Blow by Blow: Ghana vs Equatorial Guinea

Starting XI

Ghana: Razak Brimah, Harrison Afful, Baba Rahman, Jonathan Mensah, John Boye, Mubarak Wakaso, Afriyie Acquah, Andre Ayew, Christian Atsu, Jordan Ayew, Kwesi Appiah.

Equatorial Guinea: Ovono, Evuy, Mbele, Da Gracia, Kike, Zarandona, Ellong, Ivan Edu, Balboa, Belima, Nsue.

– the referee blows for full time. Full time score, Ghana 3-0 Equatorial Guinea.

– 90′ 3 minutes of added time will be played.

– the game is set to resume in a few minutes

–  Equatorial Guinea players are pleading with fans to settle down

– The crowd hasn’t settled

– 82′ the referee stopped the game due to a hostile crowd. Equatorial Guinea fans are not happy

– 81′ Andre Ayew is replaced by Frank Acheampong of Ghana

– 80′ Da Gracia fires the ball over the goal posts

– 79′ corner kick to Guinea

– 76′ Andre Ayew scores the third goal for Ghana. Ghana 3-0 Equatorial Guinea

– 73′ Brimah intercepts a cross by punching the ball out

–  69′ free kick to Ghana outside the penalty box as Appiah is fouled

– 68′ Acquah is booked for a challenge on a player

– 65′ Andre Ayew is booked

– 64′ Belima is receiving medical attention on the touchline.

– 63′ corner kick to Ghana. A free kick is awarded to Guinea

– 60′ the ball is played back to Ovono

– 57′ a brilliant block from Ovono to deny Appiah from close range

– 55′ Edu fires wide at goal. Goal kick to Ghana

– 54′ Acquah wins a free kick for Ghana outside the box.

– 53′ goal kick to Ghana

– 51′ corner kick to Guinea.

– 48′ corner kick to Ghana. The corner kick cross goes out for a throw in for Ghana

– 46′ free kick to Ghana in the middle of the field as Andre Ayew is fouled

– Ghana get the ball rolling in the second half

– referee blows for half time. Half time score, Ghana 2-0 Equatorial Guinea

– 45′ Ghana defend a corner and initiate a counter attack. Atsu sets it up for Mubarak Wakaso, its in the back of the net. Ghana 2-0 Equatorial Guinea

– 44′ 2 minutes of added time will be played

– 43′ throw in for Ghana. Afful is booked for a challenge on Balboa

– 40′ Ovono is booked for a challenge on Appiah in the box. Ghana get a penalty. Jordan Ayew scores from the penalty spot. Ghana 1-0 Equatorial Guinea

– 39′ Guinea scramble to clear the ball

– 36′ Evuy is booked for his challenge on Appiah. Free kick to Ghana

– 31′ Brimah stops Nsue’s shot with a firm block

– 28′ Wakaso’s curls away from the goal post. Great Effort from Wakaso

– 27′ Afful’s long ball forward lands comfortably in the hands of Ovono

– 26′ goal kick to Guinea

– 25′ throw in for Guinea

– 23′ Wakaso wins afoul for Ghana, Belima won the ball illegally outside Ghana’s penalty box

– 22′ Guinea clear the ball quickly and initiate the counter attack

– 21′ free kick to Ghana outside the penalty box

– 20′ Ovono beats Atsu to a through ball played into the box.

– 18′ free kick to Guinea. Nsue’s header is off target. Goal kick to Ghana

– 17′ Ovono leaves his line early to clear the ball

– 15′ Appiah is tackled. The referee checks on him to make sure he is okay. He will continue with the match

– 13′ offside call goes against Ghana. Free kick to Guinea

– 11′ Guinea looks promising when they have the ball.

– 10′ Ghana attacking relentlessly

– 8′ Andre Ayew’s shot is blocked

– 7′ Guinea turn defence in attack. Balboa’s shot is wide at goal. Great move by Guinea

– 6′ Guinea is under pressure

– 5′ throw in for Ghana

– 4′ the offside call goes against Ghana

– 2′ early free kick to Ghana. The free kick shot is punched away by Ovono

– 1′ goal kick to Ghana

– Kickoff! Guinea get the game underway.