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Today let's talk about a very tense World Cup match.

This match was Ghana against Panama.

Let's start with the result: Ghana won, one to nil.

This was a hard-fought and very tense match.

Ghana comes from Africa and is a team with some quality.

Panama comes from Central America, and they're less famous.

Neither of these two teams is top-tier in quality.

So before the match, neither side dared say they would surely win.

For Panama, this match was especially important.

Because they'd been to a few World Cups before, but had never won a single match.

In World Cup history, they had been waiting all along for their first win.

So they badly wanted to take that first win today.

For them, winning this match would be a historic moment.

Ghana, for their part, also wanted to start with a win.

Both teams really wanted to win, so they played very cautiously.

At the start of the match, neither team dared to take risks.

They both got their defending right first, then slowly looked for chances.

In the first half, neither team could score.

Both sides defended diligently, and chances were few.

To be honest, the first half was a bit dull.

Ghana didn't play smoothly, and didn't have many chances.

However, in the second half Ghana played much better.

They made substitutions and quickened the pace of their attack.

They began to push forward, wanting to score.

You could tell Ghana wanted to win more than Panama.

Panama didn't give up either; they had their own chances too.

A few times, Panama came close to scoring.

Their players shot, but the ball didn't go in.

If those balls had gone in, the match might have been different.

And so the score stayed nil-nil.

The minutes ticked away, and the match was about to end.

The people watching all wondered: will it just stay nil-nil today?

But right at the final moment, something happened.

The match had reached stoppage time — the last few minutes.

Ghana's star Semenyo carried the ball forward.

He ran very fast and, all by himself, tore open Panama's defense.

He made a great attack and delivered the ball to the goalmouth.

Then, Ghana's player Yirenkyi seized the chance and slotted it in!

One to nil — Ghana had scored at the very last moment!

This goal came so late, and was so crucial.

Ghana's players all rushed over to celebrate.

Their fans also broke into wild cheers.

Because this goal was almost the last of the match.

After this goal, the match soon ended.

Panama wanted to chase, but there was no time left.

In the end, Ghana won the match one to nil.

For Ghana, this was a very important win.

With a goal at the last moment, they took three points.

Winning a match this tense will give them more confidence.

Of course, although Panama lost, they didn't play badly at all.

They defended hard and created a few chances.

It's just that today, luck was a little against them.

If those few chances had gone in, the result might have been completely different.

Sadly, they still couldn't get that long-awaited win.

They'll have to keep waiting for their first ever World Cup victory.

After the match, many people were talking about this goal.

Some said Ghana won luckily, but also that it wasn't easy.

Others said Panama actually played very tenaciously.

Actually, this is the interesting thing about football.

Some goals come very early; some come very late.

And a goal at the very last moment is often the most unforgettable, and the most thrilling.

For Ghana, this was a very good start.

Taking three points in the first match is important for them.

For Panama, the group stage isn't over, and they still have a chance.

Alright, that was the Ghana versus Panama match.

Ghana won one to nil with a goal at the very last moment.

Yirenkyi's goal will be remembered by Ghana fans for a long time.

This was a match that stayed tense right to the end.

Thank you for listening — see you next time.