Soccer- Hearts win the hard way
Soccer- Hearts win the hard way
Accra (Greater Accra), 22nd July 99 –
Accra Hearts of Oak overcame an early set back to beat visiting Real Tamale United 3-2 in their 21st week ABC Golden Lager premier football league mid-week match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Wednesday.
Striker Joe Fameyeh's 78th minute goal won the day for Hearts in a match that their attackers, especially Osumanu Amadu, wasted a lot of scoring opportunities.
RTU, who played a more tactical game, kept the Phobians in their own territory for most of the time.
Smallish Stephen Oduro, who scored both goals for RTU, unsettled the home team with a 26th-minute lovely shot after he had latched on to Fatal Haruna's pass to place the ball beyond the reach of goalkeeper Eben Dida.
Just after the goal, the visitors recoiled into their shelves and allowed Hearts to take control of the game. It came as no surprise when Hearts scored two quick goals to take the lead before the break.
Osei Kuffour connected home Fameyeh's free-kick from the far right corner of the visitors' penalty area and Fameyeh hit the net from a low grounder.
Ten minutes after the break, RTU brought on ex-Hearts player Martin Appau, whose goal-bound shot in the 58th minute, hit the hand of skipper Jacob Nettey in his box for the Tamale boys to be awarded a spot-kick. Oduro converted it for RTU's equaliser.
RTU paid dearly for indiscipline as two of their players, Musah Ibrahim and substitute Appau were shown the red card in the 69th and 90th minutes respectively.
Ibrahim was shown the yellow card by Kumasi-based class one referee G. K. Zorve for a reckless tackle on Kuffour. Apparently not happy with the decision, he challenged the referee and was red carded.
Appau, who refused to give back the ball to the referee after he had picked a yellow card, was sent off for dissent.
Hearts, who enjoyed a numerical advantage from the 69th minute, could not find the net again until the 78th minute when Fameyeh intercepted a pass and chipped the ball into the net for the match winner.
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Dawu: A hat-trick by Dawu Youngsters' new-found striker, Eric Mbroh enabled his side to beat Swedru All Blacks, 3-2 in their match played at Dawu.
All the five goals were scored in the first half.
Mbroh got the three goals in the second, 30th and 44th minutes while Dennis Odoom and Kwesi Kyere scored for All Blacks in the 19th and 43rd minutes respectively.
After this exciting first half, All Blacks returned from the break, determined to redeem the goal deficit.
For over 33 minutes, they kept Dawu in their own half but could not translate their superiority into goals.
Dawu took over from the 78th minute but they also could not find the net till the end.
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Cape Coast: "Ebusua" Dwarfs and Accra Great Olympics settled for a 1-1 drawn game in their match at Cape Coast.
Olympics took control of the game right from the kick-off but it was Dwarfs who scored the first goal against the run of play through Michael Osei in the 42nd minute.
Barely a minute later, Olympics cancelled the goal through Amui Quaye when he connected the ball into the net from a free-kick taken by David Mensah.
Back from the recess, both teams struggled for the match winner but to no avail.
Immediately referee F.K. Okoampah of Koforidua whistled for the end of the match, angry supporters of Dwarfs rushed to the entrance of the main gate to prevent him and his two assistants, S.K. Baah (Tarkwa) and Francis Ankamah (Takoradi) from leaving the stadium but Police were on hand to protect them police.
According to the supporters the referee awarded Olympics a "gift" free-kick from which they scored the equaliser.
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Obuasi : Obuasi Goldfields put behind their defeat last Saturday to clinch a 2-0 win over visiting Tano Bofoakwa in their match played at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium.
Goldfields, who lost 0-1 to the same side in their first round clash at the Sunyani Coronation park, threw every thing into the game from kick-off to salvage their image.
In the 20th minute, goalkeeper Eric Amposah gave the minners a gift goal. He pushed a long drive from Michael Ofori of Goldfields onto the path of striker Nana Arhin Duah to tap into the net.
Inspired by the goal, Goldfields made incessant raids but inside left Abdul Sylla threw away two scoring chances in the 29th and 36th minutes.
Substitute Aminu Mensah sealed the doom of the visitors with a 77th-minute goal.
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Nkawkaw: Okwawu United managed a 2-1 victory over King Faisal in their match played at the Nkawkaw Park.
Okwawu got both two goals in the first half while King Faisal pulled one back in the second session.
Faisal kicked off and wasted a corner-kick in the third minute but Okwawu, who took came close in the 25th, 27th and 30th minutes could utilise the chances.
The homesters atoned for their earlier misses in the 32nd minute as they scored the first goal through Bonsu Boateng when his 35-metre shot beat Sampson Appiah in posts for King Faisal.
Faisal stated playing it hard and rough when they could not contain the slippery Okwawu attackers.
The first victims to receive Accra-based referee, E.M. Laryea's yellow card were Faisal's Joe Louis and Ismaila Iddrissu of Okwawu for rough play.
In the 41st minute, Okwawu made it 2-0 when Essuman Dadzie's shot from Nii Aryee Tetteh's pass beat goalkeeper Appiah.
Faisal managed to pull a goal back through Isaac Owusu through a free-kick taken just outside the box.
At the end of the game, Faisal supporters went into their buses, armed themselves with all sorts of implements, including clubs and cutlasses and indiscriminately attacked the supporters of Okwawu.
In the process, stand-by referee J.K. Boateng of Koforidua was brutally assaulted.
According to a police source, four supporters of King Faisal sustained serious injuries and were sent to the Nkawkaw Holy Family Hospital for treatment.
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Kumasi : Kumasi Asante Kotoko, gradually rediscovering their smashing form, scored a hard 1-0 victory over Liberty Professional in their match played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium.
Kotoko owed their victory to Prince Adu Poku. Apart from scoring the only goal in the match for Kotoko, his deft touches and incisive passes created loopholes in the Liberty defence but his colleagues could not finish off most of his fine moves.
Adu-Poku set the hearts of the teeming supporters of Kotoko at ease when he scored in the 18th minute to win the day for Kotoko.
Adu Poku meandered his way through the tight Liberty defence released a piercing shot which hit the woodwork, but he chested the rebound and hit the roof of the net with a powerful shot.
Until the goal, Liberty led by former international star Foster Bastious had held the crowd spell-bound with flawless moves as Kotoko played on the defensive.
Kotoko, after the goal never looked back as they attacked from all angles earning three corner-kicks as against none by their opponents but they could not utilise them.
Liberty appeared unruffled in the second half as they put up a courageous fight with Foster and Bernard Aryee threading through the defence of Kotoko with ease.
Kotoko were denied another goal in the 88th minute when Baba Armando's shot hit the upright and the rebound was cleared by the Liberty defence.
Liberty in a swift-counter attack exposed the defence of Kotoko as Foster ran through the middle and laid on a pass for substitute Asamoah Dzifa in the 89th minute, but his shot went wide in the 89th minute.
At Tema, Afienya United drew 0-0 with Power F/C while Sekondi Hasaacas beat visiting Tema Ghapoha 2-1 at the Gyandu Park.
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