Ghana saw off the efforts of Iraq to finish third at FIFA U-20 World Cup, winning 3-0 in what was ultimately a comfortable victory for the African side.
Ebenezer Assifuah moved a step closer to claiming the adidas Golden Boot, having scored his sixth goal of Turkey 2013, with his goal sandwiched in between Joseph Attamah’s opener and Frank Acheampong’s second-half strike.
Ghana took the lead against the run of play.
Moses Odjer swung in a corner from the left and Joseph Attamah rose ahead of all others to head beyond Mohammed Hameed.
Ghana made it two with almost the last kick of the half when the ball broke kindly to Assifuah, beat the back-line with a sublime turn of pace and drilled sublimely into the far corner.
Eight minutes later though, the third goal finally arrived for the Black Satellites.
After a great clearance by Dhurgham Ismael denied Frank Acheampong moments earlier, the Anderlecht-bound forward got himself on the scoresheet.
A sublime through-ball by Aboagye split the defence, with Acheampong on hand to side-foot over Hameed.
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