Ayew, Gyan help Ghana to victory

JORDAN Ayew scored three goals and Asamoah Gyan netted another in his return to the starting lineup as Ghana blanked South Korea 4-0 in a World Cup warm-up match.

Ayew opened the scoring on Monday in the 11th minute, followed with another goal in the 53rd minute and completed the hat-trick in the 89th minute.

Gyan, the former Sunderland striker, scored in the 44th minute. He had been among the reserves earlier in Ghana's World Cup tune-ups but was among 10 players moved into the starting lineup for the Black Stars.

Ghana will open World Cup Group G play on Monday against the US. The Black Stars knocked them out of the World Cup in the round of 16 in 2010 and had a group-stage victory over them in 2006 in Germany.

Ghana will also face Germany and Portugal in other Group G matches in Brazil. South Korea will try to bounce back from the drubbing with a Group H opener on June 17 against Russia. – AFP