GPL: Hearts of Oak beat Bechem United

Accra Hearts of Oak continued to keep their survival hope alive as they beat another relegation threatening side Bechem United by a goal to nil on match day 27 of the ongoing First Capital Plus Bank Premier League at the Accra sports stadium on Sunday.

Kenneth Okoro's wonderful header in the 25th minute was what the Phobians needed to win the game as they move out of the relegation zone.

The Phobians began the game on a high note pressing for the opener which in the 11th minute, Hearts of Oak attackers failed to connect home a goal mouth in Bechem United penalty box as Patrick Cole in the heart of the away side’s defense stood tall to clear his lines.

Hearts of Oak kept the pressure on the Bechem based club but they lacked the cutting edge upfront, notwithstanding the chances the Phobians wasted they never got deflated and kept the heat on the away side and in the 25 minute Kenneth Okoro headed home the first goal after he connected Eric Kumi’s lofty cross from the left side of Bechem’s defense.

The away side after conceding upped their game, they besieged the goal area of the Phobians but they fluffed the chances they created, shortly the Phobians seized control of the game and they also failed to double their lead.

From recess, Bechem United dominated play with a lot of swift wing play as they caught Hearts of Oak off guard on many occasions but they look jittery upfront and the closet they came was when Noah Martey tried his luck from a 35 yard but didn’t troubled Soulama Abdoulaye in post for the Phobians who made a return into Hearts of Oak goal after his four match suspension.

Both sides kept each other at bay but Bechem Utd look more dangerous whenever they had the ball but they had it difficult in breaking down Hearts of Oak defense.

The away side did everything within power searching for the equalizer which they failed to do as the Phobians guided their lines very well to win the game 1-0 after 3 minutes of time added on.

The Phobians now sit at the 12th position with 35 points and their next league game is against Medeama at Tarkwa.