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Hearts of Oak had the bragging rights over bitterest rivals Asante Kotoko after ninety plus additional four minutes of thrilling football at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
The Phobians hosted their adversary in week 31 of the Ghana Premier league full of end-to-end action with the supporters of the two sides with much credence that their team will walk over the other in the fascinating encounter.[ads2]
Prior to the game, the supporters of the two sides have made the some hubbub as expected with ticketing and other stuff being the major talked about issues.
Despite all the uproar, Hearts of Oak were able to defeat Asante Kotoko by a goal to nil kind courtesy the effort by forward Daniel Afriyie Barnieh.
The first half ended in a goalless with the two. sides not leaving too much space for the other to capitalize.[ads3]
This time around, supporters couldn’t fill the Accra Sports Stadium as usual due to covid-19 directives from the government of Ghana – with only 25% of the stadium capacity in attendance.
The two sides returned from the tunnel with different mindset and approach – trying everything possible to get the opener but the god of football only listened to the prayers of Hearts of Oak by dashing them a beautiful goal through Daniel Afriyie Barnieh.[ads4]
The Ghana U23 attacker scored from a close range in the 66th minute to give the Phobians the lead despite effort from goalkeeper Kwame Baah to save the ball from entering the net.
The victory stretches Hearts of Oak lead on the league log – with the Phobians accumulating 59 points, just three points adrift Asante Kotoko who now sit second.[ads5]
