Everton’s scouts deserve a pat on the back for recommending Mohammed Kudus, but the jewel in Ghana’s crown belongs on a much higher platform. MattStead91
– momentum swung with reckless abandon. South Korea were dominant early on, even if they only managed to translate that into seven corners which seemingly all committed one of the sport’s gravest sins of failing to clear the first man.
But completely against the run of play, Ghana took the lead. A stunning Jordan Ayew free-kick – after a feint from Kudus – capitalised on a strangely deep South Korean defensive line and Mohammed Salisu poked the ball in after the ensuing panic. A trademark bursting run from Kudus moments later earned Jung Woo-young a booking before the Ajax forward barely skimmed another sumptuous Jordan Ayew delivery to make it 2-0.South Korea, whose 19 crosses against Uruguay included only two which found their Opta-defined target, slowly worked their way back into the game. They ended with 46 crosses: that 17 were accurate on this occasion summed up the difference in their attacking fortunes.
The second truly was a thing of beauty: there were seven Ghana players in their own penalty area but only Cho displayed an ability to actually jump. And boy did he. He made such a connection with his header that it seemed to knock Lawrence Ati-Zigi backwards and over his own line – although it did not help that the Ghana No. 1 plays as if the only video of goalkeeping he has ever seen was David Seaman against Ryan Giggs in the 1999 FA Cup semi-final replay.
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