Fernando Muslera was 50-50 with penalty kicks today during Uruguay’s match against Ghana. Muslera faced 5 penalties and only allowed 2 goals. The first penalty he faced was in stoppage time during the end of the 2nd half of overtime. If Ghana’s Asamoah Gyan scored, Ghana would face the Netherlands in the World Cup Semi-Finals.
The failed pk attempt during stoppage time of the 2nd overtime period – Muslera did not make the save, but went the right way on the missed shot:
Asamoah Gyan then took the first penalty shot for his team during the shootout. Gyan went to the keeper’s left, Muslera went the correct way again:
Ghana’s second attempt in the penalty shootout was taken and scored by Stephen Appiah. Muslera went the right way again and was just inches from making the save:
Fernando Muslera then made his first save against Ghana’s Dominic Adiyiah. The penalty shot was not hit hard enough or far enough away from Uruguay’s keeper and Muslera handled it perfectly:
Muslera then becomes his country’s hero when he saves the next attempt (also to his left) this time against Ghana’s captain, John Mensah:
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