For 94 minutes, Ghana looked lost. Sloppy passes. Frustrated faces. A dull 0-0 draw seemed inevitable against a stubborn Panama side that came to spoil the party.
Then came the 95th minute.The ball fell to Ernest Yirenkyi on the edge of the box. One touch. One thunderous strike. The net exploded. So did the stadium.
Ghana 1–0 Panama. Silence turned to mayhem. Agony flipped to ecstasy. In one swing of his right boot, Yirenkyi turned a forgettable night into an unforgettable World Cup opener. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t dominant. But who cares?
Three points. Heroic ending. Ghana lives to fight another day.