0 Nippon Daihyō(Japan) - 0 Les Éléphants(Ivory Coast) 9 Shots 3 6 Shots on Target 2 42% Possession 58% 20 Tackles 22 1 Fouls 1 1 Corners 0 68% Pass Accuracy 82% S. Doumbia <82'> W. Bony Copa Clean Sheet - Copa Clean Sheet - E. Kawashima At first, the committee decided to give the MOTM to the Ivorian goalpost as Kagawa had a wide open chance from within the Ivorian box before it quickly jumped in front of the shot and parried it away, but then they quickly decided that an inanimate object wouldn't cherish the award. Good game RedAL925 maybe Broncos218 will rethink his projection as the Ivory Coast barely escaped this match unscathed.
Ghana 3 - 0 Australia Wakaso Double Gives Ghana Great Start to World Cup Campaign 5 Shots 4 4 SOT 1 40% Possession 60% 14 Tackles 15 66% Pass Accuracy 74% Ghana: M. Wakaso (45') A. Gyan Ghana: M. Essien (66') A. Ayew Ghana: M. Wakaso (84') A. Ayew M. Essien CS: R. Kingson The Black Stars hosted the Socceroos in Accra as both teams kicked off their World Cup qualifying campaign. The first half was a drab affair but Australia had the first clear chance as a header was rattled off the upright and cleared away. "That miss really changed the complexion of the game, and we were lucky to get a goal right at the end of the half to take a 1-0 lead" said the Ghana manager after the game. "At halftime we decided to take out Gyan and get Andre (Ayew) into the central position to give him more freedom on the pitch. He responded by assisting on our final two goals of the game and having a really good all-around game". With 3 goals, 3 points, and a clean sheet, Ghana sit atop the standings in the Africa/Asis zone for now, and with Ayew's brilliant second half, the team might have just found a new way of attacking teams for the remainder of the qualifying stage. gg krtgolfing unlucky on the post Broncos218 kudos to you on guessing the result
