"Our compensation lies in attack" - Coach Tetteh

By Veronica Commey, GNA correspondent in Egypt, courtesy Ministry of Youth and Sports

Suez, Oct 9, GNA - Ghana's Black Satellites Coach, Sellas Tetteh, said his team's clinical attackers compensated for his often jittery defence after a Korea Republic fight back almost ruin the African Champions chances of making it to the last four on Friday.

A brace from Dominic Adiyiah who now has scored six times in fives games and another from Ransford Osei helped to book Ghana a place in the semi-finals despite a late fight back by the Asians and Coach Tetteh said his strikers had made amends for the entire team.

The coach reckoned his defence wobbled once too many in the game but insisted it was not surprising to have a good team with one department stronger than the others.

He told GNA Sports in Sues that "we ran into difficulties sometimes in defence but our compensation lies in the attack where we have clinical finishers."

But the coach was particularly proud that his charges held on to earn a place in the last four and set up a meeting with Hungary who beat Italy 3-2 in the other quarter final game in Suez.

"It was a beautiful but difficult game and the energy level of my boys today was top of the world because coming from a 120 knockout game and travelling over two hour and playing so well against a Korean side that had the advantage of playing for the third time on the same field is commendable."

Coach Tetteh hoped to drag the entire Africa along with Ghana remaining the only team from the continent in the competition. A brace from Adiyiah and another from Osei helped book Ghana a place in the semi-finals despite a late fight back by the Asians.

Adiyiah connected a law cross from Samuel Inkoom past goalkeeper Kim Seung-Guy to record Ghana's fastest goal in the two-week old Championship. Osei consolidated Ghana's advantage with an unusual left-footed finish in 28 minutes before Rabiu Mohammed, returning from suspension picked up a loose ball in midfield squared it for Adiyiah who powered through a forest of legs before scoring the African Champions third.