World Cup 2014: Brooks' second goal power USA to 2-1 victory against Ghana
Natal: Ghana face USA in the group G match in their tenth World Cup outing against USA who are playing their 30th match
* USA's Dempsey score their first goal within 31 seconds.
* The American captain dribbles into the area and fires past Kwarasey to the far post.
* Dempsey's goal is the fifth fastest goal in the World Cup.
* After USA's blistering start, the game is settling into a rhythm now. Ghana are beginning to possess the ball over stretches
* Jozy Altidore runs down the left, battling for the ball with John Boye and the American immediately pulls up grabbing his left hamstring and falls to the ground. Not looking good for the USA No17.
* Altidore is grimacing in pain as he is stretchered off the pitch. His former team-mate at AZ Alkmaar takes his place in the American attack.
* Johannson comes in to replace Altidore of USA
* Ghana's Ayew commits a foul
* Ghana's Atsu shoots from the top of the box but his effort is also high and wide.
* Rabiu is given a yellow card.
* Rabiu comes crashing intoKyle Beckerman and becomes the first name into Jonas Eriksson's book.
* Ghana's Gyan hits the ball but his effort is not fruitful as Howard dives to his left to stop Gyan's low strike. That looked like it was heading for the side netting.
* Clint Dempsey is on the ground receiving medical attention after Boye kicks high and catches him in the face. He is probably down with a broken nose.
* Opare commits a foul
* Bedoya sends in a dangerous free-kick that causes enough trouble for Kwarasey to punch out for a corner.
* JONES (USA) is penalised after committing a foul.
* Jermaine Jones and Sulley Muntari get into an altercation near the touchline, but Eriksson calms down the situation very professionally.
* At half time USA lead 1-0 against Ghana
* Match resumes after the half time.
* Besler is taken out
* Besler was seen holding his hamstring towards the end of the first half.
* John Brooks makes an error in the back giving the ball straight to Ghana's No3, but the Al Ain man fouls him to end the danger.
* Ghana are looking more dangerous now. Muntari puts in an excellent cross to pick out No3 but his header isn't on target.
* Howard of USA blocks a brilliant kick. He gets a finger to it and pushes Gyan's header just wide.
*USA build up their first real attack of the second half, but Dempsey's shot doesn't have enough power behind it to trouble Kwarasey.
*D. OPARE (Ghana) concedes a free-kick following a challenge on JONES (USA).
*Ayew equalises for Ghana! From a similar angle to Dempsey's strike, the Marseille man beats Howard at the near post.
*Ghana continue to pressure with high intensity, but Howard catches the cross and slows things down.
*Brooks scores the second goal for USA at the 82nd minute
*Muntari gets the yellow card after a foul with Dempsey
*Ghana are looking for any look on goal in these last few minutes.
*Last 45 seconds of game play remaining and Ghana try hard to rescue the game
*USA win the match 2-1 against Ghana
