Soccer News of Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Source: ghanasoccernet.com

Full Time: Ghana 2-0 Comoros

Jordan Ayew Jordan Ayew

90+4' A chance for Comoros but the ball is wide.

90+3' Asamoah Gyan replaced by Samuel Tetteh.

90+2 Mubarak Wakaso strikes one from deep but ball punched clear by the Comoros goalkeeper.

90+1' Ghana with a late corner to be taken by Jordan Ayew.

90' Asamoah Gyan trying to carve out some space for himself but his intended pass to Andre Ayew has been cut out.

88' Comoros have not given up the chase. They are still fighting for every ball. Great spirit this team has shown.

86' Ghana can now rest easy with a comfortable lead.

85' Asamoah Gyan with a chance but he misses but Jordan Ayew picks up the pieces to score. Goooooaaalll!!!

83' Ghana 1-0 Comoros

Mubarak Wakaso picks up a yellow card. Ghana 1-0 Comoros

79' It's all Black Stars. They are pushing for the second goal.

77' What a good save from goalkeeper of Comoros. Ghana corner

76' Jordan hits the post. The Aston Villa warming himself gradually into the game.

75' Jordan's free kick goes off target

Red card for Kassim. Comoros down to 10 men. His second yellow card. Ghana have a goal plus a man advantage.

70' Ghana 1-0 Comoros.

68' Ghana win a goal kick. Braimah to take. Floodlights are on. Ghana 1-0 Comoros

65' Comoros on a counter attack. They win a corner kick.

64' Cross from the corner cleared by Comoros.

63' Jeffrey Schlupp has been good since coming on for Solomon Asante. Ghana win a corner kick.

It's raining at the Baba Yara stadium. Ghana haven't added a second neither has Comoros levelled the score.

Comoros miss a great chance to level the spoils. Gyan also misses 1v1.

Ghana 1-0 Comoros.

Second Half underway.

45+2' Referee blasts his whistle to end the first half.

45+1 Comoros shoot from deep, but Razak Brimah gathers.

45 Throw-in to Ghana on the nearside. Ball spread to Schlupp, but his cross was poor.

44 Asamoah Gyan unable to shield the ball well to lose possession.

43 Free kick to Ghana taken by Mubarak Wakaso towards the far post but ball headed clear.

42 Andre Ayew released towards the bar line, but ball intercepted to win Ghana a corner kick.

41 A delightful ball spread to the far side by Wakaso, but Schlupp is caught offside.

40 Solomon Asante failed to make a return after picking up the knock. He is replaced by Jeffery Schlupp.

39 Comoros take charge of possession looking to get a goal before halftime.

38 Agyemang-Badu gets booked for a bad tackle there.

37 Ghana resume play with the ball with Andre Ayew.

36 Play held up one more again with Solomon Asante receiving treatment.

35 Wakaso with a strong challenge but loses out on the ball but Amartey was there to pick up the pieces.

34 Ghana unable to pierce through the thick defence of Comoros.

33 Wakaso fires from deep but it is deflected back, he hits the rebound but goes wide.

32 Solomon Asante sends in a cross to the far end but there is no Black Stars player to make the connection.

31 Amartey tries to find Badu on the edge of the box but ball repelled.

30 Harrison Afful does well to beat two men to send in a cross towards Gyan but the ball is cleared.

29 The tempo of the game has dropped significantly.

28 Ghana with the ball again in their own half. Daniel Amartey gives away a foul.

27 Jonathan Mensah is replaced by Daniel Amartey.

25 Harrison Afful looking to release Gyan with a reverse pass but ball intercepted.

24 Play resumes with Mensah off the pitch at the moment.

23 Temporal hold up. Jonathan Mensah seems to have a problem. He is limping.

22 Agyemang-Badu now with the ball deep inside the Comoros half. Ball reaches Andre Ayew at the far side, he crosses with Asamoah Gyan rising to head, but it was off target.

21 Ghana launch another attack from the back, ball with Jonathan Mensah now.

20 Play resumes with Ghana with another chance, but that through ball failed to reach Jordan Ayew.

19 Mubarak Wakasos free kick went over the wall straight into the net with the Comoros goalkeeper rooted to the ground. Ghana leads 1-0.

18 Mubarak Wakaso curls it in. Gooooooaaaallll!!!!!

17 Ghana win a free-kick just on the edge of the Comoros box. Asamoah Gyan was impeded there.

16 Mubarak Wakaso tries a diagonal pass in search of Harrison Afful, but the pass was over hit.

15 Temporal hold up as the goalkeeper of Comoros is being attended to.

14 Ghana having a lion's share of possession but lack the penetration.

10 Comoros on the attack, a shots is fired from deep, but Razak Brimah punches away. That was the first real attack for Comoros, what a scare!

8' Asamoah Gyan heads the ball down for Agyemang-Badu, but he was flagged offside there.

7' Jonathan Mensah heads a loose ball back to goalkeeper Razak Brimah.

5' Baba Rahman wins back possession for Ghana in the half of Comoros. The Black Stars clearly pressing.

4' Comoros trying to get an attack going but ball is cut off.

3' Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu misses a gilt-edged opportunity to give the Black Stars an early lead.

1' Comoros get us underway here at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.

Ghana's starting line-up: Razak Brimah, Harrison Afful, Baba Rahman, John Boye, Jonathan Mensah, Mubarak Wakaso, Solomon Asante, Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu, Asamoah Gyan (capt), Jordan Ayew, Andre Ayew.