PanamavsGhana
PAN 0/GHA 1
Things to say
Ghana beat Panama 1-0 at BMO Field in their World Cup opener.
01
Ghana nicked it 1-nil over Panama. Tight one at BMO. Not pretty but they got the three points.
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key player
Asare was the difference in goal, three saves and a clean sheet on his big day.
03
hot take
Panama actually looked the tidier side on the ball, Córdoba was at 91 accurate passes, but tidy doesn't win you matches.
04
deep cut
Jonas Adjetey had sixteen defensive interventions from the back. Sixteen. He was everywhere.
05
exit
Anyway, group's wide open now. Curious to see how Ghana handle a side that actually wants to attack.
The recap
Ghana edged Panama 1-0 at BMO Field, a tight World Cup scrap that came down to one moment of quality. Panama actually bossed possession — José Córdoba pinging 91 accurate passes from the back — but they couldn't crack Benjamin Asare, who pulled off three sharp saves to lock down the clean sheet.
Jonas Adjetey was an absolute wall for Ghana with 16 defensive interventions, basically refusing to let anything through the middle. Not a classic, but Ghana grind out the three points and Panama go home wondering how they didn't find the net.