Andre Ayew palm-slapped his own chest in an uninhibited exhibition of euphoria. He had just cancelled out Clint Dempsey's first-minute opener for USA. Only eight minutes remained. He had seemingly snatched Ghana a valuable point in Natal.
At the final whistle at the Estadio das Dunas, however, Ayew slunk to the turf, head in hands. A giant Berlin-born defender had ruined the France-born playmaker's evening.
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