However, consistent pressure in the second-half paid its dividends as Taylor rounded his marker to fire into the corner of the net to put Ghana back firmly on a 3-2 lead in the 58th minute.

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Messi fired a volley into the arms of Pyatov before the third duly arrived, Pique pulling away from his marker to direct a Xavi corner goalwards from 15 yards, the ball flying in off the unfortunate Rakitskiy.

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Bellamy's persistence earned a corner on the left and Collins got across his marker to turn home Ramsey's near-post cross, the Aston Villa defender scoring his second international goal.

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The home side continued to press forward and from a Pedersen corner Santa Cruz peeled away from his marker for a header which came back off the bar.

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That dominance was rewarded after the break, when Saha, who scored in the 2009 cup final, lost his marker John Terry in the area to head in Baines' corner from the right.

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Tod broke free of his marker and stroked a Charlie Miller corner through a ruck of players and into the net from eight yards.

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Quinn, standing in as skipper in the absence of the injured Steven Craigan, then headed O'Brien's corner wide from eight yards after escaping his marker.

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