Date: 27-06-2006
Stage: 1/8 final
Place: DORTMUND
Running time: 120 min.
Colour: PAL
Quality: DVD
Commentary: italian
My rating: ***
Notes: Ronaldo, Kaka, Ronaldinho
MATCH SUMMARY
Tuesday, 27 June 2006, 17:00
Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 65,000
Meteo: Warm, humid, 25°C
BRAZIL
Dida
Cafu (c)
Juan
Roberto Carlos
Lúcio
Emerson
Kaká
Ronaldinho
Zé Roberto
Adriano
Ronaldo
Coach: Carlos Alberto Parreira (BRA)
13′ Adriano
44′ Juan
46′ ↓Emerson ↑Gilberto Silva
61′ ↓Adriano ↑Juninho Pernambucano
83′ ↓Kaká ↑Ricardinho
GHANA
Richard Kingson
Shilla Illiasu
John Mensah
Emmanuel Pappoe
Eric Addo
John Pantsil
Stephan Appiah (c)
Haminu Dramani
Sulley Muntari
Matthew Amoah
Asamoah Gyan
Coach: Ratomir Dujković (GHA)
7′ Stephan Appiah
11′ Sulley Muntari
29′ John Pantsil
38′ Eric Addo
48′ Asamoah Gyan
81′ Asamoah Gyan
81′ Asamoah Gyan
60′ ↓Eric Addo ↑Derek Boateng
70′ ↓Matthew Amoah ↑Alex Tachie-Mensah
Referee: Michel Lubos (SVK)
Goals:
5′ Ronaldo (BRA)
45′ Adriano (BRA)
84′ Zé Roberto (BRA)
Match overview
Brazil booked their place in the quarter-finals with an emphatic win over Ghana. Ronaldo broke the World Cup scoring record with an early goal, before Adriano and Zé Roberto added further strikes. Ghana were reduced to ten men late on when Asamoah Gyan received a second yellow card, ending their strong debut run.
Trivia
Ronaldo’s opener made him the all-time leading scorer in World Cup finals, surpassing Gerd Muller’s tally. The fixture was noted for Ghana’s attacking spirit, but Brazilian efficiency dictated the result in a match watched by 65,000 at Dortmund.
