A late objective from shield John Brooks helped the United States to a 2-1 win over Ghana in their World Cup opener in Natal on Monday. Supporters had scarcely discovered their seats for the Group G crash when USA skipper Clint Dempsey discovered the once again of the net after only 29 seconds at the Arena das Dunas.
However Ghana seemed to have earned a draw when Andre Ayew leveled processes eight minutes from time just for second-half substitute Brooks to head home the 86th-minute victor as the USA made a winning begin in Group G.
The USA's win - their first against Ghana in two past endeavors at the World Cup - was simply the result Jurgen Klinsmann's men required after Portugal's drubbing at the hands of Germany.
Ghana mentor James Kwesi Appiah compensated Jordan Ayew with a spot in the beginning XI after the youthful striker fell off the seat to score a cap trap against South Korea a week ago, while star twosome Kevin-Prince Boateng and Michael Essien were among the substitutes.
There were no astonishments for the USA, with Jurgen Klinsmann naming the same group that beat Nigeria in their last preworld Cup match just about a fortnight back.
Fans in Brazil had been dealt with to an objective overabundance since the competition commenced a week ago and it was no diverse on Monday as Dempsey dazed Ghana inside the opening moment.
The Seattle Sounders forward drove inside the punishment territory, skimming past Ghana safeguard John Boye before setting the ball in the lowest part far right-hand corner - the fifth speediest objective in World Cup history.
Jozy Altidore practically multiplied the USA's focal point in the nineteenth moment after Fabian Johnson's low cross discovered the towering striker inside the six-yard box, however his endeavor on objective was blocked.
It turned out to be Altidore's last bit of movement after the Sunderland player was stretchered off the pitch two minutes after the fact with a potential World Cup-completion hamstring damage - a hit to Klinsmann, who dubiously ignored record-breaking heading scorer Landon Donovan for the centerpiece occasion.
Altidore was supplanted by previous AZ Alkmaar colleague Aron Johannsson.
Ghana did have opportunities to draw level before the break, the best of which went ahead the stroke of half-time as Christian Atsu ended up in space down the right flank and he squared the ball to Ayew however the 22-year-old totally lightened his lines.
Asamoah Gyan - Ghana's heading scorer throughout capability with six objectives - was additionally liable of squandering a radiant chance 10 minutes into the second half in the wake of ending up unmarked in the zone, just to flame his header over the crossbar.
Boateng was presented on the hour-imprint and his substitution was a motivated one as the Africans began to manage ownership and rhythm looking for an equalizer.
For the majority of the Black Stars' ownership, they couldn't discover a route past goalkeeper Tim Howard, with the African country needing self-control in the last third.
They were in the long run compensated for their maintained weight in the 82nd moment obligingness of some gorgeous connection up play in the middle of Gyan and Andre Ayew.
A back-heel from Gyan inside the range prepared for Andre Ayew to run in and pummel the ball into the once more of the net.
Clint Dempsey was on focus on 30 seconds into the diversion just to see his objective countervailed yet a header in the late stages secured the win for the United States