FIFA World Cup : South Korea vs Ghana

 The match between Ghana & South Korea was another scintillating encounter that enthralled the crowds end to end. With both teams needing a win to stay in contention, there was intensity & 

Though South Korea started briskly from the start, they could not capitalise on their moves & Ghana sat back deep to defend & went for counter attack whenever chance came their way. However, 1st half clearly belonged to Ghana, who broke the deadlock, as Jordan Ayew send a floater into the Korean box & Salisu reacted well to fire a left footer into the net - VAR check showed no handball from Ayew & the goal stood. Before the Koreans could manage to regroup, Kudus doubled the lead, as Ayew crossed across the far post & Kudus headed the ball in past the Korean keeper. South Korea increased their tempo, but to no avail, as at half time the score read 2-0 for Ghana. 

With defeat & elimination staring at them Koreans added more bite into their attack, & around the hour mark, Lee sent in a great cross & Cho headed home to reduce the margin. Within minutes, Cho scored again, as he leapt over Mensah to a Kim Jin su cross & headed powerfully past Ati- Zigi inot the top end of the net, as score became level. The game became more aggressive as both sides looked for the elusive lead, & minutes ticked away. Ghana however, managed this better, as Kudus sent in a low finish in the far corner of the net from a deflection by Inaki Williams. Son tried to regroup his players & they tried their heart out, but could not break the Ghana defense any further. At the end, it was Ghana victorious 3-2 by the skin of their teeth, in a match that was very enterprising from beginning till end. 

The win takes Ghana into 2nd spot with a match left against Uruguay & South Korea next play against Portugal, with a very slim chance to qualify.