World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Thu 22 Jun 2006, 15:00 BST
- Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany
- 1st Round
| Ghana | 2 - 1 | United States |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Markus Merk, Germany |
| Referee's assistant - Christian Schraer, Germany |
| Referee's assistant - Jan-Hendrik Salver, Germany |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 5 | Yellow card | Ghana | Michael Essien |
| 1st Half | 7 | Yellow card | United States | Eddie Lewis |
| 1st Half | 22 | Goal | Ghana | Haminu Dramani |
| 1st Half | 32 | Yellow card | Ghana | Illiasu Shilla |
| 1st Half | 40 | Substitution | United States | Leaving player - Claudio Reyna Entering player - Ben Olsen |
| 1st Half | 43 | Goal | United States | Clint Dempsey |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Derek Boateng Entering player - Otto Addo |
| 1st Half | 47 | Goal via penalty | Ghana | Stephen Appiah |
| 2nd Half | 59 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Matthew Amoah Entering player - Eric Addo |
| 2nd Half | 61 | Substitution | United States | Leaving player - Steve Cherundolo Entering player - Eddie Johnson |
| 2nd Half | 74 | Substitution | United States | Leaving player - Eddie Lewis Entering player - Bobby Convey |
| 2nd Half | 80 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Haminu Dramani Entering player - Alex Tachie-Mensah |
| 2nd Half | 81 | Yellow card | Ghana | John Mensah |
| 2nd Half | 92 | Yellow card | Ghana | Stephen Appiah |
Ghana - line-up
| Coach - Ratomir Dujkovic | Captain - Stephen Appiah |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Pantsil | Defender | 15 | 90 |
| Illiasu Shilla | Defender | 7 | 90 |
| Michael Essien | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Richard Kingston | Goalkeeper | 22 | 90 |
| Razak Pimpong | Forward | 19 | 90 |
| Habib Mohamed | Defender | 13 | 90 |
| John Mensah | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Stephen Appiah | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Haminu Dramani | Midfielder | 23 | 79 |
| Matthew Amoah | Forward | 14 | 58 |
| Otto Addo | Midfielder | 20 | 45 |
| Derek Boateng | Midfielder | 9 | 45 |
| Eric Addo | Midfielder | 18 | 32 |
| Alex Tachie-Mensah | Forward | 12 | 11 |
| Issah Ahmed | Defender | 21 | 0 |
| George Owu | Goalkeeper | 16 | 0 |
| Hans Sarpei | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Samuel Kuffour | Defender | 4 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Pappoe | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Daniel Quaye | Defender | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy Adjei | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |
| Sulley Muntari | Midfielder | 11 | 0 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Forward | 3 | 0 |
United States - line-up
| Coach - Bruce Arena | Captain - Claudio Reyna |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Dempsey | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Landon Donovan | Midfielder | 21 | 90 |
| Carlos Bocanegra | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Brian McBride | Forward | 20 | 90 |
| Jimmy Conrad | Defender | 13 | 90 |
| Oguchi Onyewu | Defender | 22 | 90 |
| Kasey Keller | Goalkeeper | 18 | 90 |
| DaMarcus Beasley | Midfielder | 17 | 90 |
| Eddie Lewis | Defender | 7 | 73 |
| Steve Cherundolo | Defender | 6 | 60 |
| Ben Olsen | Midfielder | 14 | 51 |
| Claudio Reyna | Midfielder | 10 | 39 |
| Eddie Johnson | Forward | 9 | 30 |
| Bobby Convey | Midfielder | 15 | 17 |
| Eddie Pope | Defender | 23 | 0 |
| Marcus Hahnemann | Goalkeeper | 19 | 0 |
| Chris Albright | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Pablo Mastroeni | Defender | 4 | 0 |
| Gregg Berhalter | Defender | 12 | 0 |
| Tim Howard | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |
| John O'Brien | Midfielder | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Ching | Forward | 11 | 0 |
| Josh Wolff | Forward | 16 | 0 |