Match reportGhana leave it late against Panama as Yirenkyi seals 1-0 winGhana vs Panama ended 1-0 in Toronto as Caleb Yirenkyi scored in the 95th minute after Brandon Thomas-Asante's low cross. Events
First half
- Yellow card: C. Yirenkyi 16'
Second half
- Substitution: L. Ati ZigiB. Asare 46'
- Substitution: E. NuamahI. Fatawu 58'
- Substitution: K. SulemanaB. Thomas-Asante 58'
- 63' Substitution: C. WatermanJ. Fajardo
- 63' Substitution: C. MartinezA. Londono
- 73' Yellow card: C. Blackman
- 74' Substitution: J. RodriguezI. Diaz
- Substitution: E. OwusuK. Sibo 78'
- Substitution: J. AyewP. Adu 87'
- 90' Substitution: C. BlackmanA. Godoy
- Goal: C. Yirenkyi assist: B. Thomas-Asante 1-0 90+5'
- 90+10' Yellow card: C. Harvey
Stats
GhanaPanama
- 36% Possession 64%
- 1 Shots 3
- 0 On target 1
- 0.03 xG 0.13
- 3 Fouls 6
All stats
- 172 Passes 315
- 82% Pass accuracy 88%
- 1 Saves 0
- 3 Offsides 1
- 1 Yellow cards 0
Player of the match
AAAndrés Andrade
PanamaStories
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Ghana vs Panama is being shaped by Thomas Partey’s absence Thomas Partey’s denied Canada entry overshadows Ghana vs Panama, with Carlos Queiroz forced into a midfield reshuffle in Toronto. -
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Thomas Partey to miss Ghana opener after Canada rejects visa appeal Thomas Partey will miss Ghana vs Panama after a Canadian federal court rejected his visa appeal on the eve of Ghana's World Cup opener.
Lineups & ratings
Ghana
4-4-1-1 Coach Carlos Queiroz
1 ↓46'
9 ↓87'
14
11
15 ↓78'
18
26
22 ↓58'
24 ↓58'
4
3
- 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for E. Nuamah
- 10 Brandon Thomas-Asante for K. Sulemana
- 8 Kwasi Sibo for E. Owusu
- 25 Prince Kwabena Adu for J. Ayew
- 2
- 6
- 12
- 13
- 16 Benjamin Asare
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 23
Panama
3-4-3 Coach Thomas Christiansen
22
23
2 ↓90'
7 ↓74'
16
11
6
18 ↓63'
Waterman
13
Ramos
3
14
Harvey
- 17 José Fajardo for C. Waterman
- 24 Azarias Londoño for C. Martinez
- 10 Ismael Díaz for J. Rodriguez
- 20 Aníbal Godoy for C. Blackman
- 1
- 4 Fidel Escobar
- 5 Edgardo Fariña
- 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
- 9 Tomás Rodríguez
- 12 César Samudio
- 15
- 19 Alberto Quintero
- 21 César Yanis
- 25 Roderick Miller
- 26 Jorge Gutiérrez
Bench · Ghana
- 7 Abdul Fatawu Issahaku for E. Nuamah
- 10 Brandon Thomas-Asante for K. Sulemana
- 8 Kwasi Sibo for E. Owusu
- 25 Prince Kwabena Adu for J. Ayew
- 2
- 6
- 12
- 13
- 16 Benjamin Asare
- 17
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 23
Bench · Panama
- 17 José Fajardo for C. Waterman
- 24 Azarias Londoño for C. Martinez
- 10 Ismael Díaz for J. Rodriguez
- 20 Aníbal Godoy for C. Blackman
- 1
- 4 Fidel Escobar
- 5 Edgardo Fariña
- 8 Adalberto Carrasquilla
- 9 Tomás Rodríguez
- 12 César Samudio
- 15
- 19 Alberto Quintero
- 21 César Yanis
- 25 Roderick Miller
- 26 Jorge Gutiérrez