South Africa 2-1 Ghana - October 15, 2008 / Friendlies 2008
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37'
Yaw Antwi
SA
30' - Substitution
Kwame Quansahis substituted by Edmund Owusu-Ansah
37' - Goal
Yaw Antwi
39' - Goal
Benni McCarthy39
SA
64' - Substitution
Macbeth Sibayais substituted by Kagisho Dikgacoi
64' - Substitution
Siyabonga Nkosiis substituted by Bernard Parker64 75' - Goal
Bernard Parker75
78' - Substitution
Kwadwo Pokuis substituted by Sam Ayew
84' - Substitution
David Addyis substituted by Emmanuel Ansong
89' - Substitution
Teko Modiseis substituted by Bryce Moon
89' - Substitution
Benni McCarthyis substituted by Thembinkosi Fanteni89
GHA
GHA
Team line-ups
South Africa
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Brian Baloyi | 34 | 24 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Aaron Mokoena | 27 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Matthew Booth | 31 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Tsepo Masilela | 23 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Siboniso Gaxa | 24 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lance Davids | 23 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Macbeth Sibaya | 64 | 30 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Siyabonga Nkosi | 64 | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Teko Modise | 89 | 25 | 28 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Siphiwe Tshabalala | 24 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Benni McCarthy | 3989 | 30 | 74 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
27.1 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Ghana
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Abdul Fatawu Dauda | 23 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jonathan Quartey | 20 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
John Boye | 21 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
David Addy | 84 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Harrison Afful | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Daniel Yeboah | 24 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kwame Quansah | 30 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Emmanuel Badu | 17 | 3 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Kwadwo Poku | 78 | 23 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Yaw Antwi | 37 | 23 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Haminu Dramani | 22 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
21.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
6
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Bryce Moon | 89 | 22 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Kagisho Dikgacoi | 64 | 23 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Bernard Parker | 7564 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Thembinkosi Fanteni | 89 | 24 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Emmanuel Ansong | 84 | 18 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Edmund Owusu-Ansah | 30 | 25 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Sam Ayew | 78 | 19 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Matthew Booth
IN
Nasief Morris
OUT
Brian Baloyi
IN
Itumeleng Khune
OUT
Tsepo Masilela
IN
Bradley Carnell
OUT
Macbeth Sibaya
IN
Kagisho Dikgacoi
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kwame Quansah
IN
Stephen Appiah
OUT
David Addy
IN
John Mensah
OUT
Emmanuel Badu
IN
Sulley Ali Muntari
OUT
Jonathan Quartey
IN
Eric Addo
OUT
Abdul Fatawu Dauda
IN
Richard Kingson
OUT
John Boye
IN
John Paintsil
OUT
Kwadwo Poku
IN
Matthew Amoah
OUT
Yaw Antwi
IN
Junior Agogo
OUT
Haminu Dramani
IN
Anthony Annan
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
59
10
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Santana vs Ghana
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Santana vs Rajevac
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
54
4
Success rate in this team:
25 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
Rajevac vs South Africa
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Rajevac vs Santana
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Kenias Marange
4 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
South Africa4 matches | General total | Ghana1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
South Africa1 match | Season total | Ghana1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on October 15, 2008 | Latest figure on October 15, 2008 | |||||||
Videos
Key figures
It's the first time Benni McCarthy scores a goal in his professional career with South Africa since the 26/03/2008 (with South Africa vs Paraguay )
South Africa keeps its 3 consecutive matches without a loss at home running (since 31/01/2008). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 26/02/2005-17/07/2005 time period (5 matches).
End of streak for South Africa after 3 matches without scoring any goal vs Ghana at home (since 24/01/2002). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VSouth Africa 3-0 Paraguay26/03/2008 | VSouth Africa 4-1 Equatorial Guinea07/06/2008 | DSouth Africa 0-0 Sierra Leone21/06/2008 | LSouth Africa 0-1 Nigeria06/09/2008 | LSouth Africa 0-1 Guinea09/09/2008 | VSouth Africa 3-0 Malawi30/09/2008 |
| Overall | DSouth Africa 0-0 Sierra Leone21/06/2008 | DAustralia 2-2 South Africa19/08/2008 | LSouth Africa 0-1 Nigeria06/09/2008 | LSouth Africa 0-1 Guinea09/09/2008 | VSouth Africa 3-0 Malawi30/09/2008 | VEquatorial Guinea 0-1 South Africa11/10/2008 |
Current form
| Away | DAustria 1-1 Ghana24/03/2007 | LSaudi Arabia 5-0 Ghana11/09/2007 | LAustralia 1-0 Ghana23/05/2008 | LGabon 2-0 Ghana14/06/2008 | DTanzania 1-1 Ghana20/08/2008 | LLibya 1-0 Ghana05/09/2008 |
| Overall | VLesotho 2-3 Ghana08/06/2008 | LGabon 2-0 Ghana14/06/2008 | VGhana 2-0 Gabon22/06/2008 | DTanzania 1-1 Ghana20/08/2008 | LLibya 1-0 Ghana05/09/2008 | VGhana 3-0 Lesotho11/10/2008 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 1 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 1 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 4 |
| Scoring streak | 1 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 6 | 0 |
| Drawless streak | 1 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 1 | 0 |
| Conceding streak | 7 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
7 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
6 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
5 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
14 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
|
12 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
5 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.67 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
|
0.71 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.33 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
|
4 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
3 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
2-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
|
2 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Sibusiso Zuma | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Michael Essien |  |
| Sibusiso Zuma | 2 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Laryea Kingston |  |
| Bernard Parker | 2 goals during the last match | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Laryea Kingston | |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
3 ga
Away
1 gf
3 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
6 gf
6 ga
Historical head to head
Home
3 gf
1 ga
Away
3 gf
5 ga
Neutral ground
0 gf
0 ga
Total
6 gf
6 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
January 31, 1996 |
| Home | 3 - 0 |
January 31, 1996 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 3 - 0 |
June 20, 2004 |
| Away | 2 - 0 |
June 18, 2005 |
Latest head to head
June 18, 2005 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2006
June 20, 2004 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Afrique 2006
January 24, 2002 - CAN 2002
February 06, 2000 - CAN 2000
September 21, 1996 - Rencontres amicales 1996
Best historical scorers against Ghana
 |
John Moshoeu | 2 goals | 1996 - 1996 |
 |
Doctor Khumalo | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 1 goal | 2000 - 2000 |
|
Marks Maponyane | 1 goal | 1994 - 1994 |
 |
Mark Williams | 1 goal | 1996 - 1996 |
Best historical scorers against South Africa
 |
Stephen Appiah | 2 goals | 2004 - 2004 |
|
Michael Essien | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
 |
Sulley Ali Muntari | 1 goal | 2004 - 2004 |
 |
Matthew Amoah | 1 goal | 2005 - 2005 |
Players with most games played vs Ghana
 |
Shaun Bartlett | 4 matches | 1996 - 2005 |
|
Siyabonga Nomvethe | 4 matches | 2000 - 2005 |
 |
Eric Tinkler | 4 matches | 1994 - 2002 |
 |
Mark Fish | 3 matches | 1996 - 2004 |
 |
André Arendse | 3 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
|
John Moshoeu | 3 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
Players with most games played vs South Africa
|
Stephen Appiah | 3 matches | 2000 - 2005 |
|
Michael Essien | 3 matches | 2002 - 2005 |
 |
John Mensah | 3 matches | 2002 - 2005 |
 |
Richard Kingson | 2 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
 |
Kwame Ayew | 2 matches | 1996 - 2000 |
|
Sulley Ali Muntari | 2 matches | 2004 - 2005 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 05, 2008
January 06, 2008
January 08, 2008
January 09, 2008
January 10, 2008
January 11, 2008
January 12, 2008
January 13, 2008
January 16, 2008
February 06, 2008
February 09, 2008
February 10, 2008
March 09, 2008
March 11, 2008
March 25, 2008
March 26, 2008
April 30, 2008
May 21, 2008
May 22, 2008
May 23, 2008
May 24, 2008
May 25, 2008
May 27, 2008
July 06, 2008
August 19, 2008
August 20, 2008
August 24, 2008
August 28, 2008
September 09, 2008
September 30, 2008
November 15, 2008
November 18, 2008
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