{"id":23505,"date":"2014-06-09T08:50:17","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T08:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=23505"},"modified":"2014-06-09T10:56:00","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T10:56:00","slug":"preview-ghana-face-south-korea-in-last-warm-up-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/06\/preview-ghana-face-south-korea-in-last-warm-up-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Preview: Ghana face South Korea in last warm-up game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Match: Ghana vs. South Korea<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Time: 11:30pm<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Venue: Sun Life Stadium<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Date: 9<sup>th<\/sup> June 2014<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana Black Stars will be hoping to improve upon their lackluster showing against the Netherlands when they play South Korea in their last warm-up game before they head to Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana lost by a lone goal to the Netherlands last Friday courtesy a 5th minute Robin Van Persie strike.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into today\u2019s game, Coach Kwesi Appiah and his troops will be hoping to end their three game-winless streak and pick the needed win before they face the U.S.A, Portugal and Germany in Group G of the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that the likes of Asamoah Gyan, Sulley Muntari, Daniel Opare, John Boye and Emanuel Agyemang Badu who did not feature in the Netherlands game will get a taste of football action before the team jets off to Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s warm-up game will be the third time both teams play each other, with the last two encounters providing a draw and a win each for both Ghana and Korea respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"South Korea VS Ghana.6\/7\/2011.Friendly.720p.p1\/2(\u97e9\u56fdVS\u52a0\u7eb3\uff09\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_okpCCjjXFU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>On other hand, just like the Black Stars, South Korea have also been in a similarly poor form wining 1 out of their 4 warm up games. They lost 1-0 to Tunisia, 2-0 to the USA and 4-0 to Greece.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Team News<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">South Korea<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The South Korean squad was hit by a virus last week and several players were made to sit out of training.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ghana<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Ghana team received a massive boost on Thursday as goal keeper Adam Kwarasey recovered from a thigh strain and returned to training on Monday to allay fears of him missing the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tactics<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">South Korea<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Just like the Black Stars, the South Korean will shape up in a 4-2-3-1 formation where they will rely on quick play down the flanks and counter attacks.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ghana <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars on the other hand are also expected to employ their usual 4-2-3-1 formation where they will build up play in slow fashion and try to catch their opponents on counter attack using their wingers.<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Probable line-ups<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Korea (4-2-3-1)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Jung Sung Ryong (GK) \u2013 Lee Yong (RB) \u2013 Kim Yong Kwon(RCB) \u2013 Hong Jeong-Ho(LCB) Yun Suk Young(LB) \u2013Han Kook Young(CDM) \u2013 Ki Sung Yeung (CDM) \u2013 Lee Chuu Yong \u2013 Koo Ja Cheol \u2013 Son Heung Min- Park Chu Young (ST)<\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ghana (4-2-3-1)<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Adam Kwarasey (GK) \u2013 Opare(RB )- J. Mensah (RCB) &#8211; J. Boye(LCB) \u2013 H.\u00a0 Afful (LB) \u2013 Essien(CDM) Sulley Muntari(CM) \u2013 A. Ayew (LM) C. Atsu(RM) \u2013 Kevin-Prince Boateng (AM) \u2013 Asamoah Gyan (CF)<\/p>\n<p><strong>By: Benjamin Epton Owusu\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Match: Ghana vs. South Korea Time: 11:30pm Venue: Sun Life Stadium Date: 9th June 2014 The Ghana Black Stars will be hoping to improve upon their lackluster showing against the Netherlands when they play South Korea in their last warm-up game before they head to Brazil. 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