Following defeat to Portugal by the same result, Ghana were on the positive end of a 3-2 scoreline against South Korea in a breathless match at the Education City Stadium. Mohammed Salisu and Mohammed Kudus gave the Black Stars a 2-0 half time lead but a brace from Cho Gue-sung brought Korea level. However, Kudus was on hand to snatch what turned out to be the winning goal. The Associated Press has the story:
Ghana wins thrilling game 3-2 against South Korea
Newslooks- (AP)
Ghana and South Korea have just played out another thrilling World Cup game after Cameron beats Serbia, but it is the Black Stars who come away with all three points, as Ghana beats South Korea 3-2.
Ghana opened the scoring against the run of play in the 24th minute after Mohammed Salisu tapped home from an indirect free kick. Ten minutes later, the Ghanaians doubled their lead, Mohammed Kudus glancing home a header.
But Korea was not down and out. Cho Gue-sung scored two goals in the space of three minutes to draw the Taegeuk Warriors level on the hour mark from two headers. Just as the Koreans thought they could go onto win it, Kudus popped up with a second goal to win the game for the West Africans.
Ghana survived a late Korean onslaught to take the three points and leave the group wide open ahead of Portugal and Uruguay’s clash later.
Just as South Korea looked like it was running away with the game, Ghana is back in front! Mohammed Kudus grabs his second of the match as the Black Stars hit back.
It’s a marauding run from left-back Gideon Mensah who crosses low. Iñaki Williams takes a swing but misses the ball which rolls to Kudus who buries it.
South Korea is back in it and it is a carbon copy of the first. This time, Kim Jin-su gets to the byline and floats in a cross and Cho rises highest again to power it home.
Ghana kicks off the second half with a two-goal lead. The Black Stars seized the early momentum back from South Korea and scored first thanks to a strike from 23-year-old Mohammed Salisu off a stellar free kick from Jordan Ayew.
We’ve already seen Cameroon come back from a two-goal deficit, and a wonderful encounter between Ghana and South Korea. A great day in football.
