England vs Ghana, 2025 Women's International Friendly

· Women's International Friendly
England
  • 6': Lucia Kendall
  • 90'+5': Alessia Russo (P)
FT
2 - 0
Ghana

    England vs. Ghana: Lionesses end memorable 2025 with victory

    England rounded off a memorable year by beating a stubborn Ghana side 2-0 at St Mary's in the final match of their homecoming series.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
    • 3': Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Offside, Ghana Women. Doris Boaduwaa is caught offside.
    • 5': Foul by Taylor Hinds (England).
    • 5': Stella Nyamekye (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Handball by Stella Nyamekye (Ghana Women).
    • 6': Goal! England 1, Ghana Women 0. Lucia Kendall (England) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (England) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Keira Walsh with a cross.
    • 12': Attempt saved. Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anna Moorhouse (England). Assisted by Grace Asantewaa.
    • 14': Foul by Missy Kearns (England).
    • 14': Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Missy Kearns (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Lucy Bronze (England).
    • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Chloe Kelly (England).
    • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 23': Substitution, England. Beth Mead replaces Chloe Kelly because of an injury.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Missy Kearns (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women).
    • 27': Attempt saved. Lucia Kendall (England) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women). Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 27': Foul by Aggie Beever-Jones (England).
    • 27': Jennifer Cudjoe (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Corner, England. Conceded by Portia Boakye.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Lucia Kendall (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 39': Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Lucia Kendall (England).
    • 43': Attempt saved. Missy Kearns (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women). Assisted by Beth Mead with a through ball.
    • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Cynthia Konlan.
    • 43': Lucia Kendall (England) hits the bar with a header from very close range. Assisted by Taylor Hinds with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Corner, England. Conceded by Susan Duah.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Lucy Bronze (England) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 45': Corner, England. Conceded by Stella Nyamekye.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Lotte Wubben-Moy (England) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (Ghana Women).
    • 45'+1': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Missy Kearns.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Beth Mead (England) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, England 1, Ghana Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins England 1, Ghana Women 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bénédicte Simon.
    • 47': Offside, Ghana Women. Stella Nyamekye is caught offside.
    • 50': Corner, England. Conceded by Portia Boakye.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Bénédicte Simon (Ghana Women).
    • 52': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Keira Walsh (England).
    • 54': Foul by Doris Boaduwaa (Ghana Women).
    • 54': Lucy Bronze (England) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 55': Foul by Bénédicte Simon (Ghana Women).
    • 56': Attempt saved. Lucy Bronze (England) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women). Assisted by Taylor Hinds with a cross.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Jessica Park (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Hinds with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women).
    • 58': Substitution, Ghana Women. Abi Kim replaces Doris Boaduwaa.
    • 58': Substitution, Ghana Women. Princess Marfo replaces Alice Kusi.
    • 59': Handball by Princess Marfo (Ghana Women).
    • 61': Substitution, England. Lauren Hemp replaces Jessica Park.
    • 62': Substitution, England. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Missy Kearns.
    • 62': Substitution, England. Grace Clinton replaces Lucia Kendall.
    • 63': Foul by Grace Clinton (England).
    • 63': Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Bénédicte Simon (Ghana Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stella Nyamekye with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Aggie Beever-Jones (England) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Laura Blindkilde Brown.
    • 66': Corner, England. Conceded by Susan Duah.
    • 67': Foul by Grace Clinton (England).
    • 67': Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Offside, Ghana Women. Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah is caught offside.
    • 68': Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Grace Clinton (England).
    • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women).
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Corner, England. Conceded by Comfort Yeboah.
    • 74': Substitution, England. Alessia Russo replaces Aggie Beever-Jones.
    • 74': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women).
    • 75': Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Cynthia Konlan (Ghana Women). Assisted by Beth Mead.
    • 75': Corner, England. Conceded by Cynthia Konlan.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (England) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross following a corner.
    • 77': Substitution, Ghana Women. Evelyn Badu replaces Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah.
    • 77': Substitution, Ghana Women. Princella Adubea replaces Stella Nyamekye.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Jennifer Cudjoe (Ghana Women).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Beth Mead (England) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Bénédicte Simon (Ghana Women).
    • 83': Foul by Laura Blindkilde Brown (England).
    • 83': Grace Asantewaa (Ghana Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Alessia Russo (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 84': Foul by Comfort Yeboah (Ghana Women).
    • 84': Comfort Yeboah (Ghana Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Foul by Evelyn Badu (Ghana Women).
    • 85': Keira Walsh (England) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Evelyn Badu (Ghana Women).
    • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, England. Conceded by Portia Boakye.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Ghana Women. Anasthesia Achiaa replaces Bénédicte Simon.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Ghana Women. Nancy Amoh replaces Jennifer Cudjoe.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (England) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Bronze.
    • 90'+2': Penalty conceded by Comfort Yeboah (Ghana Women) with a handball in the penalty area.
    • 90'+3': VAR Decision: Penalty England.
    • 90'+5': Goal! England 2, Ghana Women 0. Alessia Russo (England) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+6': Substitution, England. Anouk Denton replaces Lucy Bronze.
    • 90'+8': Keira Walsh (England) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, England 2, Ghana Women 0.
    • 0': Match ends, England 2, Ghana Women 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 0
    0 Corner Kicks 9
    7 Saves 1
    26.7 Possession 73.3
    3 SHOTS 24
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    179 Accurate Passes 613
    251 Passes 683
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    3 Crosses 28
    0.7 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 28
    14 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    21 Tackles 21
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    18 Interceptions 3
    23 Effective Clearances 5
    23 Clearances 5

    Game Information

    Competition: Women's International Friendly

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 20,252

    Line-Ups

    ENG England (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Anna Moorhouse (GK)
    6 Lotte Wubben-Moy
    5 Maya Le Tissier
    3 Taylor Hinds
    2 Lucy Bronze
    10 Missy Bo Kearns Yellow Card
    4 Keira Walsh Yellow Card
    8 Lucia Kendall
    9 Aggie Beever-Jones
    11 Chloe Kelly
    7 Jess Park
    England Substitutes:
    Alessia Russo, Niamh Charles, Anouk Denton, Georgia Stanway, Sophie Baggaley, Beth Mead, Freya Godfrey, Grace Clinton, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Ellie Roebuck, Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone.

    GHA Ghana (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Cynthia Konlan (GK)
    17 Portia Boakye
    3 Susan Duah
    2 Bénédicte Simon
    15 Comfort Yeboah Yellow Card
    8 Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah
    6 Jennifer Cudjoe
    5 Grace Asantewaa
    9 Doris Boaduwaa
    11 Alice Kusi
    14 Stella Nyamekye
    Ghana Substitutes:
    Josephine Bonsu, Kerrie Mccarthy, Anasthesia Achiaa, Ernestina Abambilla, Evelyn Badu, Abigail Kim, Mary Amponsah, Louisa Aniwaa, Nina Norshie, Princess, Princella Adobea, Nancy Amoh, Afi Amenyeku.

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