Black Stars 2- 2 Pharaohs
Posted on: Thu 12 Feb, 2009.
The senior national team the Black Stars were held to a pulsating 2-2
drawn game by the Pharaohs of Egypt in an international friendly played
in Cairo, Wednesday.
The game was replete with some controversial refereeing decisions amidst spots of protest from the stars.
It
was the Pharaohs who had their noses in front, 30 minutes in the first
half, courtesy a thunderous strike by Mohammed Shawke which took a
ricochet of the bar and an awkward bounce in-front of the goal line but
was controversially awarded a goal.
The goal, controversial
though, was a reward for the Pharaohs who dominated the game for most
part of the first half with the stars chasing their shadows.
The
leaking stars defence was once again breached after Eric Addo fumbled
in his clearance igniting a powerful goal bound shot which was parried
by Richard Kingston in post for the stars.
The closest the stars came to scoring was from Prince Tagoe who was played through but shot wide with the tip of his boots.
From recess the stars put up a sterling performance scoring two important goals by skipper Stephen Appiah and Prince Tagoe.
Appiah
converted a penalty for the much needed equalizer after an incisive
cross from John Paintsil went off the hand of the Egyptian defender in
the vital area.
The stars took the game to the Egyptians with
some telepathy from Laryea Kingston who assumed the central mid-field
position, Stephen Appiah, and Anthony Annan.
But a non-existent stars attack led by Junior Agogo could not translate the dominance into goal.
The
stars turned a sticky defensive situation into attack, and caught the
Egyptian defence pants down, as Prince Tagoe effortlessly tapped in
Ghana’s second goal.
Stephen Appiah had earlier dazzled his way
into the goal area shot with his weaker left foot but was parried by
the Egyptian goalkeeper only to Prince Tagoe, who slotted it in.
Just
when the stars were cruising to a famous victory, the leaking defense
once slept on the job giving room for Mohammed Moteb to earn a crucial
equalizer for the Pharaohs late in the second half.
The match
formed good preparation for both teams as Coaches Milovan Rajevan
(Ghana) and Hasan Shehata (Egypt) had the opportunity to assess some of
their charges ahead of the joint world and nations cup qualifiers which
begin in March.
Goalkeeper
Richard Kingston
Defenders
John Paintsil, Jonathan Quartey, Eric Addo, Nana Akwasi Asare.
Mid-Fielders
Laryea Kingston, Anthony Annan, Stephen Appiah, Sulley Muntari.
Attackers
Junior Agogo, Prince Tagoe.
source -myjoyonline.com
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