Player Ratings: Malawi 0-1 Ghana
Posted On Saturday, 13th October 2012
The Black Stars put up an impressive display to beat Malawi 1-0 and qualified for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 3-0 aggregate win.
GHANAsoccernet.com’s Akyereko Frimpong Manson rates the outputs of the the 14 players who were fielded in the decisive qualifier.
Adam Kwarasey 7/10
The Stromsgodset shot-stopper was calm and collected in goal. Though the Flames rarely threatened his territory, he was at his best the few times the few times the Malawians looked poised to score.
John Pantsil 7/10
It was a memorable return for the 31-year-old as he is set to join Abedi Pele and Richard Kingson for five Nations Cup appearances.
Pantsil was solid at right-back and his experience appeared to have put the certain concerns at the position to rest.
Harrison Afful 7/10
Looked more dangerous going forward in the opening minutes of the tie and curtailed a number of attacks launched by the hosts.
Isaac Vorsah 8/10
In Vorsah’s presence, the Flames had limited chances in attack. The Red Salzburg center-back was commander in defence and won almost all of the aerial challenges.
He was Ghana’s best player on the pitch.
John Boye 7/10
He formed a crusting partnership with Vorsah in central defence. Boye left little space for the Malawians to operate.`
Anthony Annan 7/10
It was in many ways a typical Anthony Annan performance. He gagged the space and the middle and linked up well with Rabiu.
The Osasuna midfielder was efficient with his passes. He tried his luck with a long range effort that went into orbit.
Rabiu Mohammed 7/10
He translated his impressive performance for Evian Thonon Gillard in the French Ligue 1 and flourished in an attacking role behind Asamoah Gyan.
Rabiu looked well composed when handling the ball in the middle.
Afriyie Acquah 7/10
Scoring on national duty is always glorifying but clinching a much-needed goal to shut a talking-Malawian side was even more dignifying.
He latched onto an Andre Ayew low cross to stun the home fans in the 6th minute.
Andre Ayew 7/10
This was not one of the best games you can pick out of the Marseille winger’s lots but he was involved in the solitary goal of the game as he provided the assist.
Christian Atsu 7/10
Atsu did not always look his usual self in the first-half but embarked on fleet-footed runs after the interval and was a handful for the Malawian defence.
The FC Porto whiz kid was involved in the sequence of the play that resulted in Acquah’s goal.
Asamoah Gyan 6/10
The UAE striker captained the Black Stars and show true leadership qualities. He excelled in the usual Asamoah Gyan role as the lone ranger upfront. His touches failed to go through in most of the times.
Daniel Nii Adjei 5/10
The Asante Kotoko midfielder came off the bench to mark his Ghana debut and gave gave tips of his brilliance in midfield for the few times he handled the ball.
Abdul Majeed Waris 5/10
Waris certainly needs more time to justify what he can do in attack. His pace and physique could have been beneficial had he been introduced earlier.
Wakaso Mubarak 6/10
He brought power to the middle and exerted his influence on the left side of midfield.
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what are we doing about this Memphis Depay, Ghana have good midfield and defence our problem is the striking and sometimes goalkeeping I think we should invite this guy and other of his like both local and forign and if we could do that we will become unstopable.
WHICH PROBLEM DO WE HAVE FROM GOALKEEPING NOW? TOO KNOW
Well done boys.
I wish they could have played better, the midfield & attacking was sloppy, poor passes and loss of 50-50s, only the defence and the goalkeeper were good on the day. Perharps thats the plan I don’t know.
Did you see the pitch you IDIOT!!!! Kwasea… Here is a plan… Get off of this forum before I deal with you!
Ghanaman, please Ghana men are gentle men, we don’t behave the way you are doing. Allow everyone to make his opinion known.Be a true Ghana man. one luv!!
This the ever best rating gyan was our flop of the match i tink it’s high time we introduce majeed waris.
their gameplan seemed to be Defense as a priority. Defend first Attack Second. It worked decently but it definitely would’ve worked better had the field been in better condition. terrible field, all passes were bouncing allover the place.
I fink asamoah gyan didnt play dat bad…lukin @ kwesi appiah’s formation ….de tuff wasnt1 of de best…an average performance frm our stars……mor room 4 improvement tho..
WELL DONE!
Most of you who kept talking about the pitch etc. are you out of your senses?? eventually we know the pitch isn’t that better enough!! but look at the quantity of quality players we have on the pitch all playing from abroad.. But damn!! they can’t keep in possession and hold the midfield tight!!! they re loosing any 50/50 balls. Despite the pitch being so worst, but the opponents possessed it very well and winning any 50/50 balls.. they play a very nice game.. it made me remembered of yesterdays Europe wc Qualifies. between England vs San Marino.. Kwasi!! Watch your back and pick the right midfield!!
ook, after watching the iv.coast game, Ghana needs to introduce ESSIEN back in the squad as soon as possible. The usual breakaway runs of YAYA TOURE would be too much for Anthony annan. We will need a player of similar calibre like Essien to clamp YAYA down just like he did in Realmadrid vs man city. Pantsil must reamin at the right back. Anthony annan is always helpless in airballs but goodon ground balls. Will it work if he is paired with Essien? thats for A.A to find out.Also A.A needs to discover which striker will work best on the field with Gyan. Richmond Yiadom, Clottey, Warris, or Jordan. we cant always play lone gyan. we have about 3 months to work this out. then Ghana will stand a chance at the Afcon.
I agree that Anthony Annan must be replaced. However, I like Derrick Boateng as his replacement. I really do not think Essien has been the same since injury.
Kudos!!! black stars…u hv done well, u’v made all of us proud. I strongly believe in Akwasi appiah nd what he cn do to bring success to ghanaians. Lets pray 4 them and support them till we see the trophy.
see you in south africa but before that, we have business to finish in kumasi or accra or whatever? no more cry baby.
here you go again, why don’t you grow up and accept your flows. always crying about other people. at world cup, it was suarez, at afcon, it was lucky zambia, in ndola, it was poor officiating. you like to bury your heads in the sand and point at other people. gyan is no longer good, he likes oil money. instead of burying his penalties, he shoots to the black stars in the sky and all you do is blame everyone but gyan. grow up.
Congrats Black Stars. One note though;
Has anyone noted that Asamoah Gyan only scores in UAE?
truth b tld, i fink Gyan has lost form. His touches nd de finesse wit whc he controls de bal has eluded him. De UAE league doin more harm dan gud 2 his game.
gyan is still the only striker we can rely on. Did you see his free kick? Plus he is the only Striker who can play upfront by himself and still be dangerous. By the way, where is prince tagoe?, we need him HAHAHA
AFCON 2013 SEEDING
Pot 1: South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Ivory Coast
Pot 2: Mali, Tunisia, Angola, Nigeria
Pot 3: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Niger
Pot 4: Togo, Cape Verde Islands, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia
Note: The four groups will consist of one team from each pot with top two finishers qualifying for the quarterfinals
Seeding formula
- Points awarded for performances in previous three Cup of Nations tournaments with seven for winners, five for runners-up, three for semifinalists, two for quarterfinalists, and one for teams eliminated after first round
- Points from the most recent tournament are multiplied by three, from the middle tournament by two, and from the oldest by one
- Host nations automatically go into Pot 1