Australia Beats Ghana's Black Queens 4-1

Australia won its first ever Women's World Cup match on Wednesday with Lisa De Vanna scoring two goals in a 4-1 victory over Ghana in a Group C match.
Australia, 0-7-2 in three previous World Cups, came up with a strong performance against the Africans. Sarah Walsh and Heather Garriock also scored for the Australians.
Ghana failed to clear the ball from its end in the 14th minute, and Walsh took advantage with a left-foot shot that beat the goalkeeper.
Anita Amankwa had two chances to tie the score, but failed to convert. She misplayed a shot toward an open net in the 20th minute, then took one too many touches in trying to get past the Australian goalie and lost the ball in the 33rd minute.
De Vanna came on in the second half and the move quickly paid off. First she hit the bar on her first scoring chance, then made it 2-0 when she knocked home Walsh's cross in the 57th minute.
Garriock scored on a header in the 69th to make it 3-0.
Ghana scored its only goal moments later when Amankwa took a pass, stepped inside a defender and calmly placed her shot past the goalie.
De Vanna closed out the scoring in the 81st minute. After taking a pass from Garriock, Ghana goalie Memunatu Sulemana rushed up to defend, but when she failed to reach the ball De Vanna knocked it into the open net.
Australia faces Norway on Saturday, and Ghana takes on Canada.