WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- The knockout rounds of the Under-20 World Cup opened with a major upset Wednesday as Mali shocked Ghana 3-0, while Serbia beat Hungary 2-1 in extra time.
Bence Mervo put underdog Hungary ahead with his fifth goal of the tournament in the 57th minute but Serbia, reduced to 10 men, equalized though Ivan Saponjic in stoppage time and took the match with a heart-breaking own goal by Attila Talaber in the 118th minute. Talaber was inconsolable when the final whistle sounded.
Mali defied all pre-match predictions when it outclassed Ghana. It was the first time Ghana's 'Black Satellites' had fallen before the quarterfinals, and they won the tournament in 2009.