Kotoko shatter Dreams in Dawu as Hearts draw

Kumasi Asante Kotoko continued their renaissance in the Ghana Premier League with a hard-fought one nil victory against Dreams FC in Dawu.

Hitman Dauda Mohammed scored the fastest goal of the season under just 15 seconds to give the Porcupine Warriors their second successive win since Michael Osei took over as caretaker coach of the team.

The goal also condemned Dreams to their first-ever Premier League defeat at the refurbished Dawu Park.

Kotoko had slumped to the relegation zone after their jaded displays in the opening six games of the season, but two successive wins in a row has ensured a remarkable turn-around.

They are now 8th on the table and just six points behind leaders, Wa All Stars. Despite the defeat, Dreams FC retained their 3rd position on the league table as the teams behind them also dropped points.

The well-attended match, marked a happy return to the mountainous town by Kotoko after a 14-year break.

Kotoko last visited the Dawu Park in 2002 when the played against former Premier League campaigners, Dawu Youngsters.

On the other hand, Accra Hearts Oak stretched their winless run in the Premier League to three games with a frustrating 1-1 draw against WAFA in Accra.

Charles Boateng stunned the Phobians with the opener in the 34th minute, and held on to frustrate Hearts for a long time.

However Hearts of oak’s persistence paid off as Cosmos Dauda hit back in the 74th minute. Dauda’s equalizer was though by many Phobians to be a lunch-pad for another great comeback, but WAFA held on tightly.

With leaders All Stars losing at Bechem United, the draw helped second-placed Hearts to close in, reducing All Stars’ lead to just two.

However, the result extends Hearts of Oak’s recent disappointing results after their impressive start to the season.

The phobians are yet to win in three premier league matches since their stunning comeback against Inter Allies at Tema in week 5 of the premier league.
 

NEW EDUBIASE 1 ASHANTIGOLD 2

Defending Champions, Ashantigold came from a goal down to beat rivals New Edubiase 2:1 in the Adansi derby in Obuasi.

Two kick goals in the first half set the tone for an exciting contest, but it was the miners who grabbed the winner.

Wahab Annan fired New Edubiase into the lead in the 29th minute, but Ashantigold equalized instantly within a minute through Francis Adjei.

Anthony Yerful grabbed the winner for Ashantigold in the 73rd minute.

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