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FT Saturday, July 1, 2017
Ghana LLDDL 1
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United States WDDWD 2
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Match Report

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Dom Dwyer, Kellyn Acosta lead U.S. to friendly victory over Ghana

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
4
7
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
41.6
Possession
58.4
8
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
5
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
213
Accurate Passes
329
270
Passes
396
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
25
Crosses
20
0.1
Cross %
0.2
41
Long Balls
56
14
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
26
25
Clearances
26

Head to Head

GHA leads series 2-1

Lineups

USA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 1Brad GuzanG
  2. 5Matt BeslerCD-L
  3. 21Matt HedgesCD-R
  4. 2Jorge VillafañaLB
  5. 19Graham ZusiRB
  6. 23Kellyn AcostaCM-L
  7. 13Dax McCartyCM-R
  8. 6Kelyn RoweLM
  9. 20Paul ArriolaRM
  10. 14Dom DwyerF
  11. 10Joe CoronaRCF

GHA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Richard OforiG
  2. 21John BoyeCD-L
  3. 14Jerry AkaminkoCD-R
  4. 17Lumor AgbenyenuLB
  5. 15Mohammed AwalRB
  6. 6Mohammed AbuCM-L
  7. 8Ebenezer OforiCM-R
  8. 7David AccamLM
  9. 22Frank AcheampongRM
  10. 3Asamoah GyanCF-L
  11. 11Raphael DwamenaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! USA 1, Ghana 0. Dominic Dwyer (USA) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jorge Flores Villafaña.
  2. 24' Richard Ofori Antwi (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Substitution, Ghana. Isaac Sackey replaces Mohammed Abu.
  4. 31' Kellyn Acosta (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Substitution, Ghana. Nicholas Opoku replaces Rashid Sumaila because of an injury.
  6. 45'+2' Jorge Flores Villafaña (USA) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+3' Penalty saved! Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
  8. 45' Substitution, Ghana. Thomas Agyepong replaces David Accam.
  9. 52' Goal! USA 2, Ghana 0. Kellyn Acosta (USA) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  10. 60' Goal! USA 2, Ghana 1. Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  11. 61' Isaac Sackey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 62' Substitution, USA. Gyasi Zardes replaces Kelyn Rowe.
  13. 66' Substitution, Ghana. Majeed Waris replaces Raphael.
  14. 71' Substitution, Ghana. Kwadwo Poku replaces Frank Acheampong.
  15. 71' Substitution, USA. Kenny Saief replaces Joe Corona.
  16. 72' Substitution, USA. Alejandro Bedoya replaces Paul Arriola.
  17. 76' Substitution, USA. Jordan Morris replaces Dominic Dwyer.
  18. 81' Substitution, Ghana. Samuel Sarfo replaces Jerry Akaminko because of an injury.
  19. 88' Substitution, USA. Omar González replaces Jorge Flores Villafaña because of an injury.

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