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Hearts open gap at the top

15 years ago
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Hearts of Oak opened a seven-point lead at the summit of the Glo Premier League after a hard fought 1-0 win over 10-man Hasaacas.

The injury hit Phobians recovered from their midweek defeat to claim all three points at the Ohene Djan Stadium through an Obed Ansah spot kick in the second half.

The win puts the leaders in pole position heading into the midweek games having played one game more than second-placed, Heart of Lions.

A Micky Ofosu brace at the Baba Yara Stadium ensured that King Faisal’s gradual surge continued as the Kumasi-based side beat Sporting Mirren 2-1 to move third on standings with the league debutants who scored through Frank Boateng remaining one step above the bottom team.

Chelsea picked all three points at the Swedru Park as they inflicted more misery for Gamba All Blacks with a 1-0 victory.

Lee Addy scored the winner after 51 minutes for Chelsea to keep the Black Magicians in the drop zone.

Stephen Amankwaah's 57th minute goal handed Berekum Arsenals 1-0 win over Real Tamale United and preserved their unbeaten home run at the Golden City Park stretching over two seasons now.

Emmanuel Osei cancelled out Edmund Owusu-Peprah’s opener for Kessben FC as All Stars shared their spoils at the Anane Boateng Park.

All Stars finished the game with ten men after Gafaru Nasaru was shown the red card on the stroke of regulation time.

The frustrations of AshantiGold continued on home grounds as the Miners lost 2-1 to Liberty Professionals. The defeat was the ninth loss by the Miners this season as they remain bottom on the sixteen-club table.

Latif Salifu drew first blood for the away side after 10 minutes Emmanuel Adjetey drew level for AshantiGold in the 25th minute.

But before both teams went into the break, Khalid Alhassan scored to restore Liberty's lead.