South Korea vs Ghana, 2025 International Friendly

· International Friendly

South Korea

63': Lee Tae-Seok

FT
1 - 0

Ghana

About

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

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 Hyeon-Gyu

South Korea Substitutes:

Kim Moon-Hwan, Yang Min-Hyeok, Lee Jae-Sung, Kim Seung-Gyu, Kim Jin-Gyu, Won Du-Jae, Eom Ji-Sung, Lee Han-Beom, Jo Hyeon-Woo, Hwang Hee-Chan, Lee Myung-Jae, Kim Tae-Hyeon, Seo Min-Woo, Bae Jun-Ho, Cho Gue-Sung.

Ghana (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
16	Benjamin Asare (GK)
15	Kojo Peprah Oppong
4	Jonas Adjetey
14	Gideon Mensah
2	Alidu Seidu
8	Kwasi Sibo
3	Caleb Yirenkyi
22	Kamaldeen Sulemana
17	Christopher Bonsu Baah
23	Prince Adu
24	Prince Owusu

Ghana Substitutes:

Ebenezer Annan, Jerome Opoku, Kelvin Nkrumah, Derrick Köhn, Brandon Thomas-Asante, Prince Owusu, Joseph Anang, Lawrence Ati Zigi.

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