Sergio Costa, an assistant coach for South Korea, claimed that the team’s 3-2 loss to Ghana on Monday was an unjust outcome for the Asian side, whose World Cup campaign is stagnating due to its position at the bottom of Group H.
South Korea assistant coach: The defeat to Ghana was “absolutely unjust.”
In a game where South Korea dominated the opening exchanges but lost due to mistakes, Cho Gue-brace sung’s was insufficient for the Koreans to mount a comeback against Ghana.
South Korea has one point after a scoreless draw with Uruguay, and to have any chance of moving on to the round of 16, they must defeat Portugal on Friday. On Monday evening, Portugal and Uruguay will meet.
Costa said at the press conference following the game after head coach Paulo Bento received a red card for his protests in the waning seconds when the referee blew the whistle as South Korea was about to take a corner.
“We were able to control the game with ball possession in the opening 25 minutes, which was excellent. We executed our game plan and produced accurate passes. “After the first goal, everything changed until the conclusion of the first half,” remarked Costa.
We lost control at that very time. The second half was very different; we were in charge, had possession of the ball, and made scoring opportunities.
“The outcome is utterly unjust. It wouldn’t have been fair to tie the score. Definitely expect a victory from us in the upcoming game.
Players from South Korea slumped to the ground in defeat after the match, while captain and star player Son Heung-min broke down in tears.
When asked about their response, Costa stated: “A group believed there was a lack of justice at the conclusion. It is understandable for someone to respond in that manner after using all of their effort to prevail but failing to do so.
In spite of the fact that we gave it everything on the field, the author continues, “I believe we should be unhappy and feel a sense of unfairness.”Due to Bento’s dismissal, the Portuguese referee will not be in attendance when South Korea plays his own nation, which is led by Cristiano Ronaldo.
He won’t be there on game day, which will be a loss for us as he’s a wonderful manager. but that will help us become stronger, more unified, and combine all of our efforts,” the assistant coach continued.