USA were once again under pressure after a rather balanced first half in which Ghana took full advantage of their chances, unlike their opponents. It was 1-0 for the Africans thanks to Ayew's 20th minute goal. However, Ghana's first half efficiency was useless in the last part of the game, where they failed the test in front of an extremely offensive American team: Dempsey caused all sorts of problems for the African defence on his right wing and he finally managed to find the right pass for his team's first goal - when Altidore scored for 1-1. Ghana tried to push forward but the American defence was in good shape, especially Bocanegra who had some saving tackles. Donovan will surely be the new national hero in the U.S. after scoring the winning goal with only eight minutes remaining until the end of the game. The final was tense but USA goes through to the quarter finals after a close encounter.
MoM Clint Dempsey
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