Ghana overcame South Africa 2-1 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of FIFA U-20 World Cup. The first halftime ended with a goalless draw despite efforts from both sides.
Then South Africa scored first when its forward Kermit Erasmus succeeded to score at the 60th minute of the match.
However, Ghana tried hard to equalize until its midfielder Andre Ayew scored the first goal for his team about ten minutes later.
Ghana's Dominic Adiyiah (rear) vies with South Africa's Thulani Serero during the round of 16 match at the 17th FIFA U-20 World Cup in Ismailia, Egypt, Oct. 6, 2009. Ghana won the match 2-1.
The second halftime ended when the result was 1-1, so the referee gave two periods of extra time.
At the first extra time, at the 99th minute of the match, Dominic Adiyiah, forward of Ghana succeeded to score the second goal for his team through a powerful shot.
The match witnessed eleven yellow cards and one red card. South Africa was yellow carded five times while Ghana was yellow carded six times and red carded once.
Ghana's Andre Ayew (R) vies with South Africa's Ace Bhengu during the round of 16 match at the 17th FIFA U-20 World Cup in Ismailia, Egypt, Oct. 6, 2009. Ghana won the match 2-1.