Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 to climb di Group H ladder

Ghana lead South Korea 3-2

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Ghana win one ogbonge match packed wit twists and turns against South Korea in front of vibrant crowd for Education City Stadium for Qatar.

One 10-minute spell by di African nation for di first half give dem wit 2-0 lead courtesy of goals from Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu and Ajax's Mohammed Kudus.

Meanwhile, noisy celebrations by Ghana fans for half time bin go down afta South Korea comeback afta di break.

Two stunning headers in three minutes from Cho Gue-sung, top-scorer for im domestic league, level di game afta 61 minutes.

But Kudus, wey bin don head Jordan Ayew cross for di first half, add one final twist wen im throw in one third goal for Ghana to break South Korea hearts.

Chances continued to fall for South Korea way as dem search for anoda equaliser but, despite 10 minutes of added time, Ghana hold on.

Plenti emotional scenes at di final whistle as many South Korea players fall to di ground while dem send off manager Paulo Bento for arguing wit English referee Anthony Taylor for not allowing dem take one corner despite say di 10 minutes don pass.

In contrast, happy Ghana substitutes sprinted onto di pitch to celebrate as fans for di stand blow whistles and dance in celebration.

With Portugal to come next for South Korea, dis feels like one ogbonge defeat, while Ghana - unfortunate to lose against Portugal - go face Uruguay in good spirits for dia final game.

South Korea vs Ghana

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How di match waka

South Korea XI: Seung-gyu, Jin-su, Min-jae, Woo-young, In-beom, Heung-min, Gue-sung, Moon-hwan, Young-gwon, Chang-hoon, Woo-yeung.

Ghana XI: Zigi, Lamptey, Salisu, Partey, J Ayew, A Ayew, Mensah, Amartey, Williams, Kudus, Abdul Samed.

FIRST HALF :

Di players don dey on di pitch and South Korea go get di kick-off.

2 mins: Moon-Hwan Kim (South Korea) commit one rough challenge and Anthony Taylor blows im whistle for a foul.

3 mins: Dem interrupt di game. Woo-Young Jung (South Korea) don violate di rules in di battle for di ball.

4 mins: Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) whip di ball in from di long-range free kick, but di first man get am clear.

8 mins: Heung-Min Son (South Korea) go take di corner.

Lots of space inside di Ghana box. Jordan Ayew don dey forced to make a clearance before Jeong Woo-yeong gbab di pop afta di Black Star fail to deal wit a corner.

So far, South Korea dey dominating di opening exchanges. All di action dey take place in and around di opposition penalty area. Ghana need to get themselves into dis.

13 mins: Heung-Min Son (South Korea) lift di ball into di box from di corner, but one of di defending players get dia first to head am clear.

Five corners to South Korea for di first 11 minutes. Son Heung-min, wey dey wear face mask, don pop a couple into di box but dem no fit make am count.

15 mins: Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana) nearly create a chance, but im attempt to pick out a teammate wit a through ball never still click.

17 mins: Jin-Su Kim (South Korea) pass di ball into di box but one opposing player clear am off.

17 mins: Heung-Min Son (South Korea) swing in one dangerous cross from di resulting corner kick, but none of im teammates manage to outjump di defence.

21 mins: Yellow Card to Daniel Amartey (Ghana) as im make one bad challenge.

GOAL!

24 mins: Gooal! Mohammed Salisu don score for Ghana

South Korea 0-1 Ghana

Mohammed Salisuna di quickest to react to di rebound afta Jordan Ayew take di di ball and sets am for one free kick. and im stabs di ball into di back of di net.

VAR moment though

27 mins: But Referee Anthony Taylor signal say di goal stands! Di Ghana players celebrate.

Anoda yellow card for dis game

27 mins: Anthony Taylor show one yellow card to Woo-Young Jung (South Korea) for im blatant foul.

31 mins: Ghana hold possession of di ball and display neat passing from player to player. Dem dey wiat di right moment to open up di opposition defence to hit dem swiftly on di break.

GOAL!

South Korea 0-2 Ghana

South Korea vs Ghana

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Anoda one for Ghana as Mohammed Kudus score at 34 mins.

34 mins: Goal! Jordan Ayew hand Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) disimplest of tasks from close range afta im crossing pass di keeper, and im make no mistake wit im header into di bottom right corner. 0:2.

37 mins: Di ball possession na 55:45.

