{"id":254841,"date":"2016-10-04T15:30:03","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T15:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=254841"},"modified":"2016-10-04T15:30:03","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T15:30:03","slug":"u-17-womens-world-cup-black-maidens-claim-victory-against-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/10\/u-17-womens-world-cup-black-maidens-claim-victory-against-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"U-17 Women’s World Cup: Black Maidens claim victory against USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
Ghana came from a goal down to win by 2 goals to 1 in its second group D match against the United States of America in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup.<\/p>\n
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The Black Maidens in their previous game suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat to their Japanese counterparts at the Prince Mohammed International Stadium in Zarqa, Jordan.<\/p>\n
The USA drew first blood through its striker, Frankie Tagliaferri in the 5th minute.<\/p>\n
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The Maidens however came back from the first half break to equalize in the 63rd minute through Gifty Acheampong.<\/p>\n
With the score on equal pegging, Ghana strived to keep possession of the ball in what appeared to be a more competitive second half.<\/p>\n
The Maidens however managed to pull another\u00a0goal through Sandra Owusu-Ansah who converted a penalty kick in the 84th minute.<\/p>\n
With today\u2019s victory, the Black Maidens are 3rd on the table with 3 points and a goal difference of -4.<\/p>\n
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They will face Paraguay in their last group D game on Saturday at the Al Hassan International Stadium, Irbid at 1600 GMT.<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n
Photo credit: FIFA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Ghana came from a goal down to win by 2 goals to 1 in its second group D match against the United States of America in the ongoing FIFA U-17 Women\u2019s World Cup. The Black Maidens in their previous game suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat to their Japanese counterparts at the Prince Mohammed International Stadium […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":254852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[12235,42,3,12288],"yoast_head":"\n