..Canada oust Ghana from World Cup
Hangzhou, China, Sept 15, GNA - Ghana's Black Queens have booked their exit from the fifth FIFA Women's World Cup when they lost 0-4 to Canada in their Group C second game at the Hangzou Dragon Stadium on Saturday. The Queens who needed a win to initiate the process of holding down a place in the last eight after their 1-4 loss to Australia in the opening game conceded a goal in the opening half and three more on the concluding session to effectively crush out of the three-week fiesta albeit a miracle may gave them an edge.
It was the Canadians who threatened first in the opening minutes of the game, but the Ghanaians quickly picked up the pieces early enough and twice came close to taking the lead with two quick free kicks just around the victors' penalty box in the sixth and seventh minutes respectively.
It took the bravado of goalkeeper Sulemana Memuna to stand between the Canadians and an early goal six minutes later as she had to pull a spectacular save reserved for her sort to keep the Queens in the game. Ghana was to strike just after that relief and it was gifted skipper, Adjoa Bayor who picked out Anita Amankwaa with a fine pass initiated through a great solo run from the middle.
Over elaboration saw Amankwaa missing the opportunity to put Ghana ahead after a failed attempt to round up Canada's goalkeeper Erin MC Leod.
The North Americans reacted well with a counter attack that left the Queens defence that had Mavis Danso, Yaa Aveo, Olivia Amoako and Aminatu Ibrahim exposed that produced their first goal on the 16 minute mark through the eventual Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the match, Christine Sinclair.
Bayor, Florence Okoe and Memuna Darku all came close to equalizing but it was Amankwaa who got closest on the stroke of half time when she gifted from Ghana's invasion in the victors final third but saw her shot deflected off the post and back into play.
The Queens regrouped as the poorer side in the second half as they ahead to concede three more goals in the 55th, 61st and 76th minutes respectively.
..Canada oust Ghana from World Cup
Hangzhou, China, Sept 15, GNA - Ghana's Black Queens have booked their exit from the fifth FIFA Women's World Cup when they lost 0-4 to Canada in their Group C second game at the Hangzou Dragon Stadium on Saturday. The Queens who needed a win to initiate the process of holding down a place in the last eight after their 1-4 loss to Australia in the opening game conceded a goal in the opening half and three more on the concluding session to effectively crush out of the three-week fiesta albeit a miracle may gave them an edge.
It was the Canadians who threatened first in the opening minutes of the game, but the Ghanaians quickly picked up the pieces early enough and twice came close to taking the lead with two quick free kicks just around the victors' penalty box in the sixth and seventh minutes respectively.
It took the bravado of goalkeeper Sulemana Memuna to stand between the Canadians and an early goal six minutes later as she had to pull a spectacular save reserved for her sort to keep the Queens in the game. Ghana was to strike just after that relief and it was gifted skipper, Adjoa Bayor who picked out Anita Amankwaa with a fine pass initiated through a great solo run from the middle.
Over elaboration saw Amankwaa missing the opportunity to put Ghana ahead after a failed attempt to round up Canada's goalkeeper Erin MC Leod.
The North Americans reacted well with a counter attack that left the Queens defence that had Mavis Danso, Yaa Aveo, Olivia Amoako and Aminatu Ibrahim exposed that produced their first goal on the 16 minute mark through the eventual Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the match, Christine Sinclair.
Bayor, Florence Okoe and Memuna Darku all came close to equalizing but it was Amankwaa who got closest on the stroke of half time when she gifted from Ghana's invasion in the victors final third but saw her shot deflected off the post and back into play.
The Queens regrouped as the poorer side in the second half as they ahead to concede three more goals in the 55th, 61st and 76th minutes respectively.
