Ghana defender, Alexander Djiku is over the moon after helping the Black Stars to win the first match at the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
The France-based centre-back was a second-half substitute for the Black Stars on Monday afternoon and helped the national team to see off South Korea with a 3-2 win.
Reacting to the win in a social media post, Alexander Djiku says the feeling is amazing.
It's beautiful, it's amazing, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗚𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗮 🇬🇭#AD23 #BlackStars #fifaworldcup pic.twitter.com/Mj1YolvUtm
— Alexander Djiku (@alex_djiku) November 28, 2022
Today, Although the South Koreans will dominate the play in the early parts of the game, Ghana managed the pressure and eventually took control of the game.
Doing better in the attacking sequence, the Black Stars took the lead in the 24th minute when defender Mohammed Salisu capitalised on a scramble in the opponent’s box to get the ball in the back of the net.
With that lead, Ghana continued to see more of the possession and made it count 10 minutes later.
This time around, Mohammed Kudus jumped high to head a cross from Jordan Ayew to double the lead for the Black Stars.
While Ghana will take the two-goal lead into the break, South Korea made a strong comeback in the second half as a brace from Gue-sung Cho in the 58th and 61st minutes restored parity to the game.
Despite losing confidence after squandering the comfortable lead, Ghana gradually found its mojo and made it count.
In the 68th minute, poster boy Mohammed Kudus latched onto a pass from Gideon Mensah and smashed a low drive that ended up in the back of the South Korea net.
Despite the late pressure from South Korea, Ghana held on to win 3-2 to bag the maximum three points.