On June 16, at the Das Dunas stadium in the Brazilian city of Natal, a World Cup match was held in Quartet G. The Ghana national team played with the US national team. This is not the first time that football destiny has brought these rivals into one group, and at the last World Cup in South Africa it was the Ghanaians who outplayed the Americans in the 1/8 finals.
The game began dashingly. Less than 30 seconds later, the ball ended up in the goal of the Ghana national team. Clint Dempsey burst into the penalty area after a cool penetrating pass and sent the ball into the far corner of the goal with an aimed kick from the bar. The USA team took the lead very quickly. Perhaps this goal will be the fastest in the tournament.
Throughout the first half, the Africans could not come to their senses. They attacked rather out of inertia, there were very few intelligent attacks, and the Americans played by the score. The US national team calmly held the defense, sometimes responding with sharp attacks. The first half ended with a minimal advantage for the US team.
In the second half, the Africans stepped up. There have been several substitutions that have significantly strengthened the game of the Ghana national team. Attacks are sharper, smarter and faster. However, until the very end of the match, the Ghanaians could not recoup. But still the goal came at 82 minutes. After a brilliant pass with the heel of Ghana's captain Gyan, Andre Ayew hit the near corner of the US team goal. The blow turned out to be very effective.
The impression was that the Africans would squeeze the opponent, but this did not happen. On the contrary, on 86 minutes there was a rare corner at the gates of the Ghana national team. After an accurate serve, John Brooks, who played only 4 games for the national team, heads the ball into the Ghanaian goal. 2 - 1 The USA snatches the victory, once again demonstrating that in the tournament in Brazil, opponents do not want to settle for a draw.
Team USA wins a hard working victory over Ghana and is compared on points with Germany, and the Ghana national team will have to make an incredible effort in order to compete for the chances of reaching the playoff stage.
