2 years ago
45
Ghana won an exhilarating lucifer packed with twists and turns against South Korea successful beforehand of a vibrant assemblage astatine Education City Stadium successful Qatar.
A 10-minute spell by the African federation successful the archetypal fractional gave them with a 2-0 pb courtesy of goals from Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu and Ajax's Mohammed Kudus.
However, noisy celebrations by Ghana fans astatine fractional clip were dampened by a South Korea comeback aft the break.
Two stunning headers successful 3 minutes from Cho Gue-sung, top-scorer successful his home league, levelled the crippled aft 61 minutes.
But Kudus, who had headed successful Jordan Ayew's transverse successful the archetypal half, added a last twist erstwhile helium thumped successful a 3rd for Ghana to interruption South Korea's hearts.
Chances continued to autumn South Korea's mode arsenic they searched for different equaliser but, contempt 10 minutes of added time, Ghana held on.
Ghana scored 3 goals successful a World Cup lucifer for the archetypal timeThere were affectional scenes astatine the last whistle arsenic galore South Korea players fell to the crushed portion manager Paulo Bento was sent disconnected for arguing with English referee Anthony Taylor for not allowing a country to beryllium taken contempt the 10 minutes having elapsed.
In contrast, elated Ghana substitutes sprinted onto the transportation to observe arsenic fans successful the basal blew whistles and danced successful celebration.
With Portugal to travel adjacent for South Korea, this feels a important defeat, portion Ghana - unfortunate to suffer against Portugal - volition look Uruguay successful bully spirits successful their last game.
More to follow.
How to play
Rate players retired of 10 passim oregon aft the game. The rater volition adjacent 30 minutes aft the last whistle.
Rating scope key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection
South Korea
Squad number1Player nameKim Seung-gyu
Squad number15Player nameKim Moon-Hwan
Squad number4Player nameKim Min-Jae
Squad number19Player nameKim Young-Gwon
Squad number3Player nameKim Jin-Su
Squad number5Player nameJung Woo-Young
Squad number6Player nameHwang In-Beom
Squad number22Player nameKwon Chang-Hoon
Squad number25Player nameJeong Woo-Yeong
Squad number7Player nameSon Heung-Min
Squad number9Player nameCho Gue-Sung
Squad number16Player nameHwang Ui-Jo
Squad number17Player nameNa Sang-Ho
Squad number18Player nameLee Kang-In
Squad number20Player nameKwon Kyung-Won
Ghana
Squad number1Player nameAti-Zigi
Squad number2Player nameLamptey
Squad number18Player nameAmartey
Squad number4Player nameSalisu
Squad number14Player nameMensah
Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number21Player nameAbdul Samed
Squad number20Player nameKudus
Squad number10Player nameA Ayew
Squad number9Player nameJ Ayew
Squad number19Player nameWilliams
Squad number3Player nameOdoi
Squad number8Player nameKyereh
Squad number17Player nameBaba
Squad number22Player nameSulemana
Squad number23Player nameDjiku
Line-ups
South Korea
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Kim Seung-gyu
- 15Kim
- 4KimSubstituted forKwonat 90+2'minutes
- 19Kim Young-GwonBooked astatine 77mins
- 3Kim
- 5Jung Woo-YoungBooked astatine 27minsSubstituted forHwangat 79'minutes
- 6Hwang
- 22KwonSubstituted forLeeat 57'minutes
- 25JeongSubstituted forNaat 45'minutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 9Cho
Substitutes
- 2Yoon
- 8Paik
- 10Lee Jae-Sung
- 11Hwang Hee-Chan
- 12Song
- 13Son
- 14Hong Chul
- 16Hwang
- 17Na
- 18Lee
- 20Kwon
- 21Cho Hyun-Woo
- 23Kim
- 24Cho
- 26Song
Ghana
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Ati-Zigi
- 2LampteyBooked astatine 73minsSubstituted forOdoiat 78'minutes
- 18AmarteyBooked astatine 21mins
- 4Salisu
- 14MensahSubstituted forBabaat 88'minutes
- 5Partey
- 21Abdul Samed
- 20KudusSubstituted forDjikuat 83'minutes
- 10A AyewSubstituted forKyerehat 78'minutes
- 9J AyewSubstituted forSulemanaat 78'minutes
- 19Williams
Substitutes
- 3Odoi
- 6Owusu
- 7Fatawu
- 8Kyereh
- 11Bukari
- 12Danlad
- 13Afriyie
- 15Aidoo
- 16Nurudeen
- 17Baba
- 22Sulemana
- 23Djiku
- 24Sowah
- 25Semenyo
- 26Seidu
Referee:Anthony Taylor
Attendance:43,983
Live Text
Match ends, Korea Republic 2, Ghana 3.
Second Half ends, Korea Republic 2, Ghana 3.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Salis Abdul Samed.
Attempt blocked. Kwon Kyung-Won (Korea Republic) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Hwang In-Beom.
Attempt missed. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Abdul Rahman Baba.
Kwon Kyung-Won (Korea Republic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Iñaki Williams (Ghana).
Foul by Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic).
Alexander Djiku (Ghana) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt blocked. Kim Jin-Su (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Kim Young-Gwon with a cross.
Hwang In-Beom (Korea Republic) wins a escaped footwear successful the attacking half.
Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Lawrence Ati-Zigi.
Attempt saved. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) near footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Denis Odoi.
Kwon Kyung-Won (Korea Republic) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Iñaki Williams (Ghana).
Substitution, Korea Republic. Kwon Kyung-Won replaces Kim Min-Jae.
Attempt saved. Na Sang-Ho (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the container is saved successful the bottommost close corner. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su.
Get the latest results and extremity notifications for immoderate squad astatine the Fifa World Cup by downloading the BBC Sport app: Apple - Android - Amazon
Get your regular dose of Fifa World Cup reaction, statement & investigation with World Cup Daily connected BBC Sounds
English (US)