GRi Sports 29-03-99

Accra (Greater Accra) 29 March 

Champion club, Accra Hearts of Oak beat Ghana's Under -20 football team, Black Satellites 3-2 in their friendly football match played at the Accra Sports stadium on Friday.

Looking virtually transformed, Satellites, who are preparing for the World Under 20 Youth soccer championship in Nigeria next month, got the opening goal in the second minute through centre forward Peter Ofori-Quaye.

Hearts rallied up and snatched the equaliser three minutes later when a pass meant for goalkeeper Sam Adjei was intercepted by Hearts centre forward Ishmael Addo.

Satellites nearly went ahead in the 12th minute but midfielder Laryea Kingston's shot hit the cross bar but the rebound was wasted.

In the 19th minute, Hearts was awarded a penalty when right winger Winfred Dormon was brought down in the box but Ishmael Addo wasted it.

Left winger Mohammed Abdallah restored Satellites lead in the 28th minute when his low grounder beat goalkeeper Eben Dida. Satellites brought in goalkeeper Osei Boateng for Sam Adjei in the 57th minute.

In the 78th minute, Hearts substitute Solomon Allan was shown the red card for dissent and Hearts wasted another penalty three minutes later when substitute James Zoglo's shot was saved by goalkeeper Boateng. Addo again was on hand to score Hearts second goal in the 84th minute but Satellites piled on the pressure to snatch the equaliser in the 86th minute.

Substitute Lantei Lamptey, however, got the winning goal for Hearts just before full time.

Jeff Abeasi scored 38 points to win this year's Achimota Golf Club charity competition played at Achimota golf course in Accra at the weekend.

He was followed by S.D. Odame, who scored 35 points to win on countback against F.A. Amekudzi while Leo Acquah beat Richard Schram also on countback after they had scored 34 points apiece.

Comfort Amuzu won the Ladies event with 38 points, Janet Piper placed second when she beat Isabella Brook on countback after scoring 36 points each.

The one-day stableford competition, open to members of the club only, attracted over 100 golfers.

Mr E.Y.G. Kumordzie, newly elected captain of the Club, thanked members for their patronage and called for their support to enable him to steer the affairs of the club during his two-year term..

Nana Wereko Ampem the second, Immediate past president of the club, who presented prizes to the winners, on behalf of the Senior Members of the Club, donated an amount of 500,000 to the Club.

Kumasi (Ashanti Region) 29 March 

King Faisal beat Okwawu United 2-0 in their sixth-week ABC Golden Lager Premier football league match played at the Kumasi Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Full back Dada Kwadwo put Faisal ahead in the 12th minute when he towered above the defence to head into the net a free-kick taken outside the "18" by right half back Isaac Owusu.The goal took the steam out of Okwawu, who failed to put up any resistance as Faisal dictated the pace but the homesters failed to increase their lead when inside left Kwadwo Anane shot off target in the 22nd minute.

Anane atoned for his mistake and made it 2-0 in the 30th minute. The ball, which was floated from the right, bounced off the chest of goalkeeper Mouza Mono for unmarked Anane to tap it into the net.

The Okwawu boys, thinking Anane scored from an offside position, rushed on referee P.S. Okrah of Accra and protest against the goal but to no avail. Okwawu's inside left Kwasi Asante wasted two scoring chances when he shot wide from close range in the 35th minute and headed over the bar as Faisal were put under pressure in the 47th minute.

Faisal assumed control of the game putting pressure on Okwawu's defence but they wasted all the scoring chances.

The two teams had to play with 10 players apiece when the referee red carded Nii Ayi Tetteh of Okwawu in the 74th minute and substitute Kwabena Poku of Faisal in the 80th minute.

Okwawu staged a last-minute rally but they could not break through the defence of Faisal.

 Tema: Ghapoha F/C drew 0-0 with visiting Sekondi Hasaacas in their match played at the Tema Sports Stadium at the weekend.

Determined to put the smiles back into the faces of their fans, Ghapoha, who had suffered two huge defeats in one week losing to All Blacks 4-0 and Dawu 5-1, took control of the game after Hasaacas had taken the kick off but their attackers were jittery up front.

With veteran Kofi Abbrey spearheading the attack, Hasaacas came into the picture but centre forward Kingsley Kwarteng missed a golden chance in the 22nd minute.

Ghapoha launched a last-minute onslaught but the defenders of Hasaacas, Yaw Serbeh, Fuseini Adams and Issah Yusif thwarted all their attempts at goal.

Koforidua: Power F/C beat Afienya United 1-0 in their match played at Koforidua.

