World Cup Germany 2006 - match description
- Mon 12 Jun 2006, 20:00 BST
- AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany
- 1st Round
| Italy | 2 - 0 | Ghana |
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| Referees |
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| Referee - Carlos Eugenio Simon, Brazil |
| Referee's assistant - Aristeu Tavares, Brazil |
| Referee's assistant - Ednilson Corona, Brazil |
Match events
| Match period | Time | Event | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Half | 10 | Yellow card | Italy | Daniele De Rossi |
| 1st Half | 40 | Goal | Italy | Andrea Pirlo |
| 1st Half | 41 | Yellow card | Ghana | Sulley Muntari |
| 2nd Half | 46 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Emmanuel Pappoe Entering player - Illiasu Shilla |
| 2nd Half | 56 | Substitution | Italy | Leaving player - Francesco Totti Entering player - Mauro Camoranesi |
| 2nd Half | 62 | Yellow card | Italy | Mauro Camoranesi |
| 2nd Half | 64 | Substitution | Italy | Leaving player - Alberto Gilardino Entering player - Vincenzo Iaquinta |
| 2nd Half | 65 | Yellow card | Ghana | Asamoah Gyan |
| 2nd Half | 68 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Matthew Amoah Entering player - Razak Pimpong |
| 2nd Half | 80 | Substitution | Italy | Leaving player - Luca Toni Entering player - Alessandro Del Piero |
| 2nd Half | 83 | Goal | Italy | Vincenzo Iaquinta |
| 2nd Half | 88 | Yellow card | Italy | Vincenzo Iaquinta |
| 2nd Half | 89 | Substitution | Ghana | Leaving player - Asamoah Gyan Entering player - Alex Tachie-Mensah |
Italy - line-up
| Coach - Marcello Lippi | Captain - Fabio Cannavaro |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper | 1 | 90 |
| Cristian Zaccardo | Defender | 2 | 90 |
| Fabio Grosso | Defender | 3 | 90 |
| Fabio Cannavaro | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Alessandro Nesta | Defender | 13 | 90 |
| Daniele De Rossi | Midfielder | 4 | 90 |
| Simone Perrotta | Midfielder | 20 | 90 |
| Andrea Pirlo | Midfielder | 21 | 90 |
| Luca Toni | Forward | 9 | 79 |
| Alberto Gilardino | Forward | 11 | 63 |
| Francesco Totti | Midfielder | 10 | 55 |
| Mauro Camoranesi | Midfielder | 16 | 35 |
| Vincenzo Iaquinta | Forward | 15 | 27 |
| Alessandro Del Piero | Forward | 7 | 11 |
| Marco Amelia | Goalkeeper | 14 | 0 |
| Filippo Inzaghi | Forward | 18 | 0 |
| Andrea Barzagli | Defender | 6 | 0 |
| Simone Barone | Midfielder | 17 | 0 |
| Massimo Oddo | Defender | 22 | 0 |
| Marco Materazzi | Defender | 23 | 0 |
| Gennaro Gattuso | Midfielder | 8 | 0 |
| Gianluca Zambrotta | Defender | 19 | 0 |
| Angelo Peruzzi | Goalkeeper | 12 | 0 |
Ghana - line-up
| Coach - Ratomir Dujkovic | Captain - Stephen Appiah |
| Player | Position | Shirt Number | Time played |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Kuffour | Defender | 4 | 90 |
| Sulley Muntari | Midfielder | 11 | 90 |
| Eric Addo | Midfielder | 18 | 90 |
| Michael Essien | Midfielder | 8 | 90 |
| Richard Kingston | Goalkeeper | 22 | 90 |
| John Pantsil | Defender | 15 | 90 |
| John Mensah | Defender | 5 | 90 |
| Stephen Appiah | Midfielder | 10 | 90 |
| Asamoah Gyan | Forward | 3 | 88 |
| Matthew Amoah | Forward | 14 | 67 |
| Illiasu Shilla | Defender | 7 | 45 |
| Emmanuel Pappoe | Defender | 6 | 45 |
| Razak Pimpong | Forward | 19 | 23 |
| Alex Tachie-Mensah | Forward | 12 | 2 |
| Issah Ahmed | Defender | 21 | 0 |
| George Owu | Goalkeeper | 16 | 0 |
| Hans Sarpei | Defender | 2 | 0 |
| Habib Mohamed | Defender | 13 | 0 |
| Daniel Quaye | Defender | 17 | 0 |
| Sammy Adjei | Goalkeeper | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Boateng | Midfielder | 9 | 0 |
| Otto Addo | Midfielder | 20 | 0 |
| Haminu Dramani | Midfielder | 23 | 0 |