This Tuesday, Paulo Bento’s South Korea were beaten 3-2 by Ghana in a great football game where they were trailing by two goals, managed to score a draw, but gave the Ghanaians a chance to turn the score around. Ultimately, Paulo Bento was sent off and left the bench for Friday’s game against Portugal.
Paulo Bento’s team even started the match well, but conceded the first goal on 24 minutes, from Salisu. And before the break, Kudus scored the second for the Africans.
The mission for the second half looked complicated. In the 53rd minute, South Korea scored the first shot on target at this World Cup through Cho. The warning was given for what was to come, and on 58′ the same Cho reduced the deficit with a good header – he was the first South Korean to score twice in a World Cup.
The Jeonbuk player had a wild afternoon, scoring twice in the 61st minute with a spectacular header. But the Koreans’ celebration didn’t last long, as Kudus scored twice to put the Africans ahead again in the 68th minute. Until the end, the Koreans had good chances to at least draw, but they were not happy with the finish. And they deserved it for what they played in the second half! Finally, after the referee blew the whistle, Paulo Bento was suspended for protests (he wanted a corner before the end of the match). And Friday’s game against Portugal is missing.
In the accounts of the group, and when there is still a dispute between Portugal and Uruguay (next Monday at 7 p.m.), South Korea remains in last place, with only one point (same as Uruguay), and Ghana at second place (with three points, like Portugal).
“We played well enough to win. We made some mistakes, but we had more than enough chances to turn the result around. It’s not a fair result, I’m not happy, but I liked the performance of the players and the the team’s performance,” he finally said to Paulo Bento.
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Source: DN
