Nicaragua vs Ghana, 2022 International Friendly
· International FriendlyGhana warm up for World Cup with win over Nicaragua
World Cup qualifiers Ghana made heavy work of beating Nicaragua 1-0 in a friendly on Tuesday as they continued their preparations for Qatar.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 35': Goal! Nicaragua 0, Ghana 1. Issahaku Fatawu (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 43': Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nicaragua 0, Ghana 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nicaragua 0, Ghana 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Abner Acuña replaces Bryan López.
- 45': Substitution, Nicaragua. Harold Medina replaces Matias Moldskred.
- 56': Iddrisu Baba (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Substitution, Nicaragua. Byron Bonilla replaces Juan Barrera.
- 73': Substitution, Nicaragua. Jonathan Moncada replaces Ariagner Smith.
- 81': Harold Medina (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Ghana. André Ayew replaces Iddrisu Baba.
- 82': Substitution, Ghana. Ransford-Yeboah Königsdörffer replaces Issahaku Fatawu.
- 86': Substitution, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 87': Substitution, Nicaragua. Henry García replaces Jaime Moreno.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Ghana. Daniel Barnieh replaces Osman Bukari.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Ghana. Jordan Ayew replaces Mohammed Kudus.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nicaragua 0, Ghana 1.
- 0': Match ends, Nicaragua 0, Ghana 1.
Statistics
 GHA |
NCA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 0 | Possession | 0 |
| 1 | SHOTS | 0 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 1.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Francisco Artés Carrasco
Location: Lorca, Spain
Line-Ups
Nicaragua (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Douglas Forvis (GK) |
| 5 | Marvin David Fletes |
| 6 | Cristián Gutierrez |
| 3 | Oscar Acevedo |
| 2 | Josué Quijano |
| 14 | Jason Coronel |
| 17 | Matias Moldskred |
| 11 | Juan Barrera |
| 9 | Jaime Moreno |
| 7 | Ariagner Smith |
| 22 | Brayan López |
Ghana (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Ofori (GK) |
| 4 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 18 | Daniel Amartey |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 26 | Alidu Seidu  |
| 20 | Mohammed Kudus |
| 8 | Daniel-Kofi Kyereh |
| 21 | Iddrisu Baba |
| 19 | Iñaki Williams |
| 11 | Osman Bukari |
| 7 | Fatawu Issahaku |
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