45 mins: Di fourth official show 5 min. of added time.

45+2 mins: 'Jordan Ayew (Ghana) take di corner, but di defender intercept am.

45+5 mins: Jordan Ayew (Ghana) swing in one cross from dicorner, but Seung-Gyu Kim read am well and gada di ball.

HALF TIME

A perfect 45 for di Black Stars.

SECOND HALF

46 mins: Paulo Bento make a change at di break as Sang-Ho Na don come in place of Woo-Yeong Jeong (South Korea).

48 mins: South Korea dey show great team chemistry. Dem dey pass di ball around seamlessly.

49 mins: Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) go on a solo run, but im fail to create a chance as one opposition player block am.

50 mins: Tariq Lamptey (Ghana) find space inside di box but rifle im effort miles past di left post. Di ball dey off of di pitch and na goal kick for South Korea.

53 mins: 'Gue-Sung Cho (South Korea) rise above di opponent defence and head one precise cross towards di top left corner. Meanwhile, Lawrence Ati-Zigi block di effort afta im pull off one ogbonge save.

55 mins: Jordan Ayew (Ghana) send one wonderful cross from di corner kick. But di defence work perfectly to clear di ball and stop di threat.

56 mins: Jordan Ayew (Ghana) put one dangerous cross into di box, but di first man clear am off.

GOAL!

58 mins: Gue-Sung Cho don score for South Korea as im run onto one clever lofted pass from Kang-In Lee and easily beat di keeper wit one header into di bottom right corner from close range.

South Korea 1-2 Ghana

Anoda Goal from South Korea

61 mins: Gue-Sung Cho (South Korea) find di back of di net!

South Korea 2-2 Ghana

Gue-Sung Cho score two goals for South Korea

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67 mins: Dem don interrupt di game as dem flag Inaki Williams (Ghana) for offside.

GOAL

68 mins: Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) don score again!

South Korea 2-3 Ghana

74 mins: Tariq Lamptey (Ghana) don gbab yellow card.

76 mins: Heung-Min Son (South Korea) waste one golden opportunity inside di box as im shoot straight into di back of one opponent wen di goal bin dey at im mercy.

79 mins: Otto Addo don decide to substitute Andre Ayew and im replace am wit Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana).

83 mins: Daniel-Kofi Kyereh (Ghana) take di resulting corner wey dey well defended.

84 mins: One promising move end wit one clever pass to Jin-Su Kim (South Korea), wey hit one first-time shot at goal wey rise just over di bar. Di ball dey off of di pitch and na goal kick for Ghana.

86 mins: Salis Abdul Samed (Ghana) give away one foul for one clumsy challenge. Referee Anthony Taylor see di whole situation.

88' mins: End of di game for Gideon Mensah, wey dem replace wit Abdul-Rahman Baba (Ghana) afta e gbab injury.

90 mins: 10 min. of added time.

90+1 mins 'Heung-Min Son (South Korea) make one run into di box and get on di end of one cross, but im well-taken shot crash into one defender and e clear am away.

90+4 mins: Heung-Min Son (South Korea) try to pass di ball into di penalty area but dem block am.

90+5 mins: Dem clear off di free kick wey Kang-In Lee (South Korea) land enta di penalty area.

90+7 mins: Daniel Amartey (Ghana) need medical treatment, so di referee stop play and signals for di physio to enta di pitch.

90+9 mins: Kang-In Lee (South Korea) deliver one promising cross into di box, but dem clear am off.

90+10 mins: Kang-In Lee (South Korea) take di corner kick but di ball only find di head of one opponent.

FULL TIME:

South Korea 2-3 Ghana

Ghana vs South Korea

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Ghana and South Korea meet six times

Ghana vs South Korea

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Ghana and South Korea meet six international international friendly matches, out of dis both counties win three games each. 

So both teams dey on level in terms of dia ability to win or lose, dis dey mean de win possibility be 50-50. 

In de previous game, Ghana hold South Korea in de first half of de game until referee award Ronaldo penalty leading to de first goal.

De game suddenly open up wey by de end of de match, Portugal beat Ghana 3 - 2. 

South Korea in dia previous games play good football but dem no convert dia chances into goals, sake of that dem get goalless draw. 

Ghana coach Otto Addo say de Black Stars make ready for to give everything in de game against South Korea.

While South Korea team also go try explore weaknesses within de Ghanaian side in de game.