CAPE COAST. Ghana defeats Zimbabwe 3-1.
The match was played at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium stadium in Cape Coast on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Pierre Ghislain Atcho with the assistance of Boris Ditsoga and Montel Moussounda. The 4th official was Isidore Essono Nze. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 26.2 degrees Celsius or 79.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Ghana was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Zimbabwe that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Ghana was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ghana won the match.
Ghana shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Zimbabwe shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Ghana received 2 yellow cards (A. Djiku and M. Kudus). On the opposite side, Zimbabwe received 1 yellow card (T. Hadebe).
Match Timeline
Standings
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Group I
Group J
After this match, Ghana has 6 points to occupy the 2nd place in the table. while Zimbabwe stays with 1 points (4th).
Next matches
In the next match in the WC Qualification Africa, Ghana will play away with Zimbabwe on the 12th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Ghana (0 draws).
Zimbabwe will host Ghana on the 12th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Ghana (0 draws).
Ghana – Formation
Ghana started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Milovan Rajevac decided to play with the following team: Joseph Wollacott, Daniel Amartey, Abdul Baba Rahman, Alexander Djiku, Jonathan Mensah, Thomas Partey, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku, Mohammed Kudus, André Ayew, Jordan Ayew and Kamaldeen Sulemana.
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Tetteh, D. Kyereh, G. Mensah, I. Baba, J. Aidoo, L. Ati-Zigi, M. Ashimeru, P. Baffour, R. Attah, S. Owusu and Y. Yeboah.
Substitutions
Ghana made 5 changes: I. Fataw for I. Baba (60′), J. Ayew for B. Tetteh (60′), K. D. Sulemana for D. Kyereh (79′), A. Ayew for S. Owusu (90′) and M. Kudus for Y. Yeboah (90′).
Zimbabwe – Formation
Zimbabwe started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Norman Takanyariwa Mapeza played with: Washington Arubi, Onismor Bhasera, Tendayi Darikwa, Jordan Zemura, Perfect Chikwende, Kelvin Madzongwe, Thabani Kamusoko, Marvelous Nakamba, Knowledge Musona, Marshall Munetsi and Knox Mutizwa.
They had on the bench: A. Mudimu, B. Galloway, Bruce Kangwa, B. Sarupinda, Farai Madhanaga, Kudakwashe Mahachi, M. Mapisa, N. Tigere, R. Kutsanzira, Terrence Dzvukamanja, Teenage Hadebe, T. Shumba and Blessing Sarupinda.
Substitutions
Zimbabwe made 5 changes: J. Zemura for B. Kangwa (74′), M. Nakamba for T. Hadebe (74′), M. Munetsi for F. Madhanaga (83′), P. Chikwende for K. Mahachi (83′) and K. Mutizwa for T. Dzvukamanja (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the WC Qualification Africa.
- Ethiopia – South Africa – 1-3
- Guinea – Sudan – 2-2
- Ghana – Zimbabwe – 3-1
- Togo – Congo – 1-1
- Senegal – Namibia – 4-1
- Guinea-Bissau – Morocco – 0-3