Q. Owusu-Abeyie enters the game and replaces A. Gyan.
90' +2
Gyan thought he had a second, but it crashes off the inside of the post.
Shot against the post by Ghana
90' +1
L. Addy enters the game and replaces K. Boateng.
90'
Three minutes added on.
89'
P. Tagoe gets yellow.
Foul by Ghana
88'
Foul by Ghana
87'
Kuzmanovic with an opportunity to make things right, but his shot from the top of the area sails over the bar.
86'
Serbia will have it all to do and more to rescue a point, and they start by winning a corner.
Corner kick for Serbia
84'
Penalty goal scored by A. Gyan for Ghana!
Goal Ghana! It's Gyan from the spot to give the Black Stars a 1-0 lead. Stojkovic dove down to his left, but Gyan went just to the other side of center for the comfortable strike.
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83'
Z. Kuzmanović gets yellow.
Foul by Serbia
Handball and a penalty to Ghana! The substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic mistimes his jump, and the ball goes right into his raised arm. The referee right on top of the call.
82'
Shot over the goal by Serbia
Ghana doing well to control the ball in the attacking half, but there is no one running into the area. They will find it hard to score with no ambition going toward goal.
80'
What a spell by Serbia. First, Milos Krasic hits directly at Kingson from close range, and then Vidic heads over from the corner kick. Two great opportunities gone awry for the 10 men of Serbia.
79'
Despite having a numerical advantage, Ghana don't seem in any rush to pile pressure on the Serbian defense.
Shot on goal by Serbia
Corner kick for Serbia
78'
Foul by Serbia
76'
N. Subotić enters the game and replaces M. Jovanović.
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
75'
There's bad news for Serbia as left-back Lukovic is given his marching orders for a second bookable offense. He held back Gyan and it was an easy decision for the referee. Serbia now with 10 men.
74'
A. Luković gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
Foul by Serbia
73'
S. Appiah enters the game and replaces K. Asamoah.
Stephen Appiah comes on to give Ghana a boost of experience. Meanwhile, Serbia get nothing from their corner.
72'
Foul by Serbia
Corner kick for Serbia
70'
Foul by Ghana
69'
D. Lazović enters the game and replaces N. Žigić.
Serbian striker Danko Lazovic is prepared to come on when we get a stoppage.
Header over the goal by Serbia
68'
Foul by Ghana
65'
Twenty-five or so minutes remaining and this promises to be a thrilling finish right to the end. The pitch seems to be getting more and more stretched as we go along, and it's quite shocking that one of these sides isn't on the board.
Foul by Ghana
64'
Foul by Ghana
62'
Z. Kuzmanović enters the game and replaces N. Milijaš.
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
61'
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
60'
Throw in headed down by Gyan, but it's headed just off the outside of the post.
Shot against the post by Ghana
59'
Great opportunity for Serbia goes by the wayside. Pantelic crosses in from the left side for Zigic, but the striker can't corral the pass inside the six-yard box.
56'
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
Ayew looking increasingly more dangerous as he fires from the center, but his shot slices away from the goal.
55'
Corner kick for Ghana
Shot over the goal by Ghana
54'
A. Luković gets yellow.
Header on goal goes wide by Ghana
Cross in the from right by Tagoe finds Ayew at the back post, but his header is just wide of the target. Ghana's best chance of the match thus far.
52'
Foul by Serbia
49'
Foul by Ghana
Shot wide of goal by Serbia
48'
Despite the lack of goals in the first half, you have the sense that something big is going to happen here in the second. A lot of great moves, but just a pass or two missing has kept the scoreboard barren.
46'
The second half is under way 0 - 0
45' +2
A fair result at the break as both sides have split possession evenly and neither have tested the keepers, less that one shot by Stankovic. Should be a good second half in store in Pretoria.
45' +1
Halftime score: 0 - 0
45'
Another strong cross by Ayew from the left, but it's just out of reach for the charging Tagoe. Meanwhile, there will be just one minute of stoppage added by Argentinean referee Héctor Baldassi.
43'
Offside for Serbia
42'
Solid run into the area by Tagoe, but great defending Aleksandar Lukovic draws a free kick against Ghana.
39'
The first shot on goal is to Serbia and Stankovic, whose effort is stopped - though not convincingly - by Kingson. It took a tricky bounce, and both Robert Green and Faouzi Chaouchi will tell you nothing can be taken for granted.
38'
A Ghanaian cross from the right is no problem for Stojkovic. Neither keeper has had to make a save as of yet.
36'
Foul by Serbia
Serbia win a corner, but can't do anything with it. The counterattack is cut off as Zigic brings down Tagoe.
32'
Shot wide of goal by Serbia
31'
Foul by Ghana
30'
Offside for Serbia
29'
Another dangerous free kick for Serbia as Vorsah clatters into Zigic on an aerial challenge. Aleksandar Kolarov, however, puts a solid left-footed effort just wide.
Shot wide of goal by Serbia
28'
Foul by Ghana
27'
Great move by Serbia as the free kick is floated into the back post for Pantelic, but the ball can't be controlled by the Ajax man.
26'
I. Vorsah gets yellow.
Booking for Isaac Vorsah for coming through the back of Zigic.
Foul by Ghana
24'
Serbia a bit unorganized at the moment while Ghana seem to be feeling quite good about their start.
21'
Good cross in by Kevin-Prince Boateng, but the effort is straight at Vladimir Stojkovic. Asamoah Gyan could have done better with that attempted header effort.
19'
N. Žigić gets yellow.
Header on goal goes wide by Ghana
First booking is for the big striker Zigic as he impedes the run of Andre Ayew. On the ensuing free kick swung in by Asamoah, John Mensah can't direct his header on target.
18'
Foul by Serbia
16'
Back-to-back corners for Ghana, but some solid defending by Serbia keeps the ball out.
15'
Corner kick for Ghana
14'
Corner kick for Ghana
12'
Stoppage in play as Kwadwo Asamoah is down in the center of the pitch, but it will be a quick stoppage as he is back up.
10'
Corner kick for Ghana
8'
Foul by Ghana
7'
These two sides have met only once previously, though it was in the days of Yugoslavia, who beat Ghana 3-1 in a 1997 friendly in Seoul.
6'
Hans Sarpei wins a deep throw after successfully holding Nikola Zigic off the ball.
4'
Free kick won 20 yards out by Prince Tagoe after he goes down under Dejan Stankovic and Nemanja Vidic, but Asamoah Gyan's effort is over the bar.
Shot over the goal by Ghana
3'
It's a great pace to start the game as Marko Pantelic and Anthony Annan have already taken a crack at goal at either end of the pitch.
Foul by Serbia
2'
Shot wide of goal by Ghana
1'
The match is under way -
Shot wide of goal by Serbia
Much attention has been placed on Group G as the "Group of Death," but Group D is possibly the most balanced from top to bottom. The first match in this group takes place this afternoon in Pretoria as Serbia take on Ghana at Loftus Versfeld Stadium. Each of these sides, along with groupmates Germany and Australia, have the opportunity to advance out of this group, and it should be an exciting encounter as both Serbia and Ghana love to play an up-tempo, electric style of football.
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