India's campaign over, lose 0-4 to Ghana in final group match
A brace from Eric Ayiah and two quick goals late in the match by Richard Danso and Emmanuel Toku guided Ghana to a dominating 4-0 victory over hosts India in the final Group A match in Delhi. India's campaign ended after three defeats in as many games as they lost 0-3 to USA and 1-2 against Colombia. Ghana topped the group ahead of Colombia and USA.
09:51 PM (IST)
90' - Two minutes added as stoppage time
09:48 PM (IST)
87' - GOAL! Emmanuel Toku now makes it 4-0 for Ghana against India
09:47 PM (IST)
86' - GOAL! Substitute Richard Danso makes it 3-0 for Ghana vs India
09:45 PM (IST)
83' - Great effort from outside the box by India's Lalengmawia, but Ghana keeper makes a good save
09:43 PM (IST)
82' - Richard Danso comes off to replace tonight's hero for Ghana Eric Ayiah
09:41 PM (IST)
80' - India have only three shots to the goal so far in comparison to Ghana's 22
09:37 PM (IST)
76' - Kudus Mohammed replaces Edmund Arko-Mensah for Ghana
09:35 PM (IST)
Ghana's Sadiq Ibrahim, right, and India's Amarjit Kiyam vie for the ball. (AP Photo)
09:34 PM (IST)
73' - India survive another great Ghana move
09:31 PM (IST)
70' - Official attendance count of today's match - 52,650
09:28 PM (IST)
68' - Ghana dominating the proceedings with majority of the game now happening
in the India half
09:24 PM (IST)
63' - Rahim Ali replaces captain Amarjit Kiyam for India
09:23 PM (IST)
62'- Another long ranger from Ghana, Dheeraj was up to the mark this time. Ghana 2, India 0
09:20 PM (IST)
58' - Ninthoinganba Meetei comes off the bench to replace Nongdamba Naorem for India
09:17 PM (IST)
56'- Emmanuel Toku replaces Sadiq Ibrahim for Ghana
09:15 PM (IST)
54'- Yellow card for India captain Amarjit Kiyam
09:14 PM (IST)
52' - GOAL! Eric Ayiah scores again, Ghana now lead India 2-0
Eric Ayiah doubled the lead and it effectively ended India's campaign in the tournament. Ayiah positioned himself perfectly at the top of India box before kicking the ball with his left away from diving Dheeraj. Superb strike and its Ghana 2, India 0 early in the second half.
08:50 PM (IST)
45'+5 - Eric Ayiah goal gives Ghana 1-0 lead against India at half-time
08:48 PM (IST)
45' - Four minutes added as stoppage time
08:44 PM (IST)
43'- GOAL! Eric Ayiah scores to give Ghana 1-0 lead
A goal resulted from a great team-work by the Ghanian players as they stretched India defenders from left flank to right before Eric Ayiah pounched on the chance to score for the African team. Ghana 1, India 0 just before the interval.
08:40 PM (IST)
40'- Dheeraj is taking medical time-out. Hopefully, it was not bad enough to result in unwanted substitution for India
08:39 PM (IST)
39'- Ghana on the attack and get their third corner of the game. No trouble for India goalie Dheeraj
08:35 PM (IST)
35' - Ghana player kicked it high over the bar, no trouble for Dheeraj and India
08:33 PM (IST)
33' - Yellow card for Boris Thangjam for high kick just outside India box. Ghana get free-kick from a dangerous spot
08:31 PM (IST)
30' - It's still 0-0 in Delhi, with no clear cut chance for both the teams
08:28 PM (IST)
28' - Great long-distance effort from Ghana player. It was too close for comfort for Dheeraj
08:23 PM (IST)
22'- Ghana's Rashid Alhassan shots it just over the bar. India goalie Dheeraj shouting his defenders to close in more quickly
08:20 PM (IST)
20' - Boris Singh tries it from outside the Ghana box, but it was wide of the goal and little weak
08:19 PM (IST)
18' - Evenly contested game so far, with both the teams searching for a clear chance
08:15 PM (IST)
15' - India get a free-kick, Sanjeev is taking it but it was a weak shot in the end
08:14 PM (IST)
13'- Aniket Jadhav gets a verbal warning from the ref for tackling a Ghana player
08:11 PM (IST)
10'- Good positive start for India. Gave no clear cut chance to Ghana yet
08:07 PM (IST)
6' - Ball inside India nets, but the player was offside. Relief for India and its fans
08:05 PM (IST)
5'- Positive start for India, couple of good run ins towards Ghana goal
The boys want to finish the competition on a high with a very good impression. I think people are proud of the way the boys are playing and I am proud as a coach. They want to give not only 100 per cent but 200 per cent against Ghana and we are ready to die for the project (of Indian football)
Ghana will be looking for an automatic qualification
Ghana, who beat Colombia but lost to USA, would be looking for a win to be assured of an automatic round of 16 slot as that will ensure them a top two finish in the group.
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