Ghana 2 vs. USA 1 in the 2006 World Cup

Information about the 1st Round Group E game played in the 2006 Soccer World Cup between the National Teams of USA and Ghana with details about goals, starters and reserves, substitutions, cards and more.

Game played in the 2006 World Cup, 1st Round Group E

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2006

Ghana

2 - 1

USA

Goals:

22'

Haminu Draman

43'

Clint Dempsey

45'+2'

Stephen Appiah

(penalty)

Players

Ghana
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	22.	Richard Kingson
DF	5.	John Mensah
DF	7.	Illiasu Shilla
DF	13.	Habib Mohamed
DF	15.	John Pantsil
MF	8.	Michael Essien
MF	9.	Derek Boateng 46'
MF	10.	Stephen Appiah (C)
MF	23.	Haminu Draman 80'
FW	14.	Matthew Amoah 59'
FW	19.	Razak Pimpong
		Entered
MF	18.	Eric Addo 59'
MF	20.	Otto Addo 46'
FW	12.	Alex Tachie-Mensah 80'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Sammy Adjei
GK	16.	George Owu
DF	2.	Hans Sarpei
DF	4.	Samuel Kuffour
DF	6.	Emmanuel Pappoe
DF	17.	Daniel Quaye
DF	21.	Ahmed Issah
MF	11.	Sulley Muntari
FW	3.	Asamoah Gyan
	Coach: Ratomir Dujkovic

USA
Pos	Je	Player
		Starters
GK	18.	Kasey Keller
DF	3.	Carlos Bocanegra
DF	6.	Steve Cherundolo 61'
DF	7.	Eddie Lewis 74'
DF	13.	Jimmy Conrad
DF	22.	Oguchi Onyewu
MF	8.	Clint Dempsey
MF	10.	Claudio Reyna (C) 40'
MF	17.	DaMarcus Beasley
MF	21.	Landon Donovan
FW	20.	Brian Mcbride
		Entered
MF	14.	Ben Olsen 40'
MF	15.	Bobby Convey 74'
FW	9.	Eddie Johnson 61'
		Other Reserves
GK	1.	Tim Howard
GK	19.	Marcus Hahnemann
DF	2.	Chris Albright
DF	4.	Pablo Mastroeni
DF	12.	Gregg Berhalter
DF	23.	Eddie Pope
MF	5.	John O'Brien
FW	11.	Brian Ching
FW	16.	Josh Wolff
	Coach: Bruce Arena

Abbreviations and Notes:
Pos = Position. It shows the player's natural position but not necessarily the one he played in this particular game
Positions: GK: Goalkeeper / DF: Defender / MF: Midfielder / FW: Forward
Je. = Jersey number / (C) = Captain / HT: at half-time

Cards

National Team	Player	Card and Minutes
Ghana	Michael Essien	5' yellow card
USA	Eddie Lewis	7' yellow card
Ghana	Illiasu Shilla	32' yellow card
Ghana	John Mensah	81' yellow card
Ghana	Stephen Appiah	90'+1' yellow card

Substitutions

Ghana
Minute 46		Otto Addo	replaced	Derek Boateng
Minute 59		Eric Addo	replaced	Matthew Amoah
Minute 80		Alex Tachie-Mensah	replaced	Haminu Draman
USA
Minute 40		Ben Olsen	replaced	Claudio Reyna
Minute 61		Eddie Johnson	replaced	Steve Cherundolo
Minute 74		Bobby Convey	replaced	Eddie Lewis