Sudan 0 : 2 Ghana | غانا تتفوق على السودان في ارضه

Ghana humble Sudan 2-0 in Omdurman

The Black Stars of Ghana on Saturday set one foot into the next World Cup in South Africa when they whipped the Nile Crocodiles of Sudan 2-0 in far away Omdurman.

Although the performance of the Ghanaians was not too inspiring on the day, it was enough to get them the three points at stake, giving them 9 maximum points from three matches.

Holland-based Matthew Amoah scored a goal in each half to ensure the Black Stars edge past their Sudanese counterparts.

Ghana went into the game as favourites having already thrashed the Eagles of Mali 2-0 in Bamako the previous week; and the Sudanese put up little resistance in Saturdays match to the chagrin of the home fans, who started cheering the Black Stars in the dying embers of the encounter.

Ghana registered the first goal in the 5th minute when Amoah tapped Prince Tagoes cross in, from close range. The Sudanese, urged on by their fans, took control of the game.

They bombarded the goal area of the Ghanaians on a number of occasions but the defensive pair of John Mensah and Eric Addo made certain no harm came Ghanas way. On the flanks, Harrison Afful and Samuel Inkoom, who played in place of suspended John Paintsil, were brilliant on the day.

The Sudanese came close on a number of occasions and were denied by the woodwork in the closing stages of the first half.
Matthew Amoah scored the second goal in the 51st minute when, after receiving a pass from new sensation Kwadwo Asamoah, he made a 180-degree spin and shot the ball into the net.

Ghana could have scored two more goals but Sudanese defender Bashir Ahmed acrobatically cleared two goal-bound balls when Matthew Amoah and then Junior Agogo each thought they had registered another goal for Ghana.

Ghana thus leads Group D with 9 points and at the time of going to press, the Benin/ Mali clash was yet to be played.

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[bertlikedat]

Its so funny when you read comments from Nigerians on different sports(ie football) forums and hear stuff like Ghana is serious but haven't got potential.For all i know nigeria's got potential only in corruption(419).Take it or leave it Ghana will always be a better country than Nigeria cos deep down us all we are better people at heart.

I know only of a few nigerians who are good at heart.

[kakompo]

ROFL what is this commentator doing ! ROFL

[frenzyfizzykid]

Wooww where did they scoop this commentator from?? BLOODY HELL.. its a penalty ..hmm no i think its a freekick.. eummm oo its a corner!!

[Carthag0Eagle]

@bertlikedat

I don't like to generalise but i have to agree with you, i love Ghanaian people theyre always friendly.

This is coming from a Tunisian.

[matthewc4e]

what? r there better pets than these 2? do they fetch sticks too?

[Deekstercph]

@matthewc4e

Why don't you go to school?

[matthewc4e]

thats exactly what i'm wondering. what does football have to do with africa?

[onepeople2009]

lool..being sarcastic!...killed it though

n i honestly hope u aint..just said dat cos, wat has a zoo got 2 do wit futbol

[beaverpitt]

great quote:

The scorer is... no one knows here

[matthewc4e]

you are a bit harsh aren't you? i've got a pet nigerian and he has a very good character. whenever we go for a walk in the park, i get him off his leash and up till now he hasn't bitten anyone. i must agree though that ghana pets are pedigree so that makes them a little better.

[matthewc4e]

oh nothing really. its just that when the game begun, all the players thought that the object of the game was to chase the ball, catch it and eat it! but things got better in the end and we all got to see about 5 minutes football. i hope you're not thinking that i am implying that these 'people' are animals. are you???

[onepeople2009]

wat r u implying