Saturday, June 15 will witness another football cracker as two debutants ply their arsenals to decide the FIFA Under-20 World Cup champion in Poland 2019.
After a pair of hotly contested semi-finals, the first-time finalists- Ukraine and Korea Republic- will trade tackles in Lodz on Saturday.
To notch the spots, Ukraine cracked Italy 1-0 while South Korea benched Ecuador 1-0.
The Ukrainians proved unbreakable for Captain Andrea Pinamonti and the Italian attack. A tense opening period gave way to both sides generating more scoring opportunities in the second half.
In the semi-finals explosive encounter, Ukraine took advantage of their opponents’ attacking aggression as number10 Serhii Buletsa provided the finish in the 65th minute to clamp down the threatening Azzurrini bunch to advance 1-0.
Korea Republic came out pressing in the second semi-final, disrupting Ecuador’s rhythm.
Lee Kangin continued his sizzling form in the knockout rounds with a clever free-kick in the 39th minute, surprising La Tri by taking it quickly to catch Choi Jun in stride behind the defence.
Jun curled his shot inside the far post to give the Taeguk Warriors a 1-0 lead they would not surrender.
