FIFA World Cup

FT Monday, November 28, 2022
Ghana LLWWL 3
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South Korea WDWWD 2
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GHA213
KOR022
Education City Stadium · 43,983 att. · FS1

Match Report

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Ghana edge South Korea at World Cup in five-goal thriller

Ghana beat South Korea 3-2 in a World Cup Group H thriller on Monday, keeping the West African in contention for a place in the round of 16.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
13
4
Saves
0
36.9
Possession
63.1
7
SHOTS
22
3
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
254
Accurate Passes
455
320
Passes
528
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
17
15
Crosses
46
0.3
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
64
16
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
0
Blocked Shots
10
12
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
15
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
2
47
Effective Clearances
19
47
Clearances
19

Head to Head

GHA leads series 3-1

Lineups

KOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Kim Seung-GyuG
  2. 19Kim Young-GwonCD-L
  3. 4Kim Min-JaeCD-R
  4. 3Kim Jin-SuLB
  5. 15Kim Moon-HwanRB
  6. 25Jeong Woo-YeongAM
  7. 6Hwang In-BeomLM
  8. 5Jung Woo-YoungRM
  9. 9Cho Gue-SungF
  10. 7Son Heung-MinAM-L
  11. 22Kwon Chang-HoonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 14Hong ChulSUB
  2. 18Lee Kang-InSUB
  3. 20Kwon Kyung-WonSUB
  4. 21Jo Hyeon-WooSUB
  5. 12Song Bum-KeunSUB
  6. 10Lee Jae-SungSUB
  7. 16Hwang Ui-JoSUB
  8. 26Song Min-KyuSUB
  9. 17Na Sang-HoSUB
  10. 11Hwang Hee-ChanSUB
  11. 23Kim Tae-HwanSUB
  12. 24Cho Yu-MinSUB
  13. 8Paik Seung-HoSUB
  14. 13Son Jun-HoSUB
  15. 2Yoon Jong-GyuSUB

GHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Lawrence Ati ZigiG
  2. 4Mohammed SalisuCD-L
  3. 18Daniel AmarteyCD-R
  4. 14Gideon MensahLB
  5. 2Tariq LampteyRB
  6. 10André AyewAM
  7. 21Salis Abdul SamedLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 19Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 9Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 20Mohammed KudusAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Abdul Manaf NurudeenSUB
  2. 3Denis OdoiSUB
  3. 8Daniel-Kofi KyerehSUB
  4. 12Ibrahim DanladSUB
  5. 17Baba RahmanSUB
  6. 26Alidu SeiduSUB
  7. 6Elisha OwusuSUB
  8. 13Daniel Afriyie BarniehSUB
  9. 22Kamaldeen SulemanaSUB
  10. 23Alexander DjikuSUB
  11. 11Osman BukariSUB
  12. 25Antoine SemenyoSUB
  13. 24Kamal SowahSUB
  14. 15Joseph AidooSUB
  15. 7Fatawu IssahakuSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Daniel Amartey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 24' Goal! Korea Republic 0, Ghana 1. Mohammed Salisu (Ghana) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 27' Jung Woo-Young (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 34' Goal! Korea Republic 0, Ghana 2. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
  5. 45' Substitution, Korea Republic. Na Sang-Ho replaces Woo-Yeong Jeong.
  6. 57' Substitution, Korea Republic. Lee Kang-In replaces Kwon Chang-Hoon.
  7. 58' Goal! Korea Republic 1, Ghana 2. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
  8. 61' Goal! Korea Republic 2, Ghana 2. Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kim Jin-Su with a cross.
  9. 68' Goal! Korea Republic 2, Ghana 3. Mohammed Kudus (Ghana) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
  10. 73' Tariq Lamptey (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 77' Kim Young-Gwon (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 78' Substitution, Ghana. Daniel-Kofi Kyereh replaces André Ayew.
  13. 78' Substitution, Ghana. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Jordan Ayew.
  14. 78' Substitution, Ghana. Denis Odoi replaces Tariq Lamptey.
  15. 79' Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Ui-Jo replaces Jung Woo-Young.
  16. 83' Substitution, Ghana. Alexander Djiku replaces Mohammed Kudus.
  17. 88' Substitution, Ghana. Abdul Rahman Baba replaces Gideon Mensah because of an injury.
  18. 90'+2' Substitution, Korea Republic. Kwon Kyung-Won replaces Kim Min-Jae.

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