Soccer News of Sunday, 20 June 2004
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2004-06-20Ghana 3-0 South Africa - Full time
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1655 GMT Full time Ghana 3-0 South Africa.
1639 GMT GOAL! 77 min Ghana 3-0 South Africa: Appiah claims a second goal for himself driving at the South African defence and then picking up the scraps as again the defence is caught static
Ghana is the better side and are more poised - tactically superior to South Africa Substitution: Yahouza in for Muntari
GOAL! Ghana 2-0 South Africa: A mix up in South Africa defence allows Ghana captain Stephen Appiah to chip over the top of South Africa goalkeeper Josephs for the second goal. 1609 GMT: Great chance for Ghana as the ball is hammered at a tight angle toward the South African goal but is blocked by goalkeeper Moeneeb Josephs, who knew little about the strike.
1606 GMT: Ghana and South Africa start the second half. 1551 GMT Half Time Ghana 1-0 South Africa.
Line Up: Sammy Adjei; Dan Quaye, E. Pappoe, S. Kuffour, J. Mensah; S. Muntari, S. Appiah, Essien; Baffour Gyan, Ibrahim Tanko, W. Tierro
BENCH: K Amponsah, L Quinoo, K Poku, E Duah, A Mireku, A Yahuza, D Coleman
1550 GMT: Michael Essien gets on the end of a corner but drives his effort wide of the South African goal.
1544 GMT: South Africa's Jacob Lekgetho gets a yellow card for a crunching tackle on Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah. 1542 GMT: Ghanaian fullback Dan Quaye fires a long range shot at the South African goal but the effort is well wide. 1537 GMT: Steven Pienaar weaves his magic through the Ghana defence but there are no other South Africans on the same wave length to get a touch onto an inviting ball across the face of the Ghanaian goal. 1519 GMT GOAL! Ghana 1-0 South Africa: Sulley Muntari puts Ghana in the lead with a brilliant left-footed full volley after the South African defence fails to clear Stephen Appiah's cross.
1508 GMT: Baffour Gyan has the first chance for Ghana but is undecided about what to do and eventually shoots into the side netting.
1505 GMT: Ghana and South Africa are underway in Kumasi
