"Ghana looked set to become the first African side to reach the final four of a World Cup when Luis Suarez saved the ball on the line with his hand, resulting in a penalty and red card in the final minutes of extra time. This desperate gamble would pay off though, as Asamoah Gyan blasted the penalty onto the bar and the South American's win the resulting shootout, in a match which the former Sunderland and Udinese star has never forgotten."
"Sulley Muntari scored for us from 35 yards just before half-time, but Uruguay came back and equalised through Diego Forlan. We dominated the game, but it went to extra time. Then, with no time remaining on the clock after 120 minutes, John Paintsil put a free-kick into the box. There was a scramble, Luis Suarez cleared one shot with his feet, then he stuck his hand out and slapped Dominic Adiyiah's header away before it crossed the goal-line."
"If I had been Suarez, I would have done the same thing to save my country. The ball was going in, and he handled it to keep his team in the game. Gyan missed the resulting spot kick. He was sent off, then I stepped up for the penalty, in the final seconds of the match. It would have been very fair for us to win that game, but unfortunately I didn't convert my penalty hit the crossbar."
Uruguay and Ghana played a chaotic 2010 World Cup quarter-final in Johannesburg with goals from Sulley Muntari and Diego Forlan. The match went to extra time after Uruguay equalised, and Ghana dominated much of the play. In the final moments of extra time, John Paintsil delivered a free kick into the box, leading to a scramble. Luis Suarez cleared a shot with his feet, then used his hand to slap away Dominic Adiyiah’s header before it crossed the goal line. Suarez was sent off, and Ghana received a penalty. Asamoah Gyan struck the penalty onto the bar, and Uruguay won the resulting shootout.
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