2022 World Cup: Losing To Ghana, Tipiskan Opportunities For South Korea Qualifies To The Last 16

South Korea Vs Ghana (Twitter @ghanablackstars)

JAKARTA - Ghana got the first three points in the Qatar 2022 World Cup Group H after a dramatic 3-2 win over South Korea at the Education City Stadium, Monday, November 28, 2022 evening WIB.

This result made Ghana move up to second place in the standings with a collection of three points from two matches. The same point is collected by Portugal at the top position which will meet Uruguay in the morning.

Ghana opened the scoring when the game had been running for 24 minutes. Mohammed Salisu posted his name on the scoreboard after getting the ball vomited in front of the goal mouth.

The referee used a video assistant referee (VAR) to ensure that no handball occurred during the goal process. He then pointed to the midfield point indicating that the goal was right.

In the 34th minute Ghana managed to double their lead. This time it was Mohammed Kudus' turn to shake the opponent's net, maximizing a good pass from his colleague Jordan Ayew.

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South Korea then tried to reduce the position at the end of the first half. However, Moon-Hwan Kim's efforts to create a dangerous situation in the penalty box could still be anticipated by the opponent.

Eight minutes after the break, it was Gue-Sung Cho who threatened with a header to welcome the ball crossing. Unfortunately, his attempt to target the bottom right corner of the goal could still be blocked by Lawrence Ati-Zigi.

Three minutes later, Korea's efforts paid off. Gue-Sung Cho made his name on the scoreboard with a header maximizing the bait from his colleague Kang In Lee.

Gue-Sung Cho quickly scored a second goal after that to equalize to become equal and strong 2-2. This time it was Jin Su Kim's turn to provide the assists.

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However, Ghana took the lead again just seven minutes after that. Kudus managed to score his second goal in this match after receiving a ball from Gideon Mensah.

South Korea continues to strive for several opportunities after that, including the efforts of Kang In Lee and Jin Su. However, the 3-2 score for Ghana's victory continued until the referee blew the long whistle breaking up the match.

With this result, South Korea's move to qualify for the last 16 was tough because it faced Brazil in the group's last match.

Lineup

South Korea (4-2-3-1): Seung Gyu Kim; Moon Hwan Kim, Min Jae Kim, Young Gwon Kim, Jin Su Kim; Woo Young Jung, In Beom Hwang; Heung Min Son, Woo Yeong Jeong, Chang Hoon Kwon.

Ghana (4-3-3): Lawrence Ati; Tariq Lamptey, Daniel Amartey, Mohammed Salisu, Gideon Mensah; Thomas Partey, Salis Abdul Samed, Mohammed Kudus; Andre Ayew, Inaki Williams, Jordan Ayew.