Advocaat: South Korea can make the last four
In a carnival atmosphere at the home of Hibernian, the impressive Africans took the lead through striker Asamoah Gyan who hit a first-half penalty after Kim Jin-kyu had handled in the box.
However, five minutes after the break Lee Eul-yong drove home an equaliser from distance and for a moment it looked like Advocaat’s side, cheered on by a healthy South Korean support, could take something from the game. However, midfielder Sulley Muntari restored Ghana’s lead with a close-range header in the 62nd minute and Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien’s strike 10 minutes from the end confirmed the Black Stars’ superiority.
Co-hosts South Korea reached the semi-final stages in 2002 when they were knocked out by Germany.
And the defiant Advocaat, whose side tackle Togo in their first game on June 13 before they take on France and Switzerland, claims that achievement could be replicated.
“It is quite simple, the World Cup did not start today for us. The World Cup starts on the 13th so wait and see what we will do on the 13th.
“This is just one of the friendly games, not a serious game. We couldn’t handle it today but wait after we have played three games and then you can judge. But we are capable of doing the same as we did four years ago. We know what we have to do and there is still 10 days to go. We have done the hard work and we can play for 90 or 95 minutes, but we have not got the sharpness and you have seen that but we will work on that now.”
Ghana coach Ratomir Dujkovic was satisfied with his side’s display saying: “I am very happy with the build-up, especially because we have scored goals so we can do a good job in the World Cup. We know South Korea are very strong but they didn’t push as much as usual. Maybe we had more luck in scoring goals but we are strong, honest and have good skill.”
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