The spot kick awarded in the first half, handed the visitors the opener and they built on the slender lead to register the second goal against the host.
The Sunderland central defender was not the only one who contested the decision, but the British commentators in like manner described referee Kevin Friend’s decision as controversial.
Mensah, despite producing a brilliant performance in an afternoon that saw three of his team mates suffering various degrees of injuries, found himself in referee Friend’s bad books.
The referee showed him the red card after pulling Uruguayan international, Luiz Suarez, in the second half, complicating matters for the brilliant Ghanaian defender.
That notwithstanding, Mensah said in a post-match interview with his official website johntherock5.com that he had put what happened behind him and is looking forward to help his club and country to attain greater heights in future assignments.
“It’s painful and worrying when you are accused wrongly of something you have little knowledge of, but that is football. I apologize for the red card and I ask my fans to forgive me, the entire Sunderland team and supporters.”
“I have put what happened behind me, and looking forward to bounce back in style. I take delight in the fact that I had a great game. It’s unfortunate I could not crown it with a win,” Mensah added.
He told johntherock5.com, “Our team played well but luck eluded us. We hope things will work right in our subsequent games.”
Regarding his readiness and that of his colleagues for the Congo-Ghana game, he noted that they were determined to claim all the three points, saying “we are well-conditioned to win the Congo game, and that will spur us on to make our country proud when we play England two days after.”
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