England-Ghana Friendly
GHANAsoccernet.com brings you live text commentary from Wembley betweeen England and Ghana
Ghana coach Goran Stevanovic has left out key players Prince Tagoe and Andre Ayew in his starting line-up for Tuesday’s friendly against England on Tuesday night.
So the Black Stars will start with goalkeeper Richard Kingson and will be shelved by defenders John Mensah, Isaac Vorsah, John Paintsil and Lee Addy.
Anthony Annan, Emmanuel Agyeman-Badu, Kwadwo Asamoah and Sulley Muntari has been picked up in midfield.
Sunderland forward Sulley Muntari and Dominic Adiyiah will lead the attack.
1-Referee gets the match underway with England doing the passing. Glen Johnson makes a run on the left flank and dummies Muntari well but his cross went over the touchline at the far end for a throw in.
3-England get a corner but headed out-Wilshere round shot grabbed cooly by goalie Kingson
6-Baines attack is curtailed by Pantsil
7-Adiyiah is put through on a one-on-one situation but shot feebly into the arms of Joe Hart.
8-Johnson sends in cross but that is cleared out by captain John Mensah.
11-Milner shots wide after being picked put inside the Ghana box…Lack of purpose with his attempt at goal
15-Nice movement by England and a pass placed in Ashley Young’s path who shoots Kinsgon parries for a corner
17-Free-kick for Ghana but Muntari’s attempt woeful
19-England have chunk of possession and are dictating the pace
22-Asamoah Gyan traps a pass and shoots from some 30-yards but Joe Hart is alert.
25-Stewart Downing cuts in and releases a cross but Ashley Young’s connection hits the cross-bar…What a let-off.
27-Muntari swings a free-kick and Adiyiah connects but Hart spreads to parry the goal-bound effort into play and it’s cleared away.
30-Kingson comes out to grab a dangerous ball floated inside the box. Hart’s weak clearance drops to Gyan but he lacked idea and wanted to pick out Muntari inside the box but that has been cleared.
32-Gyan enters the box and attempts a volley but mis-kick.
35-Ghana pinging the ball around and the English look miserable.
37-Vorsah goes in for a strong and referee whistle for a foul against Ghana and he is in pain.
40-Captain Barry went in strong in the air on the touchline inside Ghana’s half and it’s a throw-in for Ghana.
43-Ghana back-peddling now..………GOAL……...Andy Carroll delivers a powerful shot inside the box and it beats goalkeeper  Kingson.
45-HALF-TIME: England 1-0 Ghana….Ghana failed to respond after conceding the goal…
Ghana have been below par in the first half and might not be able to bounce but we wait to see in the second half.
46-Ghana make three changes- Daniel Opare on for Lee Addy, Derek Boateng replaces Anthony Annan and Jonathan Mensah picks the place of Isaac Vorsah.
47-Gyan showboats and releases a pass but Adiyiah is offsside.
50-Derek Boateng’s inclusion has brought urgency in Ghana’s play and pushing the team forward.
57-Ghana’s attempt at goal from Paintsil inside the box was deflected for a corner……The corner partially cleared by the England defence..
59-Substitution: Muntari out, Andre Ayew in……..Defoe on for Andy Carroll.
61-Milner fires a shot a goal and forces Kingson to make a save.
63-Andre goes in for a crude tackle and shown the yellow card close to the corner flag inside England’s half.
65-Kingson concedes an unnecessary corner-kick after failing to trap a lose ball with his leg. Corner-kick wasted  by England
67-Gyan misses a glorious opportunity after beating the offside trap and hit the side netting…..Poor show from Gyan.
69-Substitution-Matt Jarvis makes his debut by taking the place of Jack Wilshere and Prince Tagoes in for Adiyiah.
71-Derek Boateng handles the ball and the free-kick taken but wasted….Ghana break but Tagoe is shoved and loses the ball..
73-Gyan makes a move and brought down rudely…..Free-kick and yellow card for James Milner….
75-Gyan elects to take the kick and chips that one over the goal post…What a wasteful effort..
78-Paintsil sends in a cross but Gyan’s header wayward..
80-Substitution: Danny Welbeck comes on for Ashley Young….He qualifies to play for Ghana…..
82-Gyan makes a move and sends in a through ball for Kwadwo Asamoah but that is over-hit….An overhead kick by Barry inside Ghana’s box is not dangerous enough…
83-Back pass to Hart but his clearance hits Gyan...Substitution-Samuel Inkoom replaces Kwadwo Asamoah
84-Inkoom gets a corner for Ghana…Corner quickly taken and Inkoom cross is picked up by Hart
86-Gyan earns a free-kick but Paintsil kick is headed out and Boateng’s rebound deflect and Ghana will defend now..
88-Matt Jarvis attempts to run down Ghana’s left flank but Opare is there to check…….Stewart Downing named Man of the Match……Free-kick by England is cleared…….
90-GOOOOOOOOOOALLLLLLL...Gyan dribbles inside the box and curled home the equalizer.
90+3-Tagoe is offside and play continues……….Derek Boateng controls well and beautiful piece of skills from Ghana……
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Ft: England 1-1 Ghana