Brazil’s Seleçao have taken a 2-0 lead into half-time against Ghana’s Black Stars in Dortmund on Tuesday in the second, knockout round of the World Cup Finals, after a record-breaking goal from Ronaldo in the opening minutes and a goal from Adriano in injury-time of the first-half.

Brazil took the lead after just five minutes, with Kaka playing a lovely through-ball to Ronaldo, after Ghana were defending way too high up the pitch, and The Real Madrid star beat the Ghana keeper Kingston to tuck the ball away – in the procees, becoming the highest ever goal-scorer in the World Cup Finals.

Draman had Ghana’s first shot on goal in the 19th minute that Dida easily palmed over for a corner, which they failed to capitalise on, but it saw the Black Stars gaining in confidence.

Ghana had a great chance to equalise minutes later when the Black Stars captain Stephen Appiah played a great threaded pass to Borussia Dortmünd striker Matthew Amoah who was free on goal, but he scuffed his shot wide.

Amoah had another shot after some great play from the Black Stars, but his shot was straight at the Brazilian keeper, but the World Cup debutantes were really coming into the game and causing as big a threat as Brazil on the break and just shading the possession after the opening 30 minutes.

The pressure was mostly from Ghana as the half progressed, with Eric Addo turning well to beat Lucio in the Brazil defence and get his shot on target, but Dida was well behind it.

There was some rash tackling coming from the Ghanaian midfield and defence as they struggled to restrict Adriano, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho in their attacks, from which Brazil failed to trouble Richard Kingson in the Ghana goalmouth.

Brazil were very lucky not to concede with just four minutes of the half remaining after John Mensah headed a powerful downward header that was goalbound, but it hit the shins of Dida in the Brazilian goalmouth and went away to safety.

Completely against the run-of-play, Brazil scored a second goal after Adriano, who was later seen to be offside, latched onto a cross to bundle the ball into the net.

The half finished 2-0 to Brazil, but with Ghana really hard done by not to have equalised and even more unlucky to have the goal ruled onside.

The winner will face either Spain or France in the quarter-finals of the World Cup.

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