Power scored the only goal in the 50th mintue through midfielder Nathan Quarshie.

Hard-working centre forward, Maxwell Owusu collected a pass at the right flank, beat an Afienya defender and pushed the ball into the path of Quarshie to tap it into the net.

Afienya came close to equalising in the 76th minute but striker Ablade Morgan, who pounced on loose ball in front of goal with only goalie Benjamin Mills to beat, shot over the bar.

Sunyani: Bofoakwa Tano put up a splendid performance to beat visiting Obuasi Goldfields 1-0 in their match played at the Sunyani Coronation Park to register their first win in the six-week-old competition.

Boafoakwa's goal came in the 64th minute through Papa Yaw Junior after they had dominated the match for the greater part of the exchanges.

Bofoakwa's top striker Osei Kwame was fouled around the centre circle of Goldfields for a free kick. Right full back Kwame Antwi effected the kick for Papa Yaw junior to connect home beautifully with a header.

The stadium was thrown into wild jubilation as the home crowd cheered on Bofoakwa till the end.

Three matches, Accra Great Olympics against Cape Coast Dwarfs, Real Tamale United (RTU) and Accra Hearts Oak, and Liberty Professionals versus Kumasi Asante Kotoko, were declared outstanding.

Accra: Cape Coast Ebusua Dwarfs still top the 16-club ABC Golden Lager Premier football league table after the sixth-week matches on Sunday.

(Note : Asante Kotoko have two outstanding matches. Hearts, Olympics, RTU, Power FC, Dwarfs and Liberty Professionals have one each.)

Accra (Greater Accra) 29 March

 Accra Hearts of Oak strolled to the one-eighth stage of the Champions' League preliminary rounds with a 6-0 thrashing over Sony Ela Nguema of Equatorial Guinea in their second leg match played at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday.

Hearts, having won 3-0 over Nguema in Equatorial Guinea two weeks ago, qualified on a 9-0 aggregate.

Osei Kuffour and Ishmael Addo struck twice each and Osmanu and substitute Ben Acquah completed the rout with a goal apiece for the Phobians in a one-sided match.

Wearing red and yellow jerseys with red and yellow shorts to match, Hearts attacked from the kick-off.

Osei Kuffour opened the goal harvest for the Phobians in the 28th minute when he fired home a quick one-two move with bulky striker Osmanu Amadu.

Just after the goal, the visitors, who arrived last night for the match, showed signs of tiredness. Hearts capitalised on the situation to slot in two more goals before the break, through Ishmael Addo and Kuffour.

Addo pounced on a through ball and squeezed it from an acute angle in the 34th minute while Kuffour chipped the ball over goalkeeper Epul Estanislao from a similar position in the 38th minute to make it 3-0 for Hearts.

The only attempt at goal by the visitors before the break was in the 41st minute when midfielder Micha Juan hit the wood works from an indirect free kick.

Hearts brought on Ben Acquah for Edmund Copson in the 55th and three minutes later Acquah sent a pass to Osmanu to register Hearts' fourth goal from a powerful long-range shot.

Hearts' left winger Robert Saba gave way to Desmond Amoah in the 63th minute while the visitors replaced Olo Marcelino with Ekang Casimiro a minute later.

But it was Hearts, who netted two more goals through Addo and Acquahin the 65th and 89th minutes to end the game 6-0 in their favour.

Line-up: (Hearts)- James Nanor, Amankwah Mireku, Jacob Nettey, Justice Ampah, Sanie Wahab, Edmund Copson/Ben Acquah, Ishmael Addo, Charles Allotey, Osmanu Amadu/Yaw Sekyi, Osei Kuffour, Robert Saba/Desmond Amoah.

Nguema - Epul Estanislao, Obasi Thomas, Edu Peroentino, Olo Marcelino/ Ekang Casimiro, Kake Juan-Cesar, Edjang Severino, Temy Nously/ Asunu Jeande Diog, Micha Juan, Obiang Ignacio/Ndo Nicolas, Ndong Claudio, Nze Hugo-Santiago.

Accra (Greater Accra) 29 March

Result of the sixth-week ABC Golden Lager premier football league matches played on Sunday.

Kumasi: Faisal...Two (2) Okwawu...Nil (0)

Sunyani: Bofoakwa...One (1) Goldfields...Nil (0)

Swedru: All Blacks...Nil (0) Dawu...One (1)

Tema: Ghapoha...Nil (0) Hasaacas...Nil (0)

Koforidua: Power...One (1) Afienya...Nil (0)