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Australian forward Harry Kewell was controversially sent off midway through the first half but Australia managed to cling on to a 1-1 draw with Ghana on Saturday in a result that put the Africans top of Group D. The Australians led as early as the 11th minute when Brett Holman profited from an error by Ghanaian keeper Richard Kingson who spilled a shot from Mark Bresciano, allowing Holman to net the rebound.
But 13 minutes later Australia were reduced to 10-men for the second successive game as Kewell was sent off for handling the ball on the line. The Australians vehemently protested that the ball had struck Kewell's upper arm and that it was not deliberate. Asamoah Gyan, who scored the winner in Ghana's first game against Serbia, converted his second penalty in two games. Australia went close to stealing an unlikely win when substitute Joshua Kennedy failed to score with a smothered close-range shot after 72 minutes.
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