Despite going a goal down, Ukraine defeated South Korea 3-1 in the 2019 Fifa U-20 World Cup final at the Lodz Stadium, Lodz on Saturday evening.
Both teams were playing in their first-ever U-20 World Cup with the Ukrainians never going beyond the last 16.
The South Koreans’ best showing was fourth in 1983.
The game started on a frenzy note with Kang-In Lee racing to put Korea in the lead when he put the ball into Ukraine’s net from the penalty spot in the fifth minute.
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Four minutes after the half hour, the Eastern European side levelled up matters after the Koreans failed to deal with a dead ball.
Vladyslav Supriaha sent a low shot beyond goalkeeper Kim Lee.
The first half ended 1-1 with all to play for in the second stanza.
Supriaha grabbed his brace seven minutes into the second half before Giorgi Tsitaishvili extinguished the fire in the Koreans with a killer punch one minute from the end of playtime.
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