Ghana beats Hungary 3-2 on pair of goals by Dominic Adiyiah to reach Under-20 World Cup final

Ghana defeats Hungary to reach U20 WCup final

CAIRO — Ghana reached the Under-20 World Cup final for the third time, beating Hungary 3-2 Tuesday behind Dominic Adiyiah’s two first-half goals.

Substitute Marko Futacs scored for Hungary in the 73rd minute to make it 2-1. Abeiku Quansah put Ghana ahead 3-1 in 81st before Adam Balajti pulled Hungary within a goal in the 84th.

Ghana lost its previous finals to Brazil in 1993 and to Argentina in 2001. It could face a South American opponent again if Brazil beats Costa Rica in Tuesday’s other semifinal.

Adiyiah is the tournament’s leading scorer with eight goals and is three behind Javier Saviola’s record of 11 goals in 2001. Brazilian striker Adailton scored 10 in 1997.