Seeing RED
FOUR red cards in TWO games.
THREE coming in the Italy - USA game.
Red
Red
What... no red?
Goodness.
Czech Tomas Ujfalusi, Italian Daniel de Rossi and Americans Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope all got on the books within several hours of each other.
Scorewise, Ghana beat Czech Republic 2-0, and 10 man Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by 9 man USA.
With Jan Koller and Milan Baros injured, the Czech Republic was relying on their attacking midfield, especially Tomas Rosicky who nailed two goals in the Czech-USA game. But it was not to be, as Ghana opened the scoring in just over a minute, with Asamoah Gyan nailing a shot past Petr Cech after a pass from Stephen Appiah.
It would come undone for the Czech Republic when Vratislav Lokvenc picked up a yellow card in the 47th minute. It would be his second in two games, putting him out of the next game. With the other two strikers injured, the Czechs are going to be without their first, second and third best strikers.
Tomas Ujfalusi earned his red card in the 65th minute, when he brought down Matthew Amoah in the penalty box. Gyan Asamoah stepped up for the penalty, but he only managed to put a dent in the upright.
Sulley Muntari made up for his teammates error in the 82nd minute however, firing in a shot from 15 yards.
The Czechs put up a brave fight, but Ghana was more than up to it. They thoroughly deserved the win.
In the Italy - USA match however, it was action all the way.
Eddie Pope earned a yellow card in the 21st minute, with a foul on Alberto Gilardino. A minute later, Pablo Mastroeni brought down Francesco Totti, giving the Azzuri a free kick. Cristian Zaccardo sent in a free kick, which Alberto Gilardino duly put behind Kasey Keller.
6 minutes later, Daniel De Rossi brought down Brian McBride with a flying elbow, sending the American off for his bloody nose. De Rossi is sent off, and a minute later, Claudio Reyna whips in a free kick, which goes in off Cristian Zaccardos foot. From providing an assist, to scoring a goal, in 7 minutes. Pity it was an own goal though.
In the 45th minute however, Pablo Mastroeni, one of the dangerous players of the night, is sent off for a late, two footed tackle on Andrea Pirlo. Both players leave the pitch, Pirlo on a stretcher, and Mastroeni on a red card.
Both teams go into the second half with ten men.
At the start of the second half however, Alberto Gilardino is brought down by two men. Onguchi Onyewu, and Eddie Pope. Eddie Pope is then sent off with a second yellow card, having earned the first one for a tackle on Alberto Gilardino as well.
Now with 9 men, USA fight on.
The drama continued in the 66th minute however, when DaMarcus Beasley put the ball in the back of the net. The referee waved it off however, when he and his assistant thought that Brian McBride was in an offside position. While it looked like Beasley went for the goal, and did not intend to pass the ball to McBride, the fact that McBride was in the direct path of the ball, possibly obstructing the view of the keeper, perhaps even providing a slight touch of the ball, caused the referee to overule the goal.
With Ghana beating the Czech Republic, this game could possibly decide if the Group was left wide open. Both sides kept at it, trying to score.
However, despite all their efforts, it ended 1-1.
Coach joining in the action...
THREE coming in the Italy - USA game.
Red
Red
What... no red?
Goodness.
Czech Tomas Ujfalusi, Italian Daniel de Rossi and Americans Pablo Mastroeni and Eddie Pope all got on the books within several hours of each other.
Scorewise, Ghana beat Czech Republic 2-0, and 10 man Italy was held to a 1-1 draw by 9 man USA.
With Jan Koller and Milan Baros injured, the Czech Republic was relying on their attacking midfield, especially Tomas Rosicky who nailed two goals in the Czech-USA game. But it was not to be, as Ghana opened the scoring in just over a minute, with Asamoah Gyan nailing a shot past Petr Cech after a pass from Stephen Appiah.
It would come undone for the Czech Republic when Vratislav Lokvenc picked up a yellow card in the 47th minute. It would be his second in two games, putting him out of the next game. With the other two strikers injured, the Czechs are going to be without their first, second and third best strikers.
Tomas Ujfalusi earned his red card in the 65th minute, when he brought down Matthew Amoah in the penalty box. Gyan Asamoah stepped up for the penalty, but he only managed to put a dent in the upright.
Sulley Muntari made up for his teammates error in the 82nd minute however, firing in a shot from 15 yards.
The Czechs put up a brave fight, but Ghana was more than up to it. They thoroughly deserved the win.
In the Italy - USA match however, it was action all the way.
Eddie Pope earned a yellow card in the 21st minute, with a foul on Alberto Gilardino. A minute later, Pablo Mastroeni brought down Francesco Totti, giving the Azzuri a free kick. Cristian Zaccardo sent in a free kick, which Alberto Gilardino duly put behind Kasey Keller.
6 minutes later, Daniel De Rossi brought down Brian McBride with a flying elbow, sending the American off for his bloody nose. De Rossi is sent off, and a minute later, Claudio Reyna whips in a free kick, which goes in off Cristian Zaccardos foot. From providing an assist, to scoring a goal, in 7 minutes. Pity it was an own goal though.
In the 45th minute however, Pablo Mastroeni, one of the dangerous players of the night, is sent off for a late, two footed tackle on Andrea Pirlo. Both players leave the pitch, Pirlo on a stretcher, and Mastroeni on a red card.
Both teams go into the second half with ten men.
At the start of the second half however, Alberto Gilardino is brought down by two men. Onguchi Onyewu, and Eddie Pope. Eddie Pope is then sent off with a second yellow card, having earned the first one for a tackle on Alberto Gilardino as well.
Now with 9 men, USA fight on.
The drama continued in the 66th minute however, when DaMarcus Beasley put the ball in the back of the net. The referee waved it off however, when he and his assistant thought that Brian McBride was in an offside position. While it looked like Beasley went for the goal, and did not intend to pass the ball to McBride, the fact that McBride was in the direct path of the ball, possibly obstructing the view of the keeper, perhaps even providing a slight touch of the ball, caused the referee to overule the goal.
With Ghana beating the Czech Republic, this game could possibly decide if the Group was left wide open. Both sides kept at it, trying to score.
However, despite all their efforts, it ended 1-1.
Coach joining in the action...
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