On the 84th min mark, Kuzmanovic conceded a brazen penalty when he handled the cross from substitute Appiah.

Gyan duly obliged from the penalty spot as he sent the keeper guessing the wrong way.

Kuzmanovic will be consumed with grief for that aberrant behaviour when he handled the ball.

The World Cup marked the inaugural competition that the entire world witnessed Serbia’s insignia and national anthem. Prior to World Cup 2010, they competed as Serbia & Montenegro back in World Cup 2006.

Serbia attacked from the get-go as Marko Panelic attempted an audacious shot from 35 yards just 10 seconds after the kick-off whistle was blown. Sadly, his shot whizzed pass the upright.

Both teams had the intent to get a foothold early in the game as Prince Tagoe dribbled past the Serbian defence only to be scythed down by Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic only to be penalised.

Asamoah Gyan, like most players at this World Cup, couldn’t direct the resulting free-kick on target, as the ball sailed yards over the bar.

Striker Asamoah Gyan who had a lot of injury concerns in the past and the first Ghanian player ever to score a goal at the FIFA World Cup finals back in 2006, suffered an injury scare midway through the first half after getting caught in a tangle with Ivanovic.

The game then proceeded to be a physical affair as free-kicks were given on numerous occasion for both sides.

Left-back Aleksandar Kolarov had the best chance to put Serbia in front during the 30 min mark when he saw his free-kick attempt swerve past the right post.

Neither side were able to break the deadlock in the first half as both sides lacked the cutting edge to convert those half-chances.

The rock solid Serbian defence were tittering during the first period of the second half.

One of the culprits, Ivanovic gifted possession to Ghana on numerous occasions, which led to unnecessary pressure in Serbia’s own half.

Fortunately for him, Ghana’s attacking force failed to capitalise on those bloops.

Serbia were then saved by the post when Pantsil’s long throw found Gyan who saw his effort hit the ground before being guided to the upright.

Lukovic was forced to take an early bath on the 73rd min for committing a needless challenge on Ayew. That red card marks the 3rd dismissal in 8 games.

Serbia shifted to second gear after the dismissal of Lukovic as 10-man Serbia tested Kingson on numerous occasions.

The birthday boy produced a fine stop to deny Krasic before stopping Vidic’s headed effort on goal from the resulting corner.

Gyan failed to put his name on the score sheet again as he hit the post with a curling attempt on goal in the dying minutes of the game.

World Cup 2010 seemed to lack goals. With only 89goals scored in 8 games, The UrbanWire hopes that there’ll be a plethora of goals in the upcoming games.