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The Black Stars of Ghana Falls to Team USA

6/16/2014

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PictureAndre Ayew navigating the USA's Defense
USA 2 – 1 Ghana

Team USA Shocked the Soccer World in their World Cup Opener as they finally beat the Black Stars of Ghana for the first time ever on their June 16th 2014 match-up.

In a thrilling match in their Group of Death (Group G) opening match Team USA under the guidance of former National German Team legend Jurgen Klinsman, defeated a loaded and talented Black Stars team in what most were expecting the USA to fall or at least come out with a draw against the Ghanaians.

The Black Stars who started the match without Kevin Prince Boateng and Michael Essien had to recover from the Initial shock of an early goal by US striker Clint Dempsey who scored 32 seconds into the match.

In very humid conditions the Ghanaians would launch counter attack after Counter attack but the score would remain unchanged throughout the first half.

PictureJohn Brooks head the USA's second Goal in at the 86th minute
The second half was a slug-fest as the Ghanaians took it to the US team piling the pressure in an unrelenting fashion that saw Ghana International Asamoah Gyan repeatedly threaten to get one in but to no avail. Finally Kevin Prince Boateng enters the game in the 56th minute  followed soon thereafter by Michael Essien and it became obvious that it was only a matter of time before Ghana would level the score and that they did as Andre Ayew took a spectacular shot from a back pass by Asamoah Gyan to get one by the US Goalkeeper to level the score at  1 – 1 at the 82nd minute.

But it would not be for long before the US team registered another goal from a header by John Brooks at the 86th minute, to seal the deal and finally put away the Black Stars of Ghana for the first time ever in their head to head rivalry.

Ghana now faces a daunting task of making it out of the Group as they would have to face and win both matches against Germany and Portugal, something that would be a feat for the ages for the Ghanaian team. But nothing is impossible after all its 11 on 11 on the pitch.


By: Leslie Koroma, Texas, USA
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