South Africa 0-2 Ghana - June 18, 2005 / World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone 2006
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90+1'
Michael Essien
SA
SA
59' - Goal
Matthew Amoah
69' - Substitution
Lerato Chabanguis substituted by Siyabonga Nomvethe69
70' - Substitution
Laryea Kingstonis substituted by Hamza Mohammed
78' - Substitution
Sulley Ali Muntariis substituted by Abubakari Yakubu
85' - Substitution
Delron Buckleyis substituted by Arthur Zwane85
89' - Substitution
Steven Pienaaris substituted by Katlego Mphela89
91' - Goal
Michael Essien
94' - Substitution
Matthew Amoahis substituted by Emmanuel Osei
GHA
GHA
Team line-ups
South Africa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Calvin Marlin | 29 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Mbulelo Mabizela | 24 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lucky Lekgwathi | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Nasief Morris | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Mokoena | 24 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ricardo Katza | 26 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steven Pienaar | 89 | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Delron Buckley | 85 | 27 | 57 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Lerato Chabangu | 69 | 19 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Benedict Vilakazi | 22 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Shaun Bartlett | 32 | 72 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
25.4 years
Average number of matches played for the team
25
Ghana
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
George Owu | 22 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Essien | 91 | 22 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John Paintsil | 24 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gabriel Issah Ahmed | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Mensah | 22 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Daniel Edusei | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Laryea Kingston | 70 | 24 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sulley Ali Muntari | 78 | 20 | 11 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Stephen Appiah | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Matthew Amoah | 5990+4 | 24 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Joetex Frimpong | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
22.9 years
Average number of matches played for the team
10
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Arthur Zwane | 85 | 32 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Katlego Mphela | 89 | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 69 | 27 | 50 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M |
Abubakari Yakubu | 78 | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Emmanuel Osei | 90+4 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Hamza Mohammed | 70 | 24 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Lerato Chabangu
IN
Benni McCarthy
OUT
Calvin Marlin
IN
Hans Vonk
OUT
Lucky Lekgwathi
IN
Siboniso Gaxa
OUT
Shaun Bartlett
IN
Arthur Zwane
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michael Essien
IN
Kofi Amponsah
OUT
Daniel Edusei
IN
Emmanuel Pappoe
OUT
George Owu
IN
Sammy Adjei
OUT
Joetex Frimpong
IN
Asamoah Gyan
OUT
Laryea Kingston
IN
Mark Edusei
OUT
Gabriel Issah Ahmed
IN
Abubakari Yakubu
OUT
Sulley Ali Muntari
IN
Godwin Attram
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
51
13
Success rate in this team:
69 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
52 %
Baxter vs Ghana
0 victory
0 draw
2 losses
Baxter vs Dujkovic
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
59
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
27 %
Dujkovic vs South Africa
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Dujkovic vs Baxter
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Mohamed Guezzaz
1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
South Africa2 matches | General total | Ghana3 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
2 losses |
0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
South Africa1 match | Season total | Ghana1 match | 1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
| Latest figure on June 18, 2005 | Latest figure on June 18, 2005 | |||||||
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Key figures
Ghana keeps its 7 consecutive matches without a loss in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone running (since 20/06/2004). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 27/04/1997 (6 matches)
Ghana keeps its 10 consecutive matches without a loss running (since 14/06/2004). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 25/07/1998-14/12/1999 time period (11 matches).
End of streak for South Africa after 11 consecutive wins at home in World Cup Qualifying - Africa Zone (since 15/06/1996). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSouth Africa 2-1 Costa Rica11/10/2003 | VSouth Africa 2-1 Cape Verde05/06/2004 | VSouth Africa 2-0 Burkina Faso03/07/2004 | VSouth Africa 2-1 Nigeria17/11/2004 | DSouth Africa 1-1 Australia09/02/2005 | VSouth Africa 2-1 Uganda26/03/2005 |
| Overall | VSouth Africa 2-1 Nigeria17/11/2004 | DSouth Africa 1-1 Australia09/02/2005 | VSeychelles 0-3 South Africa26/02/2005 | VMauritius 0-1 South Africa27/02/2005 | VSouth Africa 2-1 Uganda26/03/2005 | VCape Verde 1-2 South Africa04/06/2005 |
Current form
| Away | VSomalia 0-5 Ghana16/11/2003 | LBurkina Faso 1-0 Ghana05/06/2004 | VMozambique 0-1 Ghana25/06/2004 | DUganda 1-1 Ghana03/07/2004 | DKenya 2-2 Ghana23/03/2005 | DDR Congo 1-1 Ghana27/03/2005 |
| Overall | DUganda 1-1 Ghana03/07/2004 | VGhana 2-0 Cape Verde05/09/2004 | DGhana 0-0 DR Congo10/10/2004 | DKenya 2-2 Ghana23/03/2005 | DDR Congo 1-1 Ghana27/03/2005 | VGhana 2-1 Burkina Faso05/06/2005 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 4 |
| Unbeaten streak | 6 | 7 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 6 | 7 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawing streak | 3 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 4 | 9 |
| Winless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 3 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
9 |
|
3 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
3 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
9 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
16 |
|
6 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
7 |
|
7 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
2 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
1.29 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.78 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1.75 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
0.44 |
|
0.67 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.75 |
Betting aid
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
5 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-1 |
Bookings
|
11 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
17 |
|
3 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
6 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Benni McCarthy | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 4 goals | Stephen Appiah |  |
| Steven Pienaar | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Asamoah Gyan |  |
| Benni McCarthy | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Michael Essien | |
 | Quinton Fortune | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
| Benni McCarthy | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Stephen Appiah | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
1 ga
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
6 gf
4 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Away
1 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
4 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 31, 1996 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
January 31, 1996 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
June 20, 2004 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
June 20, 2004 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2006
January 24, 2002 - CAN 2002
February 06, 2000 - CAN 2000
September 21, 1996 - Rencontres amicales 1996
January 31, 1996 - CAN 1996
Best historical scorers against Ghana
 |
John Moshoeu | 2 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Doctor Khumalo | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
|
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Marks Maponyane | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Mark Williams | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against South Africa
|
Stephen Appiah | 2 goals | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Sulley Ali Muntari | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
Players with most games played vs Ghana
 |
Eric Tinkler | 4 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
|
Quinton Fortune | 3 matches | 1996 - 2002 |
|
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 3 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
 |
André Arendse | 3 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
 |
Mark Fish | 3 matches | 1996 - 2004 |
|
John Moshoeu | 3 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs South Africa
 |
Richard Kingson | 2 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
 |
Kwame Ayew | 2 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
|
Stephen Appiah | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
 |
Samuel Kuffour | 2 matches | 2000 - 2004 |
 |
Frank Amankwah | 2 matches | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Charles Akonnor | 2 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
Competition info
The other matches
June 05, 2004
June 06, 2004
June 19, 2004
June 20, 2004
July 03, 2004
September 04, 2004
September 05, 2004
October 09, 2004
October 10, 2004
March 26, 2005
March 27, 2005
June 04, 2005
June 05, 2005
June 18, 2005
September 03, 2005
September 04, 2005
October 08, 2005
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