History repeats – Ayew misses Ghana’s penalty against Uruguay

Ghana missed a penalty again against Uruguay in the Group H match on Friday. The Black Stars were given a penalty after Mohommed Kudus was brought down by Uruguay keeper Sergio Rochet.

Andre Ayew stepped up to take the spot kick but the attempt was saved by Rochet who dived to his left.

There was controversy surrounding the penalty. The challenge by Rochet on Kudus was originally not considered since a Ghana player was in an offside position in the build up.

The referee was asked to consider the decision again by VAR and he turned the decision given by the assistant. The replays and semi assisted offside technology showed the player to be onside.

This marks another penalty miss for Ghana against Uruguay at the FIFA World Cups. In 2010, the two teams faced each other in the quarterfinal fof the tournament.