The Black Stars of Ghana play Egypt in warm up game ahead of the 2013 Nations Cup in Abu Dhabi.
Live Update:
02 Black Stars in an early incursion. A great run on the right by Adoma who whips in a clean cross but Clottey collides with the Egypt’s goalie and a clearance for a corner kick.
05 Stars look delightful with their build up. Adoma again makes a run on the right and sends in a cross which is half cleared. Agyemang Badu blasts the rebound over the goal post.
17 Agyemang Badu opens scoring for Ghana with a powerful header from a well taken freekick.
19 Egypt is struggling to keep up the pace of the young Ghanaian side but they make a rare incursion which Fatau Dauda comes in with a brave save.
20 The North African side is becoming increasingly physical with Anthony Annan and Rabiu Mohammed becoming victims already.
26 Skipper Anthony Annan off after picking up injury. Derek Boateng takes over as skipper.
30 Egypt make an incursion but the strike from the attacker is easily grabbed by Fatau.
35 Superb build up by Egypt. Omar Garber yellow carded for diving in the penalty box.
37 Egypt again on the attack but Fatau Dauda makes a superb save.
38 Derek Boateng yellow carded.
45+2 Referee brings first half proceedings to a close.
Referee whistles for the second half to begin.
47 Adoma again makes a rampaging run on the right and whips in an immaculate cross but the header from Richmond Boakye Yiadom takes a ricochet of the Egyptian defender.
54 Richmond Boakye Yiadom nets the second goal for the Black Stars after a stupendous back heel from Kwadwo Asamoah. Asamoah latched onto a poor clearance by the Egyptian goalie before releasing Yiadom.
61 Agyemang Badu’s second powerful header cleared off the line. It could have been the Stars’ third goal.
68 Egypt breach the Ghana defence but the final strike is too feeble to beat Fatau.
70 Derek Boateng releases Atsu on the right who whips a low cross across the face of goal but the Egyptian goal keeper scores full marks with a save.
75 Egypt gets into the final third and in a striking range but Derek Boateng tracks with a timely tackle.
84 Asamoah makes it three for the Black Stars. Great ball from Christian Atsu to Gyan who placed the ball beyond the oncoming goal keeper.
87 Fatau pulls off a stupendous save from a 30 yard strike by the Egyptian midfield player.
Referee brings proceedings to a close after 4 minutes added time.