2020/21 GPL: Match Report: Great Olympics beat Inter Allies to revive title hopes

After back-to-back defeats, Great Olympics returned to winning ways with a 1-0 victory over Inter Allies Saturday night to get their Ghana Premier League title challenge back on track.

It was a match-day 26 fixture that had the Dade Boys playing second best for the long spells and with few chances.

But giant striker Abdul Manan Mudasiru came off the bench to score for the third straight game, ensuring Great Olympics complete a season double over the visitors at the Accra Sports Stadium. They won 2-0 when Allies hosted them at the same venue in January.

Inter Allies got created decent scoring chances including a free-kick which saw goalkeeper Benjamin Asare parrying away Mohammed Zakari’s effort in the first half.

Olympics captain Gladson Awako had Emmanuel Igwe marking him out almost all game but when the star midfielder managed to get himself free, he provided a pre-assist to Maxwell Abbey who laid a pass for Mudasiru to finish off at the far end in the 76th minute.

Allies felt they should have been awarded a free-kick when Awako body-checked his marker to win possession in the lead-up to the goal but centre referee Isaac Osei deemed it as a legitimate challenge.

Great Olympics held on to the 1-0 lead for a first victory in three games and move into third place with 43 points, two above Karela United who visit Berekum Chelsea on Sunday

Inter Allies remain rooted to the foot of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier League standings with 23 points from 26 games.