South Korea 3-1 Ghana: Black Meteors suffer third straight defeat 

The Black Meteors of Ghana slumped to a third straight defeat in their tour of Asia after going down 3-1 to 10-man South Korea at Jeju World Cup Stadium Saturday morning.

The Asians scored first in the 18th minute through captain Lee Sangmin who rose quickest to head in an inswinger.

In the 38th minute, South Korea’s Kim Jinya got sent off for a poor tackle on Ghana right-back Samuel Nii Ashie Quaye.

1-0 the first half ended.

Defender Lee Seung-mo came off the bench and soon made it 2-0 in the 59th minute, scoring from a rebound after his initial strike off a free-kick went into the post.

South Korea grabbed the third goal in the 66th minute when centre-back Frank Amoabeng allowed striker Cho Guesung – with his back facing the goal – the space to turn and fire past goalkeeper William Essu.

Ghana got a consolation goal in the 76th minute through striker Samuel Obeng who came on in the second half.

The match eventually ended 3-1 – making it a third consecutive loss for coach Paa Kwesi Fabin’s men who were beaten 6-0 and 4-0 by Japan.

The Black Meteors will play South Korea again in their final match at the same venue on Tuesday, June 15. Kickoff is at 11:00 GMT.