Home>News Center>Sports
         
 

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.
Page: 123



Shandong suffer humiliation at AFC Champions League
Sun Tiantian beat Serena Williams at China Open
Big names at the FIFPRO World Player Awards
 
  Today's Top News     Top Sports News
 

Latest coal-safety effort 'not effective'

 

   
 

Central bank to gradually lessen forex role

 

   
 

China bank gets IPO OK from HK bourse

 

   
 

176 flights cancelled for military exercise

 

   
 

Zoellick: U.S.-China relationship 'complex'

 

   
 

Indonesia urged to discipline its navy

 

   
  China hold Ghana 1-1 to progress to quarterfinals
   
  Sharapova, V. Williams make easy through to quarters
   
  Sharapova, Venus reach China Open quarter-finals
   
  Sun Tiantian beat Serena Williams at China Open
   
  Shenzhen stun Al Ahli to book semi-final ticket
   
  Shandong Luneng suffer 7-2 blow at Champions League
   
 
  Go to Another Section  
 
 
  Story Tools  
   
  Related Stories  
   
Asian U-17 champions China aiming for glory at worlds
   
China overwhelm Uzbekistan 83-52 to finish atop
   
Yao Ming scores 15 as China wins last warm-up
   
A shift in power in the east?
   
Australia routs China 89-50 at Gaze Cup
   
China beat N. Korea to win East Asia event
   
China names squad for soccer friendly
Advertisement