The 2nd round games started with Uruguay and South Korea. Uruguay started brightly and they got a goal within first few minutes from Suarez. After that goal, they decided to go into defense mode and just waited for the South Koreans to bring the ball to them.
This is usually a recipe for disaster especially if the opposing team is as good or slightly lower than you. And so it happens, late in the 2nd half, the Koreans strike back with a goal.
But the Koreans are no match for Uruguay. Suarez had another goal, this time a beautifully curved shot hitting the post and into the net. The 2-1 score made Uruguay the first country to progress to the quarter-finals.
The second game of the day was between USA and Ghana. This was an interesting and exciting match for the start. Ghana quickly settled and got the first goal in 5 minutes from Kevin Prince Boateng who managed to evade the disorganized US defense. The US quickly settled after this goal and started to attack Ghana who decided to get into a defensive mode.
Prince Boateng then got tackled quite violently and forced to exit the game. Amazingly the tackled laid on him was very similar to the one he gave Michael Ballack, the injured Germany captain which made Ballack miss this World Cup.
The US goal came from a penalty after the Ghana defender fouled in the penalty area. Up until then, Ghana defenders were superb and stole a lot of balls from the US.
The game went into extra time and within the first 3 minutes, Asamoah Gayan, in an amazing individual brilliance, managed to evade 2 defenders before ramming the ball in the back of the net. Both teams by now were on their last legs and struggled to play the game
The score stayed 2-1 until the end giving Ghana the 2nd sport in the quarterfinals and giving Africa the hope.
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