Kotoko worsen Hearts plight, Oly win at last!
Sensational Ugandan striker, Steven Mukwala secured for Asante Kotoko a season double over Accra Hearts of Oak as he scored two goals againstthe Phobians in their match day 31 game of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) honoured at the Baba Yara
Sports Stadium, yesterday.
Yesterday’s win plunged Hearts into a precarious position as other relegation threatened teams narrowed the gap on them.
It was also Kotoko’s second win over their bitterest rivals after beating them 3-2 in the first round.
Coming from the back of a defeat to Aduana Stars, Hearts hoped to bounce back with a win
but Kotoko had other ideas with Mukwala needing just eight minutes to break the Hearts rear.
When all pointed to a slim win, Mukwala added a second in the 95th minute as he cuts in and fired into the Hearts goal.
At the Accra Sports Stadium, relegation threatened Accra Great Olympics returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over visiting BerekumChelsea,yesterday,
reports RAYMOND ACKUMEY.
Winger Isaac Mensah grabbed a brace with Albert Amoah adding the match winner to cancel out a brace from the league’s topscorer, Stephen Amankona of Berekum Chelsea.
With a single win in their last six games, the Oly attack eased the pressure as Mensah roundedup the Chelsea goalkeeper to slot home the opener on 27 minutes.
Olympics waited till the 51st minutes for the second goal through Amoah but Amankonacaused a scare when he scored to half the deficit on the 62nd minute;but Mensah restored the two goal lead four minutes later.
On 67 minutes,Amankona was presented with a chance to score his second goal from the spot after defender Richard Botchwey brought him down but he shot into the arms of substitute goalkeeper SeiduSumaila.
Five minute later, goalkeeper Sumaila fouled Amankona in the box for another penalty which he converted to 3-2.
Aduana FC midfielder YussifChibsah scored in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over Nations FC on Saturday as they moved
to second position on the Ghana Premier League table.
He tapped home from close range in the 55th minute to help the side bag maximum points.
The ‘Ogya’ club have now amassed 49 points while Nations have dropped to third on 48 points with three matches to end the season.
Karela United enhanced their survival prospects with a 2-1 win at home to Nsoatreman FC.
TakyiWelbeck opened the scoring for the home side as early as the 16th minute with a sleek finish at the NaaSheriga Sports Complex.
Winger Collins Kofi Kudjoe levelled the scores with a superb finish before Fataw Mohammed restored the lead with the second goal for the Pride and Passion.
Accra Lions demolished Bechem United 3-0 to move back into the top four in the capital on Saturday.
Dominic Amponsah opened the scoring for the home side in the 13th minute before other goals from Yahaya Mohammed (71st) and Daniel Kwame Awuni (77th) condemned the visitors to the heavy defeat at the Accra Sports Stadium.
