Ghana vs Portugal World Cup Match
Ghana vs Portugal match. In the opening game of the 2022 World Cup for the Black Stars, which took place on Thursday evening at Stadium 974, Portugal defeated Ghana by a score of 3-2. VAR was not present for the match.
Just after the hour mark, the Portuguese took the lead thanks to a penalty kick that was controversially scored by Cristiano Ronaldo. However, Ghana responded with a goal by Andre Ayew to tie the game.
Late in the game, there was some tense action as the European nation scored twice in the span of two minutes to take a 3-1 lead. The game was decided by a spectacular header by Osman Bukari, who came on as a substitute late in the match.
The Black Stars made history by being the first team from Africa to score a goal in this year’s competition.
Following the victory, Portugal is in first place in Group H with three points, while Ghana is in last place. After playing to a scoreless tie earlier, Uruguay and South Korea have each earned one point.
On November 28, the Black Stars will engage in their next match against South Korea, while Portugal will take on Uruguay on the same day.
The first shot on goal came from Cristiano Ronaldo, but Ghana’s goalkeeper Lawrence Ati-Zigi was extremely proactive and ran out of his line to push the ball out of harm’s way in the opening 10 minutes.
In the first twenty minutes of the match, the Black Stars were confined to their own half of the field by the Selecao, who played 76% of the ball while Ghana only had 24% of possession.
Ronaldo slammed the ball into the back of the net for Ghana just before the half-hour mark, but in the process, he fouled Alexander Djiku.
The Black Stars’ strategy to catch Portugal on the counter was unsuccessful since the midfield was unable to notice Portugal’s Inaki Williams. As a result, Portugal was able to get five shots on goal, while Ghana only managed zero. Portugal won the Euro 2016 tournament.
A scoreless tie happened after the first half, which was won by the team that had already made it to the semifinals.
Mohammed Kudus made a magnificent solo run and launched a beautiful shot, but the ball just missed the goal by a hair 10 minutes into the second half of the game. This marked the moment that Ghana finally broke out of their own half to play.
After a light contact from Mohammed Salisu, Portugal was given a penalty kick that the video assistant referee (VAR) did not bother to review. The protests made by the Ghanaian players were disregarded by the referee for the United States of America, Elfath.
In the 64th minute, Ronaldo calmly stepped up to the penalty spot and converted beautifully to break the deadlock and make World Cup history. By winning five tournaments in a row and getting points, he set a new record.
Andre Ayew scored the goal that leveled the score for Ghana in the 73rd minute by capitalizing on a cutback from Kudus.
Joao Felix capitalized on a lost opportunity by Baba Rahman to score a goal for Portugal in the 78th minute. Felix took the ball from the right side of the box and scored the goal from a distance of 12 yards.
Two minutes later, the same situation transpired once more. This time, it was on the right side, and Raphael Leao converted from the left post.
Following a cross from the left by Baba Rahman, Osman Bukari scored with one minute remaining in regulation time to cut Portugal’s lead to a single goal.
Ghana kept trying to score a late goal to tie the game, but Portugal stopped them and held on to win.
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