede Ayew misses a sitter for Ghana

– 7′ corner kick for Ghana

– 4′ free kick for Ghana

– Ghana get the game underway

– kickoff

Starting XI:

Ghana XI: Brimah, Boye, Amartey, Afful, Acheampong, Wakaso, Partey, A.Ayew, Atsu, Gyan, J.Ayew
Mali XI: Sissoko, O. Coulibaly, Wague, S. Coulibaly, H. Traoré – S. Yatabaré, Ndiaye, Sylla, Sako, Marega, M. Yatabaré

Hello and welcome to Phakaaathi’s live reporting of the Afcon 2017 Group D match between Ghana and Mali at Stade de Port Gentil.