Full Time:...Ghana 2-2 Mali

The Black Stars are tied at 2-2 with Mali at the Baba Yara Stadium in final 2010 joint Nations Cup/World Cup qualifier against Mali.Ghanasoccernet brings live update on the match. 

 
90+3: Prrrrrrrrrrr. And it is all over as Ghana earn a 2-2 draw in an ordinary performance. 

 
90+2:A cross from Paintsil is headed wide by Amoah in what could be the last attempt.

 
90-Time is up and we are doing three minutes of added on time.

 
88-Gyan is shrugged but survives and sends in a cross from from the left but it's headed out.

 
87-Gyan blows a nice opportunity away to give Ghana the lead. 

 
83: GOAL ..Annan gets the equalizer with a free header from a free-kick against the run of play.

 
82- Substitution: Essien off for Agyeman-Badu
 
78- Substitution: Muntari out Lee Arday on for Ghana.

 
77-Ghana get an underseved free-kick and Muntari's kick is parried away for a corner-kick.

 
75-Muntari's header hit the cross bar and denied the equalizer.

 
73-Free-kick is wasted by Mali and what a relief for the Black Stars

 
71-Free-kick for Ghana but Essien's kick hits the wall.

 
68- GOAL.... Mali have restored their lead and Ndiay's header beats goalie Kingson. 

 
65- GOAL... The equalizer for Ghana has come from Mathew Amoah. Credit to Gyan whose powerful shot was spilled by goalie Mahamadou Sidibe.

 
63-A poor cross from the right and Ghana is left chasing for the equalizer.

 
60- Substitution: Kwadwo Asamoah on for Stephen Appiah. A fre-kick is wasted by Ghana. Eric Addo shot feebly from a rebound. 

 
57-Muntari's cross could not find Amoah inside the box and it is cleared out by Ghana.

 
55-Kingson saves Ghana with a superb one-handed grabbing of a cross from the left.

 
53-Amoah's header hits the cross bar and Mali have been left off the hook. 

 
50-Muntari's cross was headed over the goal by Asamoah Gyan who was unmarked.

 
The second half has begun and coach Milovan Rajevac has not shuffled his cards.

 
HT:Ghana 0-1 Mali : The Black Stars have conceeded their first goal at home in the final phase of the 2010 joint Nations Cup/World Cup qualifier.

 
45-Ghana panting for the equalizer. Inkoom is set up by Muntari but he fails to control and falls in the process.

 
44-Appiah fails to control properly inside the Mali box andthe ball is cleared.

 
42-Muntari's free-kick from the right flies across the face of goal but Appiah is blocked by a Malian defender. 

 
41-Nice free-kick from Muntari but Addo's cross is not powerful to beat goalie Mahamadou Sidibe.

 
39- Substitution: Modibo Maiga is out for Ndiaye Tenema.

 
38-Ghana pinging the ball around but failing to create scoring chances.

 
36-Mali are in control as the Ghana defence and Stephen Appiah are not in competition.

 
33-Mali breaks away again and Goalie Kingson fails to grab a ball in the air.

 
30-Yahya Keita breaks loose from the left and threatens once again but the effort is wasted.

 
27-Essien is fouled from 19-yards and an opportunity to draw level but Muntari flies his kick.

 
23 -GOAL- Lassana Fane puts Mali ahead with a powerful shot outside the box from a resultant free-kick.

 
20-Appiah sets up Amoah inside the box but offside!

 
17-Bagayoko struggles with Addo on the flank close to the touchline but referee whistles for a goal kick.

 
15-Nice build up from Muntari-finds Amoah who tees up Muntari inside the box but the ball drops to Gyan who shots side. Another goalscoring chance wasted.

 
13-Mali in control now but the game switches briefly and Gyan is offside.

 
10-Muntari is fouled close to the box but Essien's kick is off target. What a waste!!!! 

 
8-Mali win a corner but it's watsed.
 
5-Inkoom is fouled on the flank and the free-kick taken by Muntari.Appiah's header from the far post and hit the woodwork.But the flag is up

 
3-Addo conceeds a throw in and Essien picks it up but fails to find Asamoah Gyan.

 
1-Mali take the kick and the ball in the Ghana's half win a free-kick but that is wasted.

 
The Eagles have already qualified for the Nations Cup and need a win to exact revenge for the 0-2 home defeat at the home in June

 
Line-up:
 
Richard Kingson-John Paintsil,Eric Addo,Samuel Inkoom, Jonathan Quartey-Michael Essien,Stephen Appiah,Sulley Muntari,Anthony Annan-Mathew Amoah and Asamoah Gyan.

  Substitutes: Daniel Agyei-Isaac Vorsah, Lee Arday, Emamanuel Agyeman-Badu, Dominic Adiyiah, Dede Ayew and Kwadwo Asamoah.

 

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