It was a highly entertaining World Cup match between Ghana and South Korea but the game ended under controversial circumstances.
With South Korea down 3-2, English referee Anthony Taylor blew for full-time in the 101st minute right when South Korea won a corner kick. Typically, the referee lets the team take the set piece but Taylor didn’t do that. That infuriated the South Korean team as well as manager Paulo Bento, who got a red card for going after Taylor like a baseball manager going after an umpire.
Paulo Bento was HEATED 😡
The South Korea Head Coach received a red card after the final whistle 🟥 pic.twitter.com/JuDEqzPd6L
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 28, 2022
This somewhat tarnished a great game as Ghana and South Korea continued a goalscoring spree that resulted in 11 goals scored in the first two matches on Monday. Ghana went out to a 2-0 lead by halftime and really dominated the first half, but South Korea came back after the break to score twice in three minutes thanks to Cho Gue-sung. Both goals were based on crosses and headers as that was South Korea’s main point of attack.
SOUTH KOREA TAKES ONE BACK 🇰🇷
Game. On. pic.twitter.com/lgbpucQofd
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 28, 2022
SOUTH KOREA FINDS THE EQUALIZER 🇰🇷
Cho has done it again 🔥 pic.twitter.com/YHw1ETyegt
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 28, 2022
That South Korea comeback was short lived as Ghana took the lead again seven minutes later. Mohammed Kudus continued his goalscoring form and put Ghana in a 3-2 lead and kept them in front, even though South Korea did all they could to equalize for a second time.
KUDUS PUTS GHANA ON TOP 😱😱 pic.twitter.com/PAtyNhSXvE
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) November 28, 2022
Who knows if anything would’ve changed had South Korea gotten that final corner. More than likely it wouldn’t have, but you never know. Many went after Taylor, who has a history of making controversial calls in big moments as one of the more well-known referees in England’s Premier League.
Anthony Taylor chose violence blowing up before that corner was taken
— Casey Evans (@Casey_Evans_) November 28, 2022
*99 minutes of great football happens*
Anthony Taylor: pic.twitter.com/Fguln1Zckg
— Average Striker (@AverageStriker) November 28, 2022
I’m very much here for Paulo Bento giving Anthony Taylor both barrels. We’ve all felt like doing it at some point over the years.
— HLTCO (@HLTCO) November 28, 2022
South Korea got that referee under pressure. Manager just got a red card. So happy to see the terror of Anthony Taylor going global.
— Zito (@_Zeets) November 28, 2022
Anthony Taylor making friends there
— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) November 28, 2022
Anthony Taylor making sure everyone knows he's at the World Cup…
Thinks he's Mike Dean 😂😂😂
— Footy Accumulators (@FootyAccums) November 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/as0mani/status/1597245124245061635?s=20&t=D12IN3KWbjCsCgnCO5Fb4g
Would prefer Anthony Taylor becoming an enemy of North Korea but South Korea will have to do.
— Paddy (@PaddyArsenal) November 28, 2022
Congrats to Ghana, they deserved to win, but once again, Anthony Taylor would rather make himself the main character then allow football to be played.
— Zach Lowy (@ZachLowy) November 28, 2022
