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China hold Ghana 1-1 to progress to quarterfinals
(fifa.com)
Updated: 2005-09-23 09:58
Heroic Ghana were eliminated from the FIFA U-17 World Championship Peru 2005
as China desperately held on for a draw, despite the Ghanaians playing most of
the match with only 10 men at the Miguel Grau Stadium, Piura.
China were without their star goalkeeper Dalei Wang due to suspension and it
was his replacement Wenyi Chi who saw by far the most of the action throughout,
with his defences twice being breached early on before the referee's whistle
bailed him out of trouble.
First Ghana's Opoku Agyemang found the net only to have his strike ruled out
for an earlier foul on Chinese defender Linfeng Li, then Agyemang beat Chi once
again in a frenetic passage of play. His Ghanaian strike partner Sadat Bukari
forced a superb stop out of Chi and from the resulting corner, the same player
headed against the crossbar. When the rebound fell to Agyemang, he bundled the
ball over the line, but the ref had already blown for an infringement in the
box.
Ghana then had a strong penalty appeal turned down and it seemed as if China
would be on the ropes for the entire half, but they were thrown a lifeline when
their opponents were reduced to 10 men as early as the 21st minute. Ghana's
George Appiah received two yellow cards within the space of a minute, leaving
his team short-handed for most of the match.
China finally threatened the Ghana goal when captain Zhuangfei Li only just
failed to connect with Jian Yang's dangerous free-kick while at full stretch,
but the Ghanaians finished the half stronger, bringing an appreciative round of
"Olé" chants from the spectators.
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