GHANA RECEIVES LOW BLOW TO BOW OUT OF WC2010!

It was cruel,it was undeserved,it was even very stupid that Ghana should lose in the manner they did to Uruguay.Many people I encountered after the match have commented on how Ghana lost the opportunity to win the match by first making a hash of the first penalty on the stroke of end of extra time.And also missing two penalties during the penalty kick.
There were others who saw it differently,Bright of Irving, Texas says the blame goes squarely to Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez,who clawed out Adiyiahs goal-bound shot to deny the Africans a spot in the semifinals and history."If he had not INTENTIONALLY handle the ball,we would have been home and dry in the semis.What irks me even more is that he was caught on television on his way out in the tunnel celebrating!I can only say he and his sort always get their reward,see France?a visibly upset Bright said.
For me I think Fifa must revise their rules and make a goal bound shot cleared off the line count as a goal and the offender sent off.This might be a far-fetched idea seeing how Fifa is slow to effect any changes in their rule book! Incidentally Gyan and the other Black Stars said the ball crossed the line and the goal should have been given. But remember a certain disallowed England's potential match-turning goal, a week ago against Germany?
Again, a penalty is not always converted as a certain Roberto Baggio can attest to,that is the reason why Suarez risked a red card and a hand a crucial lifeline to Celeste to qualify for the semis.As it played out,his gamble paid off and he celebrated on his way to a late shower!Gyans resultant pk had cannoned off the crossbar with the goalie completely beaten,the shrill whistle ended Ghana's chance of winning in regulation time.
During the shootout,Asamoah Gyan and Stephen Appiah converted while spielfuhrer John Mensah and Dominic Adiyiah missed .Inspirational striker Forlan sunk for Uruguay while Abreu chipped Kingston to send his side into the semifinals.
Pastor Richard of Dallas said Ghana's inability to put a match away also led to this situation. Says he"When Ghana led the USA,they could not kill of the game until during extra time.That kind of play plays to the advantage of more experienced teams who could use any means to deny you as we saw"He believes however that this young team has a great future and if they are consistent in building they will become a force to recon with.

Milo ,well done but get a life!

We watched the FIFA World Cup 2010 match between Ghana and Serbia in the balcony of a hotel in Irving,TX.,just before church service at 0900CST. Our pastor had graciously allowed us to watch the match which coincided with our church service.Ghana won 1-0.
What had caught my eye on the screen was how our coach Milovan Rajevac aka 'Milo' had refused to celebrate with his assistant Kwasi Appiah after the Ghanaian victory.Appiah who stretched out his arms for an embrace was turned away by the scowling Serb.I believe the reason he did this was to signal to his countrymen that he just needed to take care of business and did not want to gloat over the victory.
Keeping in mind that his house in his homeland had been burnt down after the World Cup draw that pitched his country against his employers . I felt he at least should have acknowledged Appiah instead of that classless snub.
Perhaps he was fearful of reprisals from his countrymen downplaying Ghana's win"Perhaps we were lucky... it was difficult playing Serbia..."All of this was an attempt to placate and pacify his homeland.Tough luck!This is the way it is and he just has to realize that his allegiance lies with the piper-Ghana Football Association.
Anyways[!],Ghana and Serbia took turns in dominating the match so I determined that possession was at 50% apiece.However what seemed to have turned the tide was Serbian defender Kuzmanovic's handling of a flighted ball meant for the itching boots of Germany-born Kevin Prince Boateng.Asamoah Gyan sent goalie Stojkovic the wrong way in the resultant penalty kick.I think Kuzmanovic should have been sent off instead of Lukovic who although had committed a bookable offence on Gyan could have been reprimanded.
Asamoah who had earlier in the second-half grazed the Serbian post with his header,saw his shot in the dying minutes again come off the same post that had denied him earlier.Another revelation was Andre Ayew who ripped apart the Serbian defence several times and was unfortunate to see his diving header miss the post by inches.Shot stopper Richard Kingston killed off Serbian hopes with a stupendous double save around the 75th.
I do think Ghana missed the virtuosity of Essien and a finisher although they have an embarrassment of midfielders.Milo has been able to craft together a team who are capable of great things.However, this tournament is all about scoring goals and this what they must try to accomplish against Australia whom they meet next on Saturday June 19.Good job though and more foot or rather boot grease.C'mon y'all!