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Sports News from Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Source: Myjoyonline.com
2019-03-26
Caleb Ekuban scored his second international goal in four days for Ghana
Caleb Ekuban, the Trabzonspor striker, scored his second international goal in four days as Ghana imposed a 3-1 win over Mauritania in a friendly match preceding the CAN at the stadium. from Accra.
Ekuban, who concocted his debut with the Black Stars in the 1-0 win against Kenya last Saturday, scored the second goal of the win on Tuesday.
The Black Stars could not have asked for a better start to the game as they opened the scoring in the third minute. Kwasi Appiah, who made his first appearance in the Black Stars in four years, was beaten on the penalty box and converted the shot on goal.
Ghana failed to capitalize on the first lead as Al-Murabitun became more and more important. The Mauritians took charge of the match and controlled the debates by relegating the Black Stars to their own half.
However, they failed to create real openings in the first half, despite a good recovery after conceding early.
Mauritania imposed in the second half and seemed more motivated. It was obvious that coach Corentin Martins was asking for more candor from his team and they were rewarded in the 48th minute while Adama Ba was burying a free kick from about 30 yards.
At 1-1, coach Kwesi Appiah has tweaked his tactics and involves key players such as Mubarak Wakaso, Jordan Ayew and Christian Atsu. The changes were crucial when the Black Stars took over the match.
The Atletico Madrid midfielder, Thomas Partey, has spoiled two great opportunities to give the second goal to Ghana.
In the 70th minute, Jordan Ayew combined Lumor Agbenyenu on the left and Gotzepe on loan from a center scored by Caleb Ekuban to lead the score to 2-1.
Four minutes later, Partey finally found the back of the net by hitting the roof at close range.
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