Seeing that Korea didn't see a chance to attack, Ayo got another chance on the left side in the 33rd minute of the match. Kudus extended the score to 2-0 with a header.In the 43rd minute of the match, Jung You-young was hit in the face by a teammate. Hwang In-beom was embarrassed to watch Jung You-young in pain. Korea still had chances on goal in the first half, and the Ebis began to change their formation in the second half, hoping to find more chances in front of the goal.
In the 49th minute of the match, Ghana Ramputai took the ball left and right outside the South Korean penalty area and easily shook his opponent to complete the shooting maneuver. Unfortunately, the final kick was not accurate enough to extend the lead. In the 52nd minute of the match, Korea played a quick cross from the left. Kim Pearl gave a header with no room for a shot that was stopped by Ghana goalkeeper Ziggy.
In the 57th minute of the match, Korean teenager Lee Gang-in, who had just come on as a substitute, made an aggressive counterattack. After receiving the ball, Lee gave a quick pass to Cho Kyu-sung, who grabbed the header and scored to bring Korea back to 1-2. In the 60th minute of the match, Kim Pearl took a pass from Son Heung-min and found Cho Kyu-sung. Cho Kyu-sung scored with a leaping header to give Korea a 2-2 draw with Ghana.
In the 67th minute of the match, Ghana Road held the ball quickly and Ayew easily extended the score to 3-2. In the 75th minute of the match, Son Heung-min was fouled in front of the net and Lee Gang-in sent in a quick drop ball but Ghanaian keeper Ziggy made a brave save and failed to form a goal scoring opportunity. At the end of the match, Korea lost to Ghana 2-3. With only one point, Korea needed to beat Portugal first in order to get a good chance to qualify in the final match. There was no doubt that the Korean team and Son Heung-min were under so much pressure.
