Ghana Premier League Week 10 wrap-up: Aduana Stars stun Kotoko, Hearts hold Chelsea at Golden City, Dreams FC wallop Liberty as Legon Cities silence Ashgold in big win

The Premier league once again brought us some exciting games. Legon Cities thrashed high-flying AshantiGold, Kotoko were shocked at home by Aduana Stars, whiles Hearts of Oak picked a point in Berekum.

We take a look at how things unfolded in all nine (9) games:

LEGON CITIES 5-2 ASHANTIGOLD

Legon Cities recorded an emphatic victory against AshantiGold. The Miners opened the scoring in the 6th minute through Yaw Annor, he pounced on an error by Fatau Dauda and slotted the ball into an empty net. Minutes later, Legon Cities pulled parity through Nasiru Moro, he scored from a powerful drive from outside the box. AshantiGold regained the lead in the 31st minute, Yaw Annor was on target once again. The Miners failed to hold on to their lead into the break, Jonah Attuquaye scored in additional minutes of the first half to make it 2-2. Legon Cities came back from the break firing at all cylinders and took the lead for the first time in the game in the 49th minute, Baba Mahama the scorer this time. David Cudjoe scored twice in the 52nd and 62nd minute to make it 5-2. AshantiGold were awarded a penalty to reduce the deficit in the dying embers of the game but Yaw Annor failed to beat Fatau Dauda.

Man of the match: Baba Mahama (Legon Cities)

BEREKUM CHELSEA 0-0 HEARTS OF OAK

Berekum Chelsea and Hearts of Oak shared spoils at the Berekum Golden City park. Chelsea dominated the first half, but were let down by poor finishing. The second half of the game saw little chances being created by both sides, the football was mostly played in the middle, coupled with bad decision making in the final 3rd. The only big chance of the half came in the dying embers of the game when an effort by Frederick Ansah Botchway was spilled by goalkeeper Gregory Obeng Sekyere, Eric Dizan’s effort from the rebound was saved by the goalkeeper.

Man of the match: Ushau Abu (Berekum Chelsea)

GREAT OLYMPICS 0-0 KARELA UNITED

The game between Olympics and Karela at the Nations Wembley ended scoreless. The first half of the game ended scoreless, Diawisie Taylor came the closest to scoring, his effort in the early minutes of the game grazed the crossbar. Both teams returned after recess more determined to break the deadlock, Olympics saw more of the ball cut it was Diawisie who almost stole the show in the 78th minute, he took charge of the ball in the box and dashed past two defenders before releasing a shot which narrowly missed the target.

Man of the match: Kwaku Osei (Karela United)

DREAMS 4-1 LIBERTY PROFESSIONALS

Dreams FC compounded Liberty’s wounds as they defeated them 4-1 in Dawu. Agyenim Boateng opened the scoring for Dreams in the 36th minute. Joseph Esso made it 2-0 from the spot in the 40th minute. Minutes later, Liberty were also awarded a spot kick, Daniel Antwi stepped up and converted the penalty to make it 2-1. Dreams regained their 2 goal advantage in the 72nd minute, Agyenim Boateng with his second on the day. Joseph Esso killed the game off in the 90th minute with a well taken penalty.

Man of the match: Philmon Baffour (Dreams FC)

MEDEAMA 2-1 INTER ALLIES

A brace from Abass Mohammed condemned Inter Allies to their 7th defeat of the season. After a scoreless first half, Abass Mohammed opened the scoring for Medeama in the 51st minute with a fine strike. He scored again in the 64th to make it 2-0, before Suleman Nafiu scored in the 71st minute to reduce the deficit. Despite late pressure from Inter Allies in the final minutes of the game, Medeama held on to secure three points.

Man of the match: Abass Mohammed (Medeama)

EBUSUA DWARFS 1-1 WAFA

Ebusua Dwarfs and WAFA shared spoils at the Cape Coast sports stadium. WAFA took the lead in the 16th minute through Daniel Owusu, he collected a pass from Samed Abdul Karim and beautifully slotted it at the left side of the goalkeeper. Dwarfs leveled the score in the 51st minute through a well taken free kick by Albert Hammond at the edge of the box. Both sides from then pushed men forward hoping to get the winner, but to no avail. The game ended 1-1.

Man of the match: George Asamoah (Ebusua Dwarfs)

ELMINA SHARKS 2-1 BECHEM UNITED

A late Ishmael Hammond penalty handed Elmina Sharks a 2-1 victory against Bechem United. After a boring 85 minutes of the game, the first goal of the day came in the 85th minute, Tahir Musah scored to give Elmina Sharks the lead after 85 minutes. Behem United pulled parity from the spot in the 90th minute, skipper Moro Salifu the goal scorer. The fearsome Sharks were awarded a controversial spot kick in the last minute of additional time, Ishmael Hammond slotted it home to hand his side their 3rd win of the season.

Man of the match: Ishmael Hammond (Ebusua Dwarfs)

ELEVEN WONDERS 1-0 KING FAISAL

King Faisal’s winless run extended to 7 games as they lost 1-0 to Eleven Wonders. The first half of the game ended scoreless, with both sides failing to great any big opportunity. The second half continued like the first. Coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu brought on Salifu Ibrahim and Prince Okraku, the duo combined in the dying minutes of the game to give Eleven Wonders a 1-0 victory. A crossing from Salifu Ibrahim was headed into the net by Prince Okraku.

Man of the match: Rashid Mohammed (Eleven Wonders)

KOTOKO 0-1 ADUANA STARS

A second half strike from Samuel Bioh handed Aduana Stars a 1-0 victory against Asante Kotoko at the Accra Sports Stadium. The first half of the game was evenly contested and ended scoreless. Kotoko came close in the opening minutes of the second half through Emmanuel Gyamfi, Latif Anabila and Fabio Gama. Despite controlling the game, the Porcupine Warriors found themselves a goal down in the 75th minute, Samuel Bioh scored with a powerful drive inside the 18-yard-box to give Aduana a surprise lead. Despite late pressure from Kotoko in the final minutes of the game, Aduana held on to win 1-0.

Man of the match: Ismail Ganiyu (Asante Kotoko)

FULL RESULTS

STANDINGS AFTER 10 GAMES

Source: MahamaShaibu.com