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FT: Ghana 0-2 Mali

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2052 Its all over!!!!!!!!! Mali win bronze after inflicting a 2-0 victory over the Black Stars of Ghana. 2045 J Ayew with a chance to score but a blistering half volley goes off the cross bar. That was a great chance to save their face but gone begging. 2041 A woeful miss by D Ayew who fails to connect a teasing cross on the right. 2037 Its two for Mali as Diabite latches onto a great Tamboura cross on the left. Goal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2034 Great challenge by Lee Addy to halt a rampaging Dembele. 2032 Mali win a freekick with 15 minutes to go. Lee Addy with a strong towering challenge on Dembele but Mali waste the resulting kick. 2030 Great run by D Ayew on the right and sets up his junior brother J Ayew but J Mensah comes in with a lovely curl which whisks jut wide. 2025 K Asamoah out for Massawudu Alhassan. A tactical change by Stevanovic to minimize the effect of the red card. 2022 Isaac Vorsah red carded after a flaying leg caught up with Dembele. That is harsh. 2015 Great piece of defending from J Mensah to deny Dembeli on a one-on-one situation. 2012 Traore gets a yellow for a foul on K Asamoah and Ghana win a free-kick which is wasted again. 2010 Great header to set up Muntari who whips it in for a goal but referee says its offside. That is marginal. 2009 Tagoe gets himself in a scoring position but a great sliding tackle means its a corner. 2006 A cluttering challenge on D Ayew by Mali skipper Kante and the Ghanaians give away the resulting free-kick. 2003 The Eagles set the game underway and already Vorsah is in the books for a challenge. Free-kick to the Malians. 2001 Players return on the field from the dug-out getting ready for the final 45 minutes and additional time. Sulley Muntari comes in for Mohammed Abu in mid-field. First Half 1943 Mali win a free-kick after a Paintsil poor challenge on Sow. Kick taken deep but too heavy for Maiga to keep in play. 1941 Sow receives a yellow for a clumsy challenge on Paintsil 1939 Great run on the left from K Asamoah whips in a cross too close to Sissoko who makes a great save before Tagoe could cause any havoc. 1935 Inkoom is off and Prince Tagoe comes in. 1932 Mali have the opportunity for a second goal after a mix-up between S Inkoom and Lee Addy on the left but Kwarasey pulls a superb save from Diakite. 1931 Vorsah clutters in on Keita and referee whistles for a freekick. Taken deep but Vorsah again heads it out. 1925 J Ayew receives a yellow after a little elbow on Sow 1922 Goal!!!!! Mali take the lead by Diabite who is quick to react to a Kwarasey rebound from a corner taken short. 1919 Mali pour forward and once again Dembeli in a tussle with Vorsah trying to get the better of him; he does, but Kwarasey to the rescue of the Ghanaians and has his fingers stepped on in the process. He recovers. 1913 Fantastic ball joggling by the Ghanaians and K Asamaoh takes a wild shot from 30 yards but that strolls out for a goal kick. 1909 Ghana win another free-kick at quite an advantageous position but Jordan Ayew kick but nobody at all to follow up. 1907 Ghana win a free-kick just close to the 18 yard box on the right but K Asamoah's kick well defended. 1905 Dembeli wins a corner for Mali after a great run. Corner taken and cleared but only as far as Diakite who advertises a teasing cross on the left and ooo the cross takes a ricochet of the cross bar. That is close for the Malians. 1903 Dembeli with a shot on goal after great work by Diakite who beat two Ghana defence men before setting up Dembeli. 1901 Ghana win their first corner courtesy a superb work by Paintsil. Taken short but great defensive work means Ghana will have another. But Dede Ayew executes poorly and its goal kick. 1900 It is Ghana who set the game underway with K Asamoah and Jordan Ayew standing right behind the ball at the centre of the pitch. 1855 The two teams have arrived onto the pitch and get ready for hostilities. Mali have all to play for in a third place match against the Black Stars of Ghana. The Eagles have only won silver in 1972 in the Nations Cup and will perhaps be more hungry for a bronze than a Black Stars team who were touted as favorites for gold but handed a shock 0-1 defeat by Zambia in the semis and will now struggle for bronze. For the Stars it will be nothing more than a consolation to win bronze, having disappointed their fans and admirers. Serbia coach Goran Stevanovic makes four changes to the side that lost to Zambia in the semi-finals. Samuel Inkoom has been pushed into midfield, with John Paintsil returning to the right full back position. Isaac Vorsah also returns for injured John Mensah. Mohammed Abu comes in for injured Agyemang Badu and suspended Derek Boateng, whilst Jordan Ayew leads the attack without Asamoah Gyan. The game begins at 19;00 GMT. Myjoyonline.com will bring you live update of the match.

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