Czech Republic v Ghana, 17 June 2006
| Score | 2-0 to Ghana |
| Referee | Horacio Marcelo Elizondo |
| Competition | FIFA World Cup Finals group E |
| Venue | RheinEnergie Stadion, Cologne |
| Attendance | 45,000 |
View Czech Republic v Ghana head to head
Kick-Off: 18:00 Local (17:00 BST)
Assistant referees:
Darío García (Argentina)
Rodolfo Otero (Argentina)
Fourth official:
Jerome Damon (South Africa)
Fifth official:
Enock Molefe (South Africa)
Man of the Match:
Michael Essien (Ghana)
This was the first meeting between Czech Republic and Ghana at any level.
Tomáš Ujfaluši was sent off in the 65th minute after tripping Matthew Amoah in the penalty box from behind. Asamoah Gyan took the penalty kick but struck the post, and then received a yellow card for taking the shot without the referee's permission.
0
Czech Republic
Manager: Karel Bruckner
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Petr Čech
Defender
Zdeněk Grygera
Defender
Marek Jankulovski
Defender
David Rozehnal
Defender
Tomáš Ujfaluši
Midfielder
Tomáš Galásek
(captain)
Midfielder
Pavel Nedvěd
Midfielder
Jaroslav Plašil
Midfielder
Karel Poborský
Midfielder
Tomáš Rosický
Forward
Vratislav Lokvenc
Substitutions:
| Jan Polák for Tomáš Galásek | 46 |
| Jiří Stajner for Karel Poborský | 56 |
| Libor Sionko for Jaroslav Plašil | 68 |
Cards:
| Vratislav Lokvenc | 49 | Y |
| Tomáš Ujfaluši | 65 | R |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jaromir Blažek
Goalkeeper
Antonín Kinský
Defender
Martin Jiránek
Defender
Radoslav Kováč
Midfielder
David Jarolím
Midfielder
Pavel Mares
Midfielder
Jan Polák
Midfielder
Libor Sionko
Forward
Milan Baroš
Forward
Marek Heinz
Forward
Jan Koller
Forward
Jiří Stajner
Comments:
Tomas Ujfalusi was sent-off on the day that he won his 50th cap for Czech Republic. Marek Jankulovski was also making his 50th appearance for the Czechs. Vratislav Lokvenc's yellow card rules him out of the next game
2
Ghana
Manager: Ratomir Dujkovic
Goals:
| Asamoah Gyan | 2 |
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| Sulley Muntari | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Richard Kingson
Goalkeeper
Shilla Illiasu
Defender
John Mensah
Defender
Habib Mohammed
Defender
John Pantsil
Defender/Midfielder
Otto Addo
Midfielder
Stephan Appiah
Midfielder
(captain)
Michael Essien
Midfielder
Sulley Muntari
Midfielder
Matthew Amoah
Forward
Asamoah Gyan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Derek Boateng for Otto Addo | 46 |
| Eric Addo for Matthew Amoah | 80 |
| Razak Pimpong for Asamoah Gyan | 85 |
Cards:
| Otto Addo | 18 | Y |
| Michael Essien | 37 | Y |
| Asamoah Gyan | 66 | Y |
| Derek Boateng | 75 | Y |
| Sulley Muntari | 84 | Y |
| Habib Mohammed | 90 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Sammy Adjei
Goalkeeper
George Owu
Defender
Gabriel Issah Ahmed
Defender
Samuel Kuffour
Defender
Emmanuel Pappoe
Defender
Dan Quaye
Defender/Centre back
Eric Addo
Midfielder
Haminu Dramani
Midfielder
Hans Sarpei
Midfielder/Forward
Derek Boateng
Forward
Razak Pimpong
Forward
Alex Tachie-Mensah