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Defender Daniel Opare has apologized to his teammates and Ghanaians for his early sending off which cost Ghana a 1-0 defeat to Brazil in Monday�s friendly. The Standard Liege player was marched off after 38 minutes for a second yellow offence and that weekend a hitherto promising Black Stars squad. The make-shift Ghana left-back was first booked for a late challenge on Santos superstar Neymar. �It is part of the game and i didn�t have any intention of breaking someone�s leg. It was an unfair red card but sorry for letting my team and the whole Ghana down,� Opare told MTNFootball.com �I take the blame for losing to Brazil. I guess it�s part of the game and I have gained some experience.� He also criticized referee Mike Dean for over protecting the Brazilian players. �The referee began early by intimidating us and was too harsh on me. I still will stand by what I said earlier that I�m sorry and will prove on the good sides.