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Bata - Veteran Ivory Coast goalkeeper Copa Barry
saved a penalty and then got up and scored for his
team during a sudden death penalty shootout to win
the 2015 Africa Nations Cup.
After the cup final ended goalless after 120 minutes
of tense football, the penalty shootout went to
sudden death and in the end the Ivorians won 9-8
with goalkeeper Copa Barry netting the decisive kick.
Ghana goalkeeper Razak Braimah was the man
whose penalty was saved by Barry, who then got up
and netted the very next kick to win the contest.
In the 11th minute Yaya Toure went down inside the
danger area after a challenge, but while he was
looking for a penalty the match official was having
none of it as the game recorded some tough tackles
in the early stages.
In the 16th minute Max Gradel missed the target
after Ghana had made an error in defence to allow
the midfielder to slip into space and fire a shot wide
of goal.
The impressive Christian Atsu came very close to the
opener in the 25th minute when he let rip with a left
footed drive from outside the 18 area that cannoned
off the upright.
Then in the 36th minute Andrew Ayew looked to
cross from the left by-line, but the angle was too
tight and his cross effort took a slight deflection and
squeezed off the outside of the upright.
In the 53rd minute Atsu cut inside from the right
wing and passed inside for Asamoah Gyan, but he
shot high and wide from the 'D' outside the big box.
A minute later Ghana centre back John Boye made a
vital challenge to win the ball ahead of Gervinho,
who would have been in on goal otherwise.
In the 69th minute John Boye rose well and headed
just wide of goal following a half chance for Ghana
in the Ivorian penalty area.
Three minutes later and Atsu made an impact once
more, this time he beat his man down the right of
the box, but his pull-back fell behind Gyan, who
could not get a clean shot on target.
In the final minute of regulation time Serge Aurier's
low cross forced a save from Braimah and his
defence cleared the loose ball as the Black Stars
were close to allowing the Ivorians in to score.
No goals at full time and the game moved to the
thirty minute extra time period.
Three minutes into the first half of extra time and
Atsu came close when he controlled a long ball
brilliantly on his chest before acrobatically volleying
wide of the target.
Atsu was again at it in the second half of extra time
when his left footed half volley zipped wide of goal in
the 111th minute.
The extra time period still could not separate the
two teams as neither side could score in 120
minutes of play.
The tie went to the dreaded penalty shootout and it
was the Ivorians who came out winners 9-8 after
sudden death spot kicks.
No score after extra time. Ivory Coast win 9-8 on
penalties.
Penalty sequence: Wakaso scores, Bony misses; J
Ayew scores, Tallo misses; Acquah saved, Aurier
scores; Acheampong misses, Doumbia scores; A
Ayew scores, Yaya Toure scores; Mensah scores,
Kalou scores; Agyemang-Badu scores, Kolo Toure
scores; Afful scores, Kanon scores; Rahman scores,
Bailly scores; Boye scores, Serey Die scores;
Braimah saved, Barry scores
Teams
Ivory Coast
Copa Barry, Kolo Toure, Siaka Tiene (Salomon Kalou
116'), Serge Wilfried Kanon, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier,
Yaya Toure, Geoffroy Serey Die, Max Gradel (Seydou
Doumbia 67'), Gervinho (Tallo 120'), Wilfried Bony
Ghana
Razak Braimah, Harrison Afful, John Boye, Jonathan
Mensah, Baba Rahman, Mubarak Wakaso, Afriyie
Acquah, Christian Atsu (Frank Acheampong 117'),
Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan (Emmanuel Agyemang-
Badu 120'), Kwesi Appiah (Jordan Ayew 99')
saved a penalty and then got up and scored for his
team during a sudden death penalty shootout to win
the 2015 Africa Nations Cup.
After the cup final ended goalless after 120 minutes
of tense football, the penalty shootout went to
sudden death and in the end the Ivorians won 9-8
with goalkeeper Copa Barry netting the decisive kick.
Ghana goalkeeper Razak Braimah was the man
whose penalty was saved by Barry, who then got up
and netted the very next kick to win the contest.
In the 11th minute Yaya Toure went down inside the
danger area after a challenge, but while he was
looking for a penalty the match official was having
none of it as the game recorded some tough tackles
in the early stages.
In the 16th minute Max Gradel missed the target
after Ghana had made an error in defence to allow
the midfielder to slip into space and fire a shot wide
of goal.
The impressive Christian Atsu came very close to the
opener in the 25th minute when he let rip with a left
footed drive from outside the 18 area that cannoned
off the upright.
Then in the 36th minute Andrew Ayew looked to
cross from the left by-line, but the angle was too
tight and his cross effort took a slight deflection and
squeezed off the outside of the upright.
In the 53rd minute Atsu cut inside from the right
wing and passed inside for Asamoah Gyan, but he
shot high and wide from the 'D' outside the big box.
A minute later Ghana centre back John Boye made a
vital challenge to win the ball ahead of Gervinho,
who would have been in on goal otherwise.
In the 69th minute John Boye rose well and headed
just wide of goal following a half chance for Ghana
in the Ivorian penalty area.
Three minutes later and Atsu made an impact once
more, this time he beat his man down the right of
the box, but his pull-back fell behind Gyan, who
could not get a clean shot on target.
In the final minute of regulation time Serge Aurier's
low cross forced a save from Braimah and his
defence cleared the loose ball as the Black Stars
were close to allowing the Ivorians in to score.
No goals at full time and the game moved to the
thirty minute extra time period.
Three minutes into the first half of extra time and
Atsu came close when he controlled a long ball
brilliantly on his chest before acrobatically volleying
wide of the target.
Atsu was again at it in the second half of extra time
when his left footed half volley zipped wide of goal in
the 111th minute.
The extra time period still could not separate the
two teams as neither side could score in 120
minutes of play.
The tie went to the dreaded penalty shootout and it
was the Ivorians who came out winners 9-8 after
sudden death spot kicks.
No score after extra time. Ivory Coast win 9-8 on
penalties.
Penalty sequence: Wakaso scores, Bony misses; J
Ayew scores, Tallo misses; Acquah saved, Aurier
scores; Acheampong misses, Doumbia scores; A
Ayew scores, Yaya Toure scores; Mensah scores,
Kalou scores; Agyemang-Badu scores, Kolo Toure
scores; Afful scores, Kanon scores; Rahman scores,
Bailly scores; Boye scores, Serey Die scores;
Braimah saved, Barry scores
Teams
Ivory Coast
Copa Barry, Kolo Toure, Siaka Tiene (Salomon Kalou
116'), Serge Wilfried Kanon, Eric Bailly, Serge Aurier,
Yaya Toure, Geoffroy Serey Die, Max Gradel (Seydou
Doumbia 67'), Gervinho (Tallo 120'), Wilfried Bony
Ghana
Razak Braimah, Harrison Afful, John Boye, Jonathan
Mensah, Baba Rahman, Mubarak Wakaso, Afriyie
Acquah, Christian Atsu (Frank Acheampong 117'),
Andre Ayew, Asamoah Gyan (Emmanuel Agyemang-
Badu 120'), Kwesi Appiah (Jordan Ayew 99')
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