Black Stars fight back to draw in Attuquayefio charity match
Posted On Saturday, 30th June 2012
Legendary Jones Attuquayefio acknowledging cheers
By Ameenu Shardow
John Paintsil struck late to earn a hard fought 3-3 scoreline for the Black Stars in the Sir Cecil Jones Attuquayefio Charity match on Friday.
The match which was played at the Accra Sports Stadium was in honour of the former Ghana international and coach for his immense contribution to Ghana football and beyound.
The game which saw the Black Stars coached by Maxwell Konadu line up against the Friends of Attuquayefio predominantly composed of the famous 64 Battalions squad of Hearts of Oak was also used to raise funds for the Ear, Nose and Throat Unit of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital.
Godwin Attram gave the Friends of Attuquayefio the lead after just 15 minutes but the Black Stars pulled level seven minutes later through Anthony Annan from the spot after Baffour Gyan was brought down in the box.
Stephen Appiah however restored the lead for the Friends of Attuquayefio side just two minutes after giving up on their lead.
He slotted home a neatly slid in pass from Attram to the delight of the gathering at the Accra Sports Stadium.
Daniel Opare got a golden chance to draw the Black Stars level again from the spot immediately after recess but he blasted his opportunity high into t skies.
The match later on needed to be halted for 15 minutes as the flood lights at the Accra Sports Stadium went off.
The resumed on a sluggish pace to the advantage of the much younger Black Stars side as Kwame Quansah atoned for Opare’s penalty miss to finish off a solo effort to ensure parity in the game.
Bernard Dong-Bortey then came off the substitutes bench to once again edge the Friends of Attuquayefio side ahead but just like the Phoenix, the Black Stars rose from the ashes to equalize through captain of the day John Paintsil to finish the game 3-3 as the stronger side.
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Well done to all the players & supporters who were part of this programme.u showed love to d only SIR of GH football.
Ayikoo to all. The initiators, the organisers n all the players and supporters. Sir get better quick
Ghana has neva played impresive game b4. Keep drawing wit yo locals bcoz thats the best u can do. Fooz
Good work done by the organizers.Kudos for remembering a legend,the only ‘Sir’ in GH football.
Well done ghanaians for ur help
when zambia comes those three goals will be unanswered.kalaba has promised to score two.
@The great,what do you expert from a charity game?God forgive u.
I doubt if we will qualify..with this kind of result . I suggest we use the other team as da main national team. lets be honest. we are in for it ….
Ninety nine percent of zambian’s are uncircumcized and the great is part of the ninety nine.
Na wa ooo ,when did these zombie-zambians get mouth in football?
@kelly ellis dont expose your ignorance in such a premitive way. circumcision has been a tradition in two of zambias 10 provinces while your great granpa was taken as slave. but ask yourself, was kunta kinte circumcised then you will retract your statement.
Eiiiiiiiiiii. A butterfly now a days think themselves like a bird. Now zambians believe they are equal even disgracing and disrespecting themselves that they are butter than almighty ghana. How can. Can ant swallow an elephant? In fact this shows that God is coming soon.
floodlights…. again
@MAN.U,T.P.MAZEMBE,NKANA AND ZAMBIA,why don’t you advice the great to retract his statement for calling us(ghanaians)fools before trying to lecture me.Anyway,i still stand by what i said,or are you also uncircumcised?lol.
u zambians are only making we Ghanaians angry, buh dnt u worry cos we will unleash them on your players and supporters when u come to Ghana hope u two fools will be here too
@man,u.t.p.mazembe..I think u r kwashiorkor cause nothing sensibly ever came out of ur stomach through ur head!
@Kelly ellis wat do u expect to hear from me when u draw with yo elders and u feel u feel u can play footbal with Zambia? For yo own imformation iam circumcised. I’ll let u know that we shal beat Lesotho 5 nil at their backyard & 10 nil in Ndola, Sudan 4 nil in Ndola & Ghana 1 nil in Occra bcoz i dont see any1 penetrating Zambia’s back 4. Foo
@grt, u r ill-mannered must u always end wit fools, be a man n stop being a boy. Grow up.
cudos 2 all Ghanaians 4 making this match successful.
Zambians should shut up.Have dey been to de World Cup or has any club 4rm Zambia won Africa Champs Lge.
@great. You re big fool…idiot..hypocrite..u will came and meet us @ accra next year.
Sure these zombies’ll definitely come n meet us in acc next including their ugly sports minister.