Uruguay 2-0 Ghana (Dec 2, 2022) Commentary

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Ghana

Uruguay

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1-1-1, 4 PTS

Giorgian de Arrascaeta - 26', 32'

1
Ati-Zigi
17
Baba
4
Salisu
18
Amartey
26
Seidu
21
Abdul Samed
5
Partey
9
Ayew
10
Ayew
19
Williams
20
Kudus

No.Name
1Lawrence Ati-Zigi
4Mohammed Salisu
18Daniel Amartey
17Abdul Rahman Baba
26Alidu Seidu
10André Ayew 11Osman Bukari
21Salis Abdul Samed 8Daniel-Kofi Kyereh
5Thomas Partey
20Mohammed Kudus 7Fatawu Issahaku
9Jordan Ayew 22Kamaldeen Sulemana
19Iñaki Williams 25Antoine Semenyo

Substitutes
13Daniel Afriyie Barnieh
3Denis Odoi
24Kamal Sowah
16Abdul Manaf Nurudeen
15Joseph Aidoo
12Ibrahim Danlad
14Gideon Mensah
6Elisha Owusu
23Alexander Djiku
2Tariq Lamptey

Al Janoub Stadium

10:00 AM, December 2, 2022Coverage: FS1

Al Wakrah, Qatar

Attendance: 43,443

Referees:
Daniel Siebert

Ghana

Uruguay

KO
19
21
26
32
34
HT
45
60
66
72
80
86
87
90+8
90+9
FT
90+10

- Match ends, Ghana 0, Uruguay 2.
90'+10' José Giménez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10' Edinson Cavani (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
90'+10' Second Half ends, Ghana 0, Uruguay 2.
90'+10' Attempt saved. Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
90'+9' Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+9' Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+9' Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana).
90'+8' Substitution, Ghana. Issahaku Fatawu replaces Mohammed Kudus.
90'+7' Attempt missed. Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
90'+6' Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Osman Bukari.
90'+5' Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Lawrence Ati-Zigi.
90'+5' Attempt saved. Maximiliano Gómez (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Edinson Cavani.
90'+4' Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba with a cross.
90'+3' Foul by Abdul Rahman Baba (Ghana).
90'+3' Agustín Canobbio (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2' Offside, Ghana. Mohammed Kudus tries a through ball, but Antoine Semenyo is caught offside.
90'+2' Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
89' Offside, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz tries a through ball, but Edinson Cavani is caught offside.
87' Sebastián Coates (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87' Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
87' Foul by Sebastián Coates (Uruguay).
86' Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86' Nicolás de la Cruz (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86' Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
84' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84' Foul by Abdul Rahman Baba (Ghana).
82' Attempt blocked. Daniel Amartey (Ghana) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Mohammed Salisu with a headed pass.
81' Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Sergio Rochet.
81' Attempt saved. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdul Rahman Baba.
80' Substitution, Uruguay. Agustín Canobbio replaces Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
80' Substitution, Uruguay. Maximiliano Gómez replaces Darwin Núñez.
79' Attempt missed. Antoine Semenyo (Ghana) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
77' Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
76' Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Guillermo Varela.
72' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces Salis Abdul Samed.
72' Substitution, Ghana. Antoine Semenyo replaces Iñaki Williams.
71' Attempt missed. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Salis Abdul Samed.
70' Attempt missed. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
70' Attempt saved. Federico Valverde (Uruguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
69' Corner, Ghana. Conceded by José Giménez.
67' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67' Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ghana).
66' Substitution, Uruguay. Nicolás de la Cruz replaces Facundo Pellistri.
66' Substitution, Uruguay. Edinson Cavani replaces Luis Suárez.
65' Attempt missed. Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mathías Olivera.
63' Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
63' Foul by Guillermo Varela (Uruguay).
62' Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62' Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana).
60' Luis Suárez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
60' Thomas Partey (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60' Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
59' VAR Decision: No Penalty Uruguay.
55' Offside, Uruguay. Federico Valverde tries a through ball, but José Giménez is caught offside.
54' Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
54' Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Ghana).
54' Foul by Abdul Rahman Baba (Ghana).
54' Facundo Pellistri (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53' Hand ball by Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana).
51' Foul by Mathías Olivera (Uruguay).
51' Alidu Seidu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46' Offside, Ghana. Osman Bukari tries a through ball, but Mohammed Kudus is caught offside.
46' Attempt missed. Osman Bukari (Ghana) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
45' Substitution, Ghana. Osman Bukari replaces André Ayew.
45' Substitution, Ghana. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Jordan Ayew.
45' Second Half begins Ghana 0, Uruguay 2.
45'+9' First Half ends, Ghana 0, Uruguay 2.
45'+5' Attempt missed. José Giménez (Uruguay) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Federico Valverde with a cross following a set piece situation.
45'+4' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+4' Foul by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
45' Jordan Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Foul by Guillermo Varela (Uruguay).
44' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44' Foul by Thomas Partey (Ghana).
42' Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42' Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Ghana).
39' Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39' Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
37' Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Luis Suárez.
37' Corner, Ghana. Conceded by José Giménez.
37' Attempt blocked. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Amartey.
34' Substitution, Uruguay. Matías Vecino replaces Rodrigo Bentancur because of an injury.
32' Goal! Ghana 0, Uruguay 2. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
30' Luis Suárez (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.
30' Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana).
30' Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
30' André Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Goal! Ghana 0, Uruguay 1. Giorgian de Arrascaeta (Uruguay) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.
26' Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Darwin Núñez with a cross.
23' Corner, Uruguay. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
23' Attempt blocked. Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgian de Arrascaeta with a through ball.
22' Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
22' André Ayew (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Penalty saved! André Ayew (Ghana) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
19' Darwin Núñez (Uruguay) is shown the yellow card.
17' VAR Decision: Penalty Ghana.
16' Penalty conceded by Sergio Rochet (Uruguay) after a foul in the penalty area.
16' Penalty Ghana. Mohammed Kudus draws a foul in the penalty area.
15' Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
12' Foul by Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana).
12' Federico Valverde (Uruguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10' Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10' Foul by Federico Valverde (Uruguay).
8' Guillermo Varela (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8' Foul by Abdul Rahman Baba (Ghana).
7' Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7' Foul by Rodrigo Bentancur (Uruguay).
5' Hand ball by Jordan Ayew (Ghana).
1' José Giménez (Uruguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Mohammed Kudus (Ghana).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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