Soccer-Results of mid-week ABC premier league matches.
Soccer-Results of mid-week ABC premier league matches.
Goldfields register first away win
Soccer-Results of mid-week ABC premier league matches.
Accra (Greater Accra), 29th '99 -
Results of mid-week matches of the ABC Golden Lager premier league matches played on Wednesday.
Tema: Ghapoha.....One (1) Goldfields....Two (2)
Tamale: RTU.... Four (4) Afienya....Nil (0)
Dawu: Dawu... Three (3) Dwarfs....One (1)
Sunyani: Bofoakwa...One (1) Liberty...Nil (0)
Swedru: All Blacks....One (1) Okwawu....Nil (0)
Accra: Olympics …Three (3) Power (F/C) Two (2)
Hasaacas vs Hearts - postponed
Kinga Faisal vs Kotoko - postponed
Postponement because Hearts & Kotoko have continental engagements on Sunday, May Two.
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Accra (Greater Accra), 29th April '99 -
Accra Great Olympics lived up to their accolade "the wonder club" when they came back from a 2-0 deficit to score three goals within 10 minutes for a 3-2 victory over Power F/C in their 10th week ABC premier league match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
Power scored their goals in the first half through James Amarquaye and Charles Asamoah in the 34th and 41st minute while Olympics scored through Charles Taylor in the 71st minute and Wisdom Abbey in the 75th and 79th minutes.
Olympics took the kick off and mounted early pressure on the visitors in a bid to find the opening goal. This resulted in goalkeeper Emmanuel Doe of Power being booked in the fifth minute when he saved a sticky situation outside the penalty area with his hands.
The homesters continued with pressure which earned them a goal scoring opportunity in the 14th minute but, with only the Power goalie to beat, unmarked Abbey headed off target, a pass from Amui Quaye.
Power warmed themselves into the game, repulsed the attack and, with some swift man-to-man passes, opened gaps in the fractured Olympics defence.
In the 34th minute, the determination of the visitors paid off when a two-man move found Nathan Quarshie who sent a pass for Amaquaye to shoot into the net.
Power F/C were on target again in the 41st minute when Asamoah rounded two Olympics defenders and fired from an acute angle into the net for the second goal.
Rainfall greeted both teams from the recess as the pitch became soggy, making ball control difficult but this served as a blessing for the homesters as their attacking machinery sprang back into live with Taylor ripping apart the Power defence.
In one of his surging runs upfront in the 50th minute, the Olympics striker beat goalkeeper Doe but the Power goalie managed to save the situation with his legs.
In the 58th minute, Power pulled off Obeng Twumasi for Kingsley Kafui while Olympics brought on Raja Nuredeen for Amui Quaye in the 61st minute.
The changes worked in favour of the homesters as they pulled a goal back in the 71st minute through Taylor.
He took a pass half way inside the visitors' area and slipped through their defence to score the first goal for his side.
Four minutes later, Olympics came on level terms with the visitors when Abbey headed into the net a free-kick from the foot of Taylor.
In the 79th minute, Abbey was on hand again when he tapped into the net a corner-kick, once again from the foot of Taylor.
The visitors' chances of a comeback were dashed when, with seven minutes to the end of proceedings, substitute Kafui was sent off for the second bookable offence.
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Dawu: Dawu Youngsters beat visiting Ebusua Dwarfs 3-1 in their match played at the Dawu Sports Stadium.
Dawu took the lead in the 11th minute through a spot kick converted by inside left Joshua Kennedy after Victor Antwi had handled the ball in the penalty area.
Kennedy increased the tally in the 33rd minute to two before half time.
When play resumed, left winger Chronicle Kwame Amadu scored the third goal for his side in the 50th minute.
Dwarfs pulled one back in the 62nd minute through a penalty kick after strikers Rashid Iddi was brought down in Dawu's goal area. Rashid converted the kick.
In the 81st minute, substitute Owusu Blankson of Dwarfs was shown the red card for a tackle from behind on Dawu's Richard Mireku.
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Goldfields register first away win
Tema: A goal in each half enabled visiting Obuasi Goldfields to beat Tema Ghapoha Readers 2-1 in their match played at the Tema Sports Stadium.
Goldfields, who played with 10 men from the 50th minute when left full back James Boateng was shown the red card by Referee T. R. K Attifu for dangerous play, scored the opening goal in the 12th minute through inside left Yaw Owusu.
Centre forward Princeton Owusu Ansah made it 2-0 for Goldfields through a penalty in the 50th minute.
Ghapoha launched a last minute onslaught and scored through a penalty in the 85th minute.
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Sunyani: Bofoakwa Tano scored a lone goal victory over visiting Liberty Professionals in their match played at the Sunyani Coronation Park.
The goal was scored in the 17th minute by inside left Papa Yaw Junior who pounced on a rebound to beautifully beat goalkeeper Commodore Eugene .
Earlier, the game had been a ding-dong affair with each side missing Good goal-scoring chances.
In the 20th minute, centre forward Kofi Deblah nearly equalised for Liberty Professionals but his shot went off target.
The visitors, missed another goal scoring chance before half time when Deblah's shot from close rangewho was pushed to corner by the Boafoakwa goalkeeper.
On resumption, both teams fought hard for more goals but neither could find the net due to the good work of the defenders.
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Tamale: Real Tamale United (RTU) played an improved game to register their highest score in the League by beating visiting Afienya United 4-0.
RTU opened the scoring in the 20th minute through outside left Fatawu Aroha who slotted home a beautiful combination between centre forward Abass Iddrisu and inside left Shila Abdulai.
Iddrisu increased the tally to two in the 38th minute from a rebound of Shilla's shot after Afienya's goalkeeper David Sharpe had failed to handle the ball first time.
The Afienya players protested against the goal by charging on Berekum-based referee Osborn Boamah Darko, thus holding up the game briefly.
The game degenerated into rough play after the goal as the referee appeared to have lost control of affairs.
RTU came back strongly from recess making it three in the 48th minute when Abass soared over Everybody else to the ball in the net.
When RTU fans looked satisfied with the scoreline, they were given a bonus goal to end a good showing when Libro Bobby Abdul-Rahman scored from a free kick.
For the first time this season, RTU supporters sang praises of their players amid drumming and dancing.
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|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
|
|
Hearts |
Greater Accra Region |
9 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
21 |
8 |
20 |
|
Olympics |
Accra , Greater Accra |
10 |
6 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
|
Dwarfs |
Cape Coast, Central Region |
10 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
14 |
12 |
17 |
|
Hasaacas |
Sekondi, Western Region |
10 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
10 |
4 |
16 |
|
Goldfields |
Obuasi, Ashanti Region |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
10 |
16 |
|
Liberty |
Accra, Greater Accra |
10 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
9 |
15 |
|
Power FC. |
Koforidua, Eastern Region |
10 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
15 |
|
Dawu |
Dawu, Eastern Region |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
|
Okwawa |
Nkawkaw, Eastern Region |
10 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
10 |
14 |
|
Kotoko |
Kumasi, Ashanti |
9 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
8 |
13 |
|
R.T.U |
Tamale, Northern Region |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
|
All Blacks |
Swedru, Central Region |
10 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
|
Faisal |
Kumasi, Ashanti Region |
9 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
|
Bofoakwa |
Sunyani Brong Ahafo Region |
10 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
13 |
10 |
|
Ghapoha |
Tema, Greater Accra |
10 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
7 |
15 |
8 |
|
Afienya Utd. |
Afienya, Greater Accra |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
22 |
3 |
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