Ghana's World Cup ended in perhaps the cruelest way possible. And Friday's game was the second game to be decided on penalty kicks, after Paraguay beat Japan in the second round. And with South America's hopes rightly focused on Argentina and Brazil, no one -- Nobel laureates included -- paid much attention to lowly Uruguay, by far the least populous of the five South American nations to qualify for the tournament. The wild win sent the South Americans into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 40 years. Uruguay nearly went ahead 12 minutes later when an accurate cross from Forlan landed on the right foot of Suarez, but he put his deflection into the side of the net. Forlan (Uruguay… Uruguay beats Ghana 4-2 in penalty shootout, 2019 African Footballer of the Year Nominees, Olamide releases first single for 2019 – “Woske”, COVID-19 is Here for the Long-Run. Uruguayan keeper Fernando Muslera, who has had a spectacular World Cup, came up big twice in the shootout, guessing right and diving to his left to stop shots by John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); For Ghana, there is no one to blame, but just the fact that today was not their day. But even with Brazil's loss to the Dutch earlier Friday, this has been South America's tournament. Commenting on NewsOK requires a NewsOK Pro or Oklahoman subscription. For Ghana, which has found offense hard to come by in this tournament, the one goal was huge. This video is unavailable. Uruguay survived when Ghana missed a penalty kick at the very end of extra time, then won the shootout 4-2 after a 1-1 draw in their World Cup quarterfinal Friday. JOHANNESBURG – Defeat for Ghana couldn't come heavier than today's match against Uruguay, losing 4 - 2 on penalty shootouts after strongly demonstrating their superiority to their adversaries. With neither team wanting to go home, they both decided to play 30 minutes of extra time tied at 1-1 before Uruguay's improbable World Cup stay was extended on penalty kicks, sending it on to a semifinal game Tuesday against the Netherlands. But with the other five African nations at the World Cup going out in the first round, Ghana has found itself drawing strength from the support it has received from the rest of Africa, which was desperate for a good showing in the first World Cup on the continent. Winning was a must for Ghana, after all, they were the last African team in the tournament, the first ever being played in the African soil. Nelson Mandela himself praised the Black Stars earlier Friday, and Sulley Muntari, known more for his bad attitude than his good play, gave Ghana the lead in the final seconds of the first half. The vuvuzela-blowing, flag-waving capacity crowd cheered the Black Stars as if they were South Africa's Bafana Bafana. But it didn’t trail for long, with Diego Forlan tying the match 10 minutes into the second half on a free kick from about 20 yards. That left it to hulking forward Sebastian Abreu to tap in the final penalty kick to give Uruguay the victory with a 4-2 edge in the shootout. Star striker Diego Forlan tied it with a free kick early in the second half, and penalty kicks won it for Uruguay. If you believe there has been a copyright violation, please submit an e-mail to editorial@adunagow.net. My favourite game: Uruguay v Ghana, World Cup 2010 quarter-final I was in the stadium to see Luis Suárez break Ghanaian hearts with his handball. That left it to hulking forward Sebastian Abreu to tap in the final penalty kick to give Uruguay the victory with a 4-2 edge in the shootout. It was about two teams happy to have gotten this far, trying to keep their fairy-tale runs from ending. The Africans' only goal came in first-half stoppage time when midfielder Sulley Muntari, threatened with being sent home over a disagreement with Coach Milovan Rajevac earlier in the tournament, brought the pro-Ghana crowd of 84,017 to its feet seconds before intermission by bouncing in a shot from 35 yards out. And though it generated a couple of good scoring chances in the opening minutes Friday, Uruguay seemed to expend a lot of energy trying to keep up with the speedy Ghanaians, wearing out as the game wore on. Uruguay continues the journey, with the hope of winning their third world cup, with the first and second which happened in 1930 and 1950, beating Brazil at the final. The penalty shoot out which had some good penalties and shots on goal and saves. The climax to the 120 minutes made the night unforgettable. The Black Stars couldn't replicate the opportunism they used to beat the United States in extra time six days ago. Ghana carried the weight of an entire continent's soccer hopes — the other five African nations did not advance — and became the third African team to exit in the quarterfinals of a World Cup. It sent the final African team home in tears. All rights reserved. But the Ghana players are going home knowing that they played in what was certainly the most emotional and dramatic game of this World Cup. And it marked the only time Uruguay has trailed in the World Cup. But then no could have figured that Ghana, in just its second World Cup, would get this far anyway. But they paid for it with a number of yellow cards. It beat the United States, 2-1, on Gyan’s acrobatic goal simply to earn the right to play Uruguay. JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Victories — and defeats — don't come any tougher than this. The wild win sent the South Americans into the World Cup semifinals for the first time in 40 years. Ghana seemed certain to win just seconds before the end of extra time. The Africans peppered the Uruguay net with three shots in rapid succession -- the first was stopped by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, the second bounced off a defender and the third hit the hand of Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez, who was standing on the goal line.

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