Argentina suffered their first defeat in 19 FIFA U-20 World Cup games as Ghana secured a heart-pumping 3-2 win in Wellington.
Goals from Benjamin and Samuel Tetteh put the 2009 Champions in command, before Yaw Yeboah’s penalty seemingly sealed the result, though late Giovanni Simeone and Emiliano Buendia goals meant a tense finish, but nothing more.
Ghana found the breakthrough on the stroke of half-time, a quick break saw the ball rolled into the path of Benjamin Tetteh, with the Dreams FC man’s fierce deflected shot near-unsaveable.
Tetteh almost made it two in stoppage time, but Batalla’s save kept the gap down and Argentina flew out of the blocks when they returned.
Simeone directed Leonardo Rolan’s cross just wide, before Rodrigo Moreira’s header forced Ati into one of the saves of the tournament so far.
The six-time champions were on the front foot, but they suddenly found themselves shoved back off balance after a lightning break. Samuel Tetteh led the counter and, with Aboagye in support, the ball was rolled into the path of the Black Satellites captain who stroked it into the far corner.
While it looked a tall order for the South American champions to redress the balance, that prospect disappeared almost entirely when Facundo Monteseirin brought down Samuel Tetteh in the area. Yeboah slotted it away to leave the Africans looking in control.
A rare error by Ati gifted Simeone a simple goal and it looked too little too late, but continued pressure saw Emiliano Buendai halve the deficit and mean Ghanaian nails were chewed in the stands.
But time ran out and one of the tournament favourites now faces a real struggle to reach the last 16. The cat is firmly among the pigeons in Group B.
Source: FIFA
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