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South Korean head coach Paulo Bento was shown a red card by referee Anthony Taylor after the Portuguese coach was unhappy with the English referee blowing the final whistle despite the ball going out for a corner as the Asian side succumbed to a 3-2 loss to Ghana during their FIFA World Cup match in Qatar on Monday.
With South Korea just a goal behind, they got a corner in the dying stages of the second-half added time but Taylor blew the full-time whistle after the ball had gone out for a corner, invoking the ire of the South Korean team and their support staff.
As a result of the red card, Bento will not be present in his side's dugout for his team's do-or-die game against his birth country Portugal on December 2.
Before being appointed as the manager of South Korea, Paulo Bento served as the manager of the 2016 Euro champions Portugal during the FIFA World Cup in 2014, when the side failed to advance from the group stage.
Earlier, Mohammed Kudus scored on either side of South Korea's valiant turnaround attempt as Ghana won 3-2 on Monday to set up an engrossing World Cup revenge mission against Uruguay. The Taeguk Warriors looked favourites heading into the game, having held off an attacking Uruguayan side. They fought back from 2-0 down, but Kudus' second goal of the game proved decisive.
After a shaky start, Mohammed Salisu had the Black Stars ahead against the run of play, and Ghana – who then began to play with real swagger – were soon 2-0 up thanks to Kudus.
Cho Gue-sung scored with two brilliant headers in a ferocious three-minute spell for South Korea, but that brace did not prove to be the catalyst for victory, as Kudus' cool 68th-minute finish sealed it in Ghana's favour.
This is the first time in Ghana's FIFA World Cup history that three goals in a single game. They have scored in each of their last seven World Cup matches overall – only Nigeria (8 between 1994 and 1998) have scored in more consecutive games among African nations in the competition.
(With Opta inputs)
