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Uruguay 1-1 Ghana: Muntari,Forlan scored, Suarez sent-off



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Uruguay advanced to the semifinals after beating Ghana on penalties with the score 4-2, Friday (7/2/2010). In the semifinals, they will be against the Dutch, in Cape Town, 7 July.

The result was a great fortune for Uruguay. How not against Ghana, they left earlier due to long-distance kicks Sulley Muntari in the 45th minute +2.

After that, they were able to score an equalizer through Diego Forlan's free-kick on 55 minutes. However, they do not escape from a mental exam.

1-1 score lasted until the end of normal round so that the game was forced to proceed to an additional round. At the end of the second extra round, Uruguay, disaster struck the red card, followed by Luis Suarez hold the ball in line, to prevent fire signed Uruguay goalkeeper Dominic Adiyah -minute 120 +2.

However, it was also the misfortune to be a turning point in Uruguay. Because, Asamoah Gyan who is believed to execute the penalty fails to maximize opportunities. Mental shot hit the crossbar.

Ghana can not do anything about it because the referee immediately blew his whistle Benqurenca termination and immediate commencement of an additional round of penalty kicks.

In this round, goalkeeper Fernando Muslera successfully confront the execution of two Ghanaian players. Meanwhile, the stronghold of Uruguay, only the execution Maximiliano Pereira, who failed to meet targets.

Penalties:
1. Forlan of Uruguay (Goal)
2. Gyan of Ghana (Goal)
3. Victorino Uruguay (Goal)
4. Appiah of Ghana (Goal)
5. Scotti Uruguay (Goal)
6. Mensah of Ghana (Muslera foiled )
7. Pereira (fumble)
8. Adiyah Ghana (Muslera foiled )
9. Abreu Uruguay (Gol)



The composition of players:

Uruguay: Fernando Muslera; Diego Lugano (Andres Scotti 37), Mauricio Victorino, Jorge Fucile, Maximiliano Pereira, Diego Perez, Egidio Arevalo, Edinson Cavani (Sebastian Abreu 76), Alvaro Fernandez (Nicolas Lodeiro 47), Luis Suarez, Diego Forlan

Ghana: Kingson Richard; John Pantsil, John Mensah Isaac Vorsah, Hans Sarpei; Anthony Annan, Kevin-Prince Boateng, Samuel Inkoom (Stephen Appiah 74), Sulley Muntari (Dominic Adiyiah 88), Kwadwo Asamoah, Asamoah Gyan