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Black Princesses fail to qualify for the knockout stage
Ghana settled for a 1-1 draw against the USA in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.
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The USA dominated play in the early stages of the game, but it was Ghana who went ahead against the run of play when a seemingly unharmful long range from Ernestina Abambila was connected into the net by Murphy in post for the Americans in the 20th minute.
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The USA responded quickly by snatching the equaliser through Pugh who in a solo run placed the ball at the blind side of the Ghanaian goalie to give them the equaliser in the 22nd minute.
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The Black Princesses in the second half came close to scoring the match winner, but Sandra Owusu-Ansah wasted the opportunities that came her way.
Meanwhile, in the other group C game, France defeated New Zealand 2-0.
France and USA topped the group with 5 points plus two goals each, while New Zealand came third with 3 points and Ghana finished fourth with 2 points.
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