Black Stars second group game at the 2022 World Cup ended in victory on Monday afternoon. The game at the Education City Stadium ended 3-2.
The victory changed the positions in Group H, Ghana played two games and South Korea also played two games. Ghana took on Portugal and South Korea. South Korea played Uruguay and Ghana.
Portugal and Uruguay have played just one game so far. They will clash tonight at the Lusail Iconic Stadium.
Ghana is currently second in Group H with three points after two games while South Korea is bottom with 1 point after two games.
Portugal leads the group with three points but with a better goal difference. Uruguay is third with one point.
In today’s game, the Black Stars of Ghana in the first half battled the South Koreans who put pressure on the back four of Ghana for close to 20 minutes. Before halftime, Ghana broke the deadlock after some interesting play.
Ghana was the first to score through Southampton defender Mohammed Salisu in the 24th minute after a corner by Jordan Ayew. The goal was checked by VAR and the referee whistled for a goal.
Ghana scored again in the 34th minute through Ajax midfielder Mohammed Kudus after receiving a wonderful ball from Jordan Ayew.
After halftime, the South Koreans made a couple of changes and started putting pressure on Ghana. The pressure made off and Gue-sung Cho scored from a pass from Kang-in Lee. They scored a few minutes later through Gue-sung Cho again.
Ghana’s third goal was scored by Mohammed Kudus his second of the game. His game was assisted by Inaki Williams.
The Black Stars will now focus on getting a positive result against Uruguay on 2nd December.
Below are the standings in Group H:
