AFCON 2015, GROUP C: GHANA-ALGERIA 1-0
Winning Entry of ASANTE with the Black Stars
January 26, 2015
Beaten by Senegal on the first day of Group C, Ghana of Solomon ASANTE had to whip to get to the end of the very serious candidate for the title, Algeria, 1-0. With a goal at the end of game Asamoah GYAN, Algeria has set foot on earth after his sensational start in the competition.
Stuck in their half by the Algerians at the start, Ghanaians have no inspirations and can breathe in halftime following a blunder Fennecs on the latest actions. Without solutions and offensive boards to impose, teammates of BRAHIMI obviously play without pressure during the first part of the game where possession of the ball is on their side.
After the break, Ghana does not jump the lines, but has trouble finding neither Jordan AYEW on the right, nor Asamoah GYAN at the forefront even less André AYEW on the left. The Black Stars have no initiative after a match where they are required for long minutes to run behind the ball. And in the opposite, the Desert Foxes apply to rotate hoping to get away with a valuable draw!
Asamoah GYAN, boss of the Black Stars
So there is indeed a Gyan ASAMOAH - dependence for the Black Stars. Draft for 91 minutes, the Ghanaian striker who missed the first match due to malaria has regained his senses of goal scorer and especially its percussion. Gyan needed a backup plan on the wings, the mounted of Mahtma OTTO (78th) and Solomon ASANTE (84th) instead of two brothers AYEW for the Ghanaian offensive line to find space.
We are playing the second minute of 3 minutes of stoppage time awarded by the referee Koman COULIBALY of Mali when Asamoah GYAN inherits a superb long ball to the surface. In a superb strike beats the intractable goalkeeper Rais MBOLI 1-0. The Estadio de Mongomo completely guaranteed to Ghanaians could capsize and especially breathe a sigh of relief because until then, the most dangerous team in the group, Algeria quarter finalist in Mundial 2014 had held a candle in the quarter Finalist of the Mundial 2010.
In the mixed zone, Solomon ASANTE delighted with the victory, says these few words: "This is a delay we did after the defeat against Senegal, this victory ahead of Algeria was a condition for us to still hope a great deal in the 3rd day. It was essentially. We should not panic thinking we had won the AFCON, we must get back to work to properly negotiate the match against South Africa...»
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