Miroslav Klose equalled Brazilian legend Ronaldo's record of 15 World
Cup goals with the equaliser for Germany in their 2-2 Group G draw with
Ghana in Fortaleza on Saturday.
Mario Goetze had given Germany the lead before goals from Andre Ayew
and Asamoah Gyan turned the game on its head and threatened to cause a
major upset for the Black Stars.
But Klose had the last laugh with a poacher's goal a yard out 19 minutes from time.
Lead lasted only three minutes
Having at times bossed the first half, and only been denied by two
fantastic Manuel Neuer saves from Sulley Muntari and Christian Atsu,
Ghana switched off at the start of the second.
Thomas Mueller picked out Goetze running into the box and the Bayern
Munich midfielder stopped unconvincingly to head goalwards with the ball
going straight down onto his knee before rebounding past Ghana
goalkeeper Abdul-Fatawu Dauda, who like his two centre-backs had been
ball-watching.
The lead lasted only three minutes before Harrison Afful crossed into
the box and Ayew, on his 50th appearance for the Black Stars, climbed
above Shkodran Mustafi and the static Per Mertesacker, playing his 100th
game for Germany, to flick a header beyond Neuer.
Gyan smash ball past Neuer
Nine minutes later things got even better for Ghana as Muntari
dispossessed Germany captain Philipp Lahm in midfield and slid the ball
through to Black Stars captain Gyan to smash the ball past Neuer.
Ghana were running riot and Germany hanging on by their fingernails
but an inspired substitution by coach Joachim Loew brought Klose into
the fray to stab home from a yard out after Benedikt Hoewedes flicked on
Toni Kroos's corner.
Source : dfb.de