Match Report: Hearts of Oak dig deep to secure draw against stubborn Gold Stars

At Dun’s Park on Saturday, Hearts of Oak came from behind to salvage a point against Bibiani Gold Stars on match day 21. The game ended in a 1-1 draw after regulation time. Evans Owusu opened the scoring for Gold Stars in the 5th minute, but substitute Isaac Mensah equalized for Hearts of Oak with a header from a cross.

Despite the draw, Gold Stars maintained their impressive home record. In the early stages of the game, Evans Owusu’s shot deflected off a Hearts of Oak defender and hit the side post to give Gold Stars the lead. Benjamin Yorke had a chance to level the score just before half time, but his effort was blocked by Bibiani Gold Stars defender Amofah.

In the second half, Albert Diuedonne missed an opportunity to put Hearts of Oak ahead in the 58th minute. Appiah McCarthy, a former AshantiGold midfielder, took a powerful free kick that was saved by Hearts of Oak’s Eric Ofori Antwi to deny Gold Stars a second goal. Hearts of Oak brought on Salifu Ibrahim to help salvage a point, but Gold Stars’ midfield duo of Appiah McCarthy and Banahene proved too strong.

Eventually, Isaac Mensah’s header rescued a point for Hearts of Oak in the game.