The national U-20 side, the Black Satellites were on Wednesday beaten 3-0 by the Italian U-21 side.
The Black Satellites are in Italy for two friendly games with their Italian counterparts and the youth side of Parma.
The preparation of the Black Satellites team started telling in the early minutes of the game as they failed to organize themselves and put passes together.
Not able to withstand the pressure from the Italians, they started making elementary mistakes which the Italians capitalized on.
By the 5th minute of the game, they had conceded two goals already and Italy added to the tally by the end of the first half.
Oti Akenten’s pep talk during recess seems to have done the magic for the side as they played the entire duration of the second half unscathed.
George Afriyie, the Chairman of the Black Satellites Management Committee attributed their loss to the short time for preparations but indicated that, the team had learnt some lessons from the game which will be of immense help in the forward match of the team.
The satellites will be hoping to redeem their image as they take on the youth side of Parma on Saturday, 12th November, 2011 in their second friendly match.
Kick-off is at 14:00hrs GMT.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Tags:
Latest Stories
-
Rebecca Akufo-Addo canvasses for votes for Okoe-Boye, Bawumia in Ledzekuku
1 min -
Colombian navy intercepts narco-subs taking new route to Australia
34 mins -
Namibians await vote results as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
46 mins -
Zimbabwe parliament hit by power cut during budget speech
58 mins -
Why Russia’s Africa propaganda warrior was sent home
1 hour -
Australia approves social media ban on under-16s
1 hour -
MasterChef’s Gregg Wallace steps aside after allegations
2 hours -
Chinese companies apologise for ‘shrunken’ sanitary pads
2 hours -
Paris’s Gothic jewel Notre-Dame to reopen five years after fire
2 hours -
First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years
2 hours -
Amorim enjoys ‘special’ first Man Utd win despite ‘anxiety’
2 hours -
Canada’s oil patch rattled by Trump’s tariff plan
2 hours -
It’s difficult not to cheat in marriage – Mr Macaroni
3 hours -
Caretaker jailed 10 years for manslaughter
3 hours -
Election 2024: Citizens’ action is key – Martin Amidu calls for resistance to electoral manipulation
5 hours