New Year is started on a good note for some six teams in the Onetouch Premier League as they record wins on match-day-8.
Though Heart of Lions, Hearts of Oak, AshantiGold, Hasaacas, Liberty and Arsenals picked up victories, Great Olympics are still go record their first win of the season while Asante Kotoko could not start off the year with win.
Heart of Lion have managed to cut the two-point lead at the top of the standings after have managed to cut the two-point lead at the top of the standings after securing a 1-0 away win over Tema Youth at the Robert Mensah Stadium in Cape Coast.
George Yamoah’s 75th minute goal ensured that the Lions stay level on points with his former club, Kotoko, at the top though the Reds lead by a better goal difference.
Berekum Arsenal also recorded an away win at the Anane Boateng Stadium where they beat Kessben FC 1-0 courtesy a Prince Atakora-Gyimah strike in the 24th minute.
The winning run by away teams did not end as the Swedru Park saw defending champions, Accra Hearts of Oak, put up an improved performance to beat Gamba All Blacks 1-0.
Michael Asante, scored match winner as early as they 6th minute when he headed home a cross from Ekow Ghansah to give Sampson Lamptey, a winning start as coach of the Phobians.
At the Gyandu Park, Sekondi Hasaacas beat Zaytuna FC 2-1. Isaac Donkor put Hasaacas in the lead when he scored in 17th minute before the veteran; George Ainoo doubled their lead from a spot kick in the 43rd minute.
Zaytuna pulled one back in the 57th minute through Frank Boateng.
The Carl Rendorf Park at Dansoman witnessed the 8-goal thriller between Liberty Professionals and Real Tamale United with Liberty going ahead to win the tie 6-2.
Sam Ayew, who scored a brace, started the scoring run in the second minute Mustapha Essuman making it 2-0 before Yaw Antwi scored the third while Ayew made it 4-0.
RTU pulled a goal back in the 41st minute through Mohammed Fatau before the half ended. In the second period, Shilla Alhassan scored for RTU in the 52nd minute to make 4-2. But Liberty Professionals had other ideas as Kofi Nti Boakye and Emmanuel Allan in the 69th and 72nd minutes scored to make it 6-2 on the day.
AshantiGold returned to their favourite Len Clay Stadium and did not disappoint their fans as they beat Wa All Stars 2-0.
An own goal in the early minutes of the game appeared to have unsettled Wa All Stars before Shaibu Yakubu doubled up to make it 2-0 against the Blues in the 35th minute.
At the Baba Yara Stadium, the first derby of the year between King Faisal and Asante Kotoko ended in a draw as the game produced a red card going to Harrison Afful of Kotoko.
The draw means, the 2-point lead the Reds held before the game has been cut as they still lead the standings with a better goal difference.
And in Accra, Accra Great Olympics' search for a win failed to materialise after eight games as they had to force a 1-1 draw against Real Sportive at the El-Wak Stadium.
Olympics fell back after 6 minutes as Sportive’s Ali Lukman put them in the lead from a header.
Paa Joe Kumah saved the Wonder Boys from yet another defeat when he struck the equaliser on 23 minutes from a spot kick.