South Korea vs Ghana, 2025 International Friendly
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South Korea are hosting Ghana
at Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea, starting on
. The match is a part of the International Friendly.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic).
- 1': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana).
- 3': Kwon Hyeok-Kyu (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alidu Seidu.
- 8': Foul by Jens Castrop (Korea Republic).
- 8': Kwasi Sibo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Park Jin-Seob (Korea Republic).
- 9': Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Kwasi Sibo (Ghana).
- 10': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Prince Adu (Ghana).
- 13': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 15': Gideon Mensah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 16': Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jens Castrop (Korea Republic).
- 17': Kwasi Sibo (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Jonas Adjetey.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.
- 21': Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
- 29': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Ghana).
- 29': Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic).
- 30': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Song Bum-Keun (Korea Republic).
- 33': Foul by Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic).
- 33': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 34': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Lee Tae-Seok.
- 35': Attempt missed. Prince Adu (Ghana) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana with a cross following a corner.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 37': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (Ghana) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 40': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Alidu Seidu.
- 41': Attempt saved. Kwon Hyeok-Kyu (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Son Heung-Min with a cross.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Park Jin-Seob.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Korea Republic 0, Ghana 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Korea Republic 0, Ghana 0.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Jin-Gyu replaces Kwon Hyeok-Kyu.
- 45': Substitution, Korea Republic. Seo Min-Woo replaces Jens Castrop.
- 48': Corner, Ghana. Conceded by Min-Jae Kim.
- 49': Foul by Gideon Mensah (Ghana).
- 49': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana).
- 50': Seol Young-Woo (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Attempt missed. Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Korea Republic) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lee Kang-In.
- 54': Offside, Ghana. Prince Adu is caught offside.
- 56': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana).
- 56': Son Heung-Min (Korea Republic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic).
- 57': Prince Adu (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Kim Jin-Gyu (Korea Republic) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Lee Kang-In (Korea Republic) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Son Heung-Min.
- 58': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Kojo Peprah Oppong.
- 59': Attempt saved. Cho Yu-Min (Korea Republic) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Benjamin Asare (Ghana). Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Korea Republic. Conceded by Benjamin Asare.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Cho Gue-Sung replaces Oh Hyeon-Gyu.
- 62': Substitution, Ghana. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Prince Owusu.
- 62': Substitution, Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan replaces Son Heung-Min.
- 63': Goal! Korea Republic 1, Ghana 0. Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lee Kang-In with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Alidu Seidu (Ghana).
- 64': Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Alidu Seidu (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) hits the right post with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 66': Attempt missed. Prince Adu (Ghana) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christopher Bonsu Baah with a cross.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Kojo Peprah Oppong (Ghana).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Penalty Korea Republic. Hwang Hee-Chan draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Substitution, Ghana. Prince Owusu replaces Prince Adu.
- 74': Penalty saved. Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Benjamin Asare (Ghana).
- 75': Foul by Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana).
- 75': Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
- 76': Substitution, Korea Republic. Kim Tae-Hyeon replaces Park Jin-Seob.
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury Hwang Hee-Chan (Korea Republic).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 81': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 81': Cho Gue-Sung (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by Jonas Adjetey (Ghana).
- 83': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Ghana) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Yirenkyi.
- 84': Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
- 85': Offside, Ghana. Christopher Bonsu Baah is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Prince Owusu (Ghana).
- 87': Min-Jae Kim (Korea Republic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Substitution, Korea Republic. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Lee Kang-In.
- 90': Christopher Bonsu Baah (Ghana) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Lee Tae-Seok (Korea Republic).
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Eom Ji-Sung (Korea Republic) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Hwang Hee-Chan.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Korea Republic 1, Ghana 0.
- 0': Match ends, Korea Republic 1, Ghana 0.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 33,256
Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Attendance: 33,256
Line-Ups
South Korea (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Song Bum-Keun (GK) |
| 16 | Park Jin-Seop |
| 4 | Kim Min-Jae |
| 14 | Cho Yu-Min |
| 13 | Lee Tae-Seok |
| 22 | Seol Young-Woo |
| 25 | Kwon Hyeok-Kyu |
| 23 | Jens Castrop |
| 7 | Son Heung-Min |
| 19 | Lee Kang-in |
| 18 | Oh Hyun-Gyu |
Ghana (4-4-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Benjamin Asare (GK) |
| 15 | Kojo Peprah Oppong |
| 4 | Jonas Adjei |
| 14 | Gideon Mensah |
| 2 | Alidu Seidu  |
| 8 | Kwasi Sibo |
| 3 | Caleb Yirenkyi |
| 22 | Kamaldeen Sulemana |
| 17 | Christopher Baah |
| 23 | Prince Adu |
| 24 | Prince Owusu |
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