AshantiGold SC scored a late penalty to beat Hearts of Oak 1-0 on match day 19 of the Ghana Premier League at the Obuasi Len Clay stadium on Saturday.
The Miners were lucky to go unpunished in the first half when goalkeeper Kofi Mensah saved Victor Aidoo’s penalty to keep them in the game.
The opening 45 minutes of the game saw both sides miss begging chances including a penalty kick by the Phobians inside 18 minutes.
Patrick Razak was brought down by AshantiGold’s Samed Mohammed, but Hearts’ spot kick expert Victor Aidoo missed.
The home side came in strongly after the penalty miss and created their best chance in the 29th minute but Kusi Brookelyn failed to convert as Hearts shot stopper Ben Mensah made a brilliant save.
AshantiGold came in close again in the 76th minute when Amos Nkrumah brilliantly swiveled through the Hearts of Oak defence to pick up David Abagna – But the former Wa All Stars winger shot wide.
The game looked ending in a barren draw until the second minute of added time when the Miners were awarded a penalty. Hearts of Oak captain Fatawu Mohammed was adjudged to have handled the ball in the box and the referee whistled in favour of the home side.
AshantiGold SC captain Amos Addai stepped up and planted the ball into the net for the only goal of the game.
Credit: ghanafa.org
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