Nsoatreman return to the top with first-ever league win over Kotoko

Nsoatreman FC eventually secured their first-ever topflight victory over Asante Kotoko on their fourth try after a close 1-0 victory on match day 8 of the Ghana Premier League on Thursday afternoon.

Slippery attacker Stephen Diyou grabbed the game’s only goal in the 39th minute.

Augustine Agyapong and Richmond Lamptey were replaced by Kyei Dwamena and 16-year-old Richmond Opoku, respectively, in Coach Ogum’s only two lineup changes.

Augustine Agyapong and Richmond Lamptey were replaced by Kyei Dwamena and 16-year-old Richmond Opoku, respectively, in Coach Ogum’s only two lineup changes from their last game.

Conversely, Maxwell Konadu selected a formidable starting eleven that included Steven Diyou, Philip Ofori, Adu Meider, Abdul Manaf Umar, and others.

Both teams started the game poorly and needed some time to get into a very good rhythm.

The first half was open, with Nsoatreman FC dominating the game just a little bit as Stephen Diyou gave them the lead, tapping in from Manaf’s shot in the box.

Henry Ansu was given a second yellow card after a few minutes later, which put Kotoko at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

The home team started the second half strong and had already scored twice before the 60th minute, but Danlad Ibrahim’s excellent reflexes prevented the giants from suffering more.

Kotoko also showed signs of eagerness to find a way to tie the score and made a few shots on goal, but they mainly struggled to break through the opponent defense.

In the final fifteen minutes, the “Efiri Tete Amanaso” team was having a great time, keeping the ball to themselves and showing the home crowd some exquisite possessive football.

Sheriff whipped a respectable cross in an attempt to obtain the equalizer,

but a great goalkeeping from Daniel Afadwo denied Kotoko as the held on to their lead .

The famous victory takes Nsoatreman FC to the top of the league with 16 points.