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Kessben over Hearts
1 - 0
Kumasi, Ghanadot/GNA - Kessben Football Club on Sunday
played a determined game to inflict a one-nil defeat over
defending league champions Accra Hearts of Oak in their
Onetouch Premier League match played at Anane Boateng
Stadium at Abrankese on the Lake Bosumtwi road near Kumasi.
The two teams played an even game but with Kessben matching
their much experienced opponents by winning most of the
exchanges to end the first half goalless.
It was Kessben who went into attack after the referee
whistled for hostilities to begin and nearly took the lead
in the 11th minute when Emmanuel Bukason in a two-man move
with Rexford Osei missed the post narrowly.
Hearts took up the challenge and came into the picture in
the 16th minute but a chance that came in their way was
wasted by Kwabena Boafo who shot wide.
The visitors played the game hard and made series of
incursions into the vital area of Kessben and came close to
scoring but Boafo again missed the target in the 39th minute
to end the half.
Kessben improved on their game after the recess and went
ahead to take the lead in the 47th minute through James
Boadu who sent in a thunderbolt of a shot which beat
goalkeeper Lord Quartey pants down.
Hearts Eben Tetteh was booked for rough play on Ransford
Osei in the 52nd minute, and immediately brought on Eric
Gawu for Samuel Affum a minute later to strengthen the
attack which failed to click.
In the 54th minute, Kessben’s Ransford Osei was on target to
increase his side’s goal tally but the goal was disallowed.
Hearts again brought on Joe Louis took for Ekow Ghansa in
the 61st minute but it was still Kessben who had control of
the game with the Hearts completely in disarray.
The confused state of the Hearts defence enabled Kessben to
dictate the game and nearly made it two but Baba Iddi miss
fired a pass from speedster James Badu who beat three
defenders in the 68th minute to lay the pass.
With their pride at stake, Hearts replaced Eric Nyarko with
Kofi Abanga in the 76th minute and this nearly paid off for
them but a well taken shot from Hassan Mohammed was saved by
Kessben’s goalie Mohammed Alhassan.
GNA
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