Tertiary Football League week 5: KNUST, UG win as Marshalls lose again

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology recorded a narrow 1-0 win over city rivals Kumasi Technical University to maintain a 100% record in the ongoing 2017 Tertiary Football League.

James Awadzi scored the only goal of the match in the first half to hand them victory at the Paa Joe stadium in Kumasi.

KNUST have taken what appears an unassailable lead nine points lead at the top of the table and look set to secure top spot in the Northern zone.

University of Ghana (UG) beat Ghana Technology University College (GTUC) 2-1 in a thrilling game that had two goals scored in the final minutes.

The headline game of the round lived up to the billing as both teams traded shots in a pulsating game capped off perfectly with a thrilling end.

Ezekiel Asare of UG scored in the first half to get the host team up and running after a tentative start to the matchup.

With neither team willing to let go its winning run in the competition, the second half was largely characterized by hard fouls and stoppages.

Despite being on the end of a few dodgy referee decisions, Ghana Technology’s vaunted attack struck late s Richmond Adu scored in the 81^st minute after guiding a beautiful header across goal into the net.

However, GTUC’s joy was short lived as Wahab Boakye struck in the 86^th minute to give UG its second win in three games.

The opening tie in Week 5 Games in the Northern half of the competition with division leaders Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology set to take on bitter rival Kumasi Technical University in the final game of the round.

Baptist trotted out to a 3-0 first half win over Christian Services in a game that features the bottom-ranked teams in the Northern Division.

Christian Services fell behind by two more goals in the second half to round off the humiliating loss which will see the side continue to ride at the basement of the standings.

Prior to this afternoon’s result, Ghana Technology University College’s 4-0 win over Marshalls University College in the Southern Zone.

Marshalls University College’s winless run in the Tertiary Football League has been extended to three following the team’s loss to Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).

The team lost 1-3 to GIMPA in the opening game of Week 5 in the Southern Zone condemning Marshalls to its third loss in as many games.

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