United States eliminated after 2-1 extra time loss to Ghana

By FRANCO PANIZO

The U.S. inhabitant group has done a robe of coming at a back of after surrendering early goals, as well as while it was means to do it once opposite Ghana, it couldn't do it twice.

The United States was eliminated from a World Cup after a 2-1 detriment to Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday. An early idea from Kevin-Prince Boateng was negated by a Landon Donovan chastisement flog in a second half,but there would be no enchanting comeback after Asamoah Gyan scored three mins in to a first half of additional time.

Ghana opened a scoring in a fifth minute when Ricardo Clark waspickpocketednear midfield by Kwadwo Asamoah. Boateng picked up a lax round as well as raced towards idea before attack a low shot past Jay DeMerit as well as Tim Howard to a nearby post.

Just as it has so most times in a past year, a United States rallied. Clint Dempsey was fouled in a chastisement area by Jonathan Mensah, giving a Americans a first chastisement flog in a World Cup given 1950. Donovan converted a spotkick, scoring his third idea of a tournament off a perfectly-taken chastisement flog in a 62nd.

The Americans had opportunities to grab a go-ahead idea though a miss of finishing saw a diversion head in to additional time.

That's where disaster struck again for a United States.

Three mins in to a first half of stoppage time, Gyan latched onto a long round in in between DeMerit as well as Carlos Bocanegra, as well as a Ghanaian brazen ran towards idea before sharpened a round over Howard for a 2-1 lead.

While a Americans have managed to come from at a back of repeatedly in this tournament, a group couldn't muster up a sorcery once more.

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How disappointed have been we by a Americans' exit? Who tender we vs. Ghana? Who do we feel wasn't up to par?

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