Ghana have done their homework, beat South Korea and will be looking for a historic rematch against Uruguay

It is commonplace that football always takes its revenge, but it is still true. He knows Ghana. This Monday he managed to bounce back from his opening defeat against Portugal, playing a vital game South Korea. Was win by 3 to 2 in a frantic fight, in which he was on top, they tied him up and he won it by playing much less than his rival, but gritting your teeth when necessary. He did his homework.

The start of the game featured South Korea. He had the ball, he put Ghana in a corner, but it wasn’t clear. In the first ten minutes he scored six corners in favor, but no archery.

And as it has been a constant in this World Cup, one makes usury and the other takes advantage of it. Because in the first ball Ghana had, at 23 minutes, it took its toll. Jordan Ayew’s free kick from the left, the ball floats in the area for a weak Korean clearance and Mohammed Salisu sends inside. Go up to Ghana without deserving it.

The game has changed and the Africans have begun to control the pace. They had the ball, they pressed and Korea could not find the return. The arc was a long way off for Asians.

More when in the 33rd minute Ayew repeats the same cross from the left again, but this time it is Mohammed Kudus the one who deflected it with a header for the far post to put the 2 to 0.

DT Paulo Bento moved the Korean bench and sent Lee Kang-in onto the field after 57 minutes. He paid off, because at the age of 60 he launched a center from the left which Cho Gue-sang with a header to break the resistance of goalkeeper Lorenzo Zigi. An unexpected 2-1 that opens the match.

Three minutes later, Korea equalized by repeating the magic formula: Kim Jin-su’s cross from the left and Cho Gue-sung’s frontal attack. It was a flurry, just when Ghana seemed to have it under control.

Procedure changed again and Korea set out to seek victory. But in a game of goals out of context, Ghana had another ball and took advantage. Mensah went deep and dropped a low cross which Ayew missed but it was clear for Kudus. The Ajax midfielder had time to fix it with his left foot and made it 3 – 2.

Still below, the “Asian tigers” break even and go close, despite having fewer legs and an opponent who knows how to yield. Zigi reached for a poisonous free kick from Lee Kangin and Salisu deflected Son’s shot off the line when the goal was empty.

Kim Jinsu also made it twice, first with a high point and then with a deflected header. They are also tried and failed. Goalscorer Cho Gue-sung had a one-on-one to concede the first hat-trick of the e Cup the Ghanaian 1 responded with solvency.

To say that the last ten minutes have been a rain of crosses is an understatement: it has been a downpour. But this time there was no magic formula that would save Korea. Ghana took absolutely everything from the area and He held on until the final whistle from Anthony Taylor.

The 3-2 opened up the scene for the Africans, who now arrive at the last appointment with the concrete possibility of qualifying. Beyond the result between Uruguay and Portugal -the other two selected from Group H-, if they win against the Charrúas they will go to the round of 16.

It’s not a game anymore. Is that for the “Black Stars” the memory of that historic crossover that both teams had in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Africa 2010 remains latent. It was the afternoon at the hands of Luis Suárez in the last minute of extra time , Asamoah Gyan’s missed penalty and Abreu’s pique in the twelve-step definition.

This Friday at 12, at the Al Janoub stadium, Ghana will have the opportunity to take revenge. Football always gives. We need to see if they do their homework this time and take advantage of it.