Ghana striker Gyan compares his England strike to World Cup heroics

Published on: 06 April 2011

Ghana hero Asamoah Gyan has compared his last-gasp equaliser against England with his World Cup exploits.

Gyan last week sparked scenes of jubilation at Wembley after securing a 1-1 draw in his country's first ever meeting with England.

The Sunderland striker was one of the stars of last summer's World Cup, his three goals helping send Ghana through to their first quarter-final.

Gyan netted the extra-time winner against the United States to set up a clash with Uruguay but then missed a penalty that would have made them the first African nation to reach the semi-finals.

He added: 'I'm the happiest guy because it's my first time playing at Wembley. It's been my dream to play at Wembley. The Ghanaians have been waiting for this game for quite a long time.

'We've been playing so many friendly games and they've been asking themselves, "Why are we not playing against England?"

'We had a chance against England and we scored an important goal.'

Gyan believes England deserved to win. He said: 'Although the English dominated the game, we are happy for this draw. Honestly, they deserved to win, because they dominated the game.

'They were unlucky. They missed a couple of chances in the first half, we also had a couple of chances.'

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