First Capital Plus Premier League leading goalscorer Nathaniel Asamoah hit a brace to help Medeama beat Heart of Lions 4-1 at the T &A park on Sunday.

Asamoah scored the opener in the 21st minute before Akwesi Donsu doubled the lead for the Mauves and the league’s topscorer found the back of the net again in the 42nd minute to give Medeama a 3-0 lead at half time.

That was not all from coach Tom Strand’s side as skipper Hans Kwofie’s 50th minute shot beat Kwame Baah in post for Heart of Lions.

Lions however pulled one back five minutes later courtesy Daniel Bonsu’s goal. The game was held up for some minutes after Hudu Yakubu was handed a red card in the 74th minute but Heart of Lions managed to prevent Medeama from scoring any more goals as the game ended 4-1.

The results has seen Medeama move to 7th on the league table while Lions are 13th with 24 points